Remembering Jenessa together
Tonight I attended the last night of Shiva, a mourning ritual, for my childhood friend Jenessa who passed away last week. The service was beautiful and many people shared stories […]
Tonight I attended the last night of Shiva, a mourning ritual, for my childhood friend Jenessa who passed away last week. The service was beautiful and many people shared stories […]
Our oven has been acting up for a while until it finally stopped heating recently. New gas ovens seemed to start at about $700 and trying to repair our current […]
Mama returned to the house (from Assisted Living) today to see the garden before winter kills it. She was thrilled to see her beloved Angel Trumpets again. And despite our […]
I finally completed some difficult paperwork today. Hooray! I used Halloween chocolates to bribe myself into completing it in chunks. Once I dropped it in the post office mailbox, I […]
Jigsaw puzzles help quiet some of the overactivity in my brain. As long as it’s an image I enjoy and no more than 500 pieces, that is. Assembling this lovely, […]
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is this lovely meme: Just in case nobody told you today, you are loved, appreciated, and valued more than you know! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in […]
Today was the funeral of my childhood friend, Jenessa Schwartz. The eulogies from her father, her rabbi, and one of her former students were very moving—each further illuminating Jenessa’s beautiful […]
Much of today was spent sharing memories and photos of Jenessa’s beautiful life with Yavneh family classmates. I miss my childhood group of friends so much. I want desperately to […]
One of my very first best friends in life died today and I am heartbroken. Jenessa and I met at a Jewish preschool when we were three. We remained close […]
I’m lucky to begin most mornings with a texted photo of my newborn nephew, often sent from my bestie’s husband. This beautiful little face was the first thing I saw […]