It has been an intense beginning to this new second year. My son started first grade a few weeks ago and I have to admit – I was probably more nervous than he was. We made aliya last year – … Continued
The other day I passed by the Sabra tree here in Israel and I noticed that it was in bloom. We have been living here for a little under a year now so this was my first time experiencing and … Continued
The other day I did a project with my kids to help teach the concept of ‘loving your neighbor as you love yourself.’ I found a nice arts and crafts project on how to make hugging hands on a website … Continued
I have been reading “The Five Love Languages of Children” and I am loving it! Reading it and applying my new learning is significantly impacting the way I show love to my kids. And I am noticing a change in … Continued
A few months ago we received a phone call from a parent of a boy my son goes to school with. The mom asked if my son would be interested in coming over to play with her son at their … Continued
I got a call from my mom a few weeks ago. She called to say hello and to update me on my father’s visit to my new home. We chatted a bit and I asked her whether or not she … Continued