So much change is happening, that it's hard to keep you updated on it all. We have an offer on our house and our flights to our new home. We're selling furniture and packing boxes, making difficult choices on what to bring and what to leave. Our conversion timeline may be moving up as well. … Continue reading Becoming Whole…with a Chanukah Cactus
In addition to a ridiculously huge dog, our family also has a cat named Iggy. Other cats have come and gone from our lives, but Iggy has been with me longer than my husband, my kids, or really anyone who isn't a blood relative. Unfortunately, at 15 years old, Iggy has become very sick and … Continue reading The Life and Adventures of Iggy the Cat
Today is my 40th birthday. 40 years ago, as family legend goes, my father was busy putting up a windmill on our farm with a few other men helping him. My mother, rather pregnant, but not near her due date, came out to bring them some ice tea on that hot July day and casually … Continue reading 40 Years as a Stubborn Optimist
This past Shabbos was our 5th wedding anniversary. I made my husband his favorite pie and, before Shabbos, his mother and stepfather called and sang us a "happy anniversary" song. Beyond that, that was all that marked the occasion. I found myself sadly transported back to 5 years ago in my heart and mind, again … Continue reading A Shabbos Wedding Anniversary…and Sad Memories
Bunny FuFu was the meanest creature I'd ever yet encountered in my very young world. Those memories are fuzzy now because I was so very young, but I still remember how huge that white rabbit seemed, with red eyes and sharp teeth. I'd feed him carrots through the mesh of his rabbit hutch, trying not … Continue reading Animals, Sacrifices, and a Farmer’s Daughter
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