Something I’m thinking about: we can have a meaningful impact on other people’s children, just by being healthy, safe adults who take an interest in them. That is significant — children thrive when adults provide love, safety, consistency, positive role modeling, and positive regard. To me this is mothering before becoming a mother, to be this motherly force on the …
If you had to choose a spice to represent you, what would you choose? I’m going with cinnamon – warm and comforting and a little spicy. Yes, this is reference to an item I came across regarding a new collaborative cookbook which features a dish or spice in the opening spread to represent each author, in lieu of printing …
I have had so many theories over the years about who my husband is and why I haven’t met him yet (unless I have met him)? Do you ever think like this? He must be… Older (than I’ve ever dated). Younger (than I’ve ever dated). Married. Becoming frum. From a totally different background or community and we have …
It made me sad to read that Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday. I thought the new King’s statement was so moving, as was Prince William’s. The Queen was only about a year and a half older than my grandfather, and he spent his formative years in England and maintained certain British sensibilities his whole life, so in some …
One of my very favorite books is Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace, set in 1912 Minnesota. Emily has just graduated from high school, and unlike all her college-bound friends, she is staying home to care for her grandfather who raised her. As fall turns to winter, Emily is depressed and lonely. She feels stuck, watching everyone else …
Recently I asked a friend to contact someone we both know and find out if he’d go out with me. It was a reach, and he said no. I was definitely very disappointed. But instead of being hard on myself for putting myself out there, I remembered the famous Wayne Gretzky line: “You miss one hundred percent of the shots …
This summer I turned thirty. A few weeks before my birthday, I started thinking about what I wanted to do to recognize the occasion…I thought it would be nice to learn something and give it over, and though I did not have time to give a formal shiur, I want to share it with you. The Mishnah in Pirkei …
Hello, all. Please fill out my 60-second questionnaire! Thanks! Everything about shidduchim takes SO LONG. Phone tag, waiting to hear back from people, should-I-shouldn’t-I-follow-up… “He’s busy, he has to get back to me, call me next week, text me a reminder, I’m going out of town, I’m making a wedding, they’re making a wedding, I didn’t hear from …
Hi all, here is a link to a brief questionnaire about my blog as we head towards 5783! If you can take a moment (really, this should take 60 seconds) to complete it, that would be terrific. As always, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate each and every one of you for coming and reading my writing! Thank …
Hello, all. For fun, I compiled a list of advice for post-seminary life for anyone who may find this interesting or helpful. (I consider the post-sem stage to be loosely the first three-four years after high school or seminary. Adjust definition as you see fit). Feel free to add your own! Find mentors and mentor material. In real …
