Musings on the three most important things in my life; my husband, my kids and my Little Yellow Notepad
I wrote this article for the Nshei Chabad Newsletter; it was featured in the Nissan 5783 issue, celebrating one year from this miracle. Tuesday Morning, Chai Nissan, I packed some food while grumbling that I had to take my pesach chocolate-banana-walnut muffins to eat instead of my customary boxful of Resimans brownie bars that I… Continue reading Trauma ICU, Matzah and Miracles; The Full Story
Last year I didn’t pack up Pesach. While I lay in the trauma ICU, awake but oblivious to my surroundings, my husband and kids packed up all my carefully chosen Pesach items and put them back into storage. A task I usually oversee, a task I was not part of last year. My future was… Continue reading This Pesach is different; here’s why.
“You probably feel like a new person!” “I’m sure you have a new appreciation for everything!’’ “I bet you wake up in the morning and say Modeh Ani with a whole new meaning!” These are typical things we say when talking to someone who went through a traumatic life-threatening experience; these are the questions I’ve… Continue reading Are you a new person?
Today is a big day for me. I pulled out my Little Yellow Notepad to make a list. My little yellow notepad that is my right hand man, my guide to my day, my trusty counterpart - has never been neglected for this long. Filled with joy, for the first time in over a month,… Continue reading Thank You Hashem!
My cousin, Raizel. How to describe someone who was complete goodness and kindness, authentic and real, joyful and grateful - without making it sound cliche? Her perspective on everything and everyone and everywhere was always through a positive filter. Some people need to work hard to do this; for some people, this is natural. I… Continue reading My cousin, Raizel
