Breathing Space

I came back from Israel from Women's Reconnection trip . It was a trip designed for all of us (nebachs) who did not qualify or otherwise...

Dear G-d, Give me wisdom today to spend my energy where it matters, where it will be nourishing. Give me room to make mistakes and a spa...

I had a twenty-four-hour whirlwind out of town trip for a wedding. I went solo. No children, no schedules, no reminders. It was jam-packed w...

I attended a yoga class today. I have not been to yoga since last spring. We are JCC members and that membership includes free group class...

I knew today was going to be insane. I forgot that I will have to drive the kids to preschool in the morning. That means getting the baby dr...

My oldest is a dreamer. He is distracted. Disorganized. Scatter-brained. Loses things. Creative and cannot be bothered to clean up. B...

It's 11:16 at night and I should really be heading off to bed. These past couple weeks have been hard. I was telling myself: first Purim...

Being mindful. http://www.robertswoap.com/tag/mindfulness/ Davening with kavanah. Making time to notice small things. Meditation. ...

My daughter is reading. Yes, we have been doing a Bob book here and there (she is on fifth book in the first set, I believe), and yes, I kne...

a fish names gefilte I spoke too soon about waiting for next year to have a meaningful Yamim Noraim ( Days of Awe). We went to shul, b...

9 yo has his own g-mail account. I sometimes send him messages there. A few days ago I sent him an e-mail asking whether he would like to ...

I was on an organizing kick, which led to a huge mess on the floor. I was pulling out all the books that the boys are not using from their c...

7 am. I stumble out into the living room, bleary-eyed, to find 7 year old sitting on the couch, reading Artscroll Tanach . He is dressed. ...

I always say morning brachot before having breakfast. Usually it is the only davening I get in. The kids know what I mean when they offer me...

Another year found yet another frazzled me. My husband got home too close to comfort (but, hey, at least he was able to leave his Blackberry...

From 613 Torah Ave, Vayeilech: A boy breaks a jar of marmalade. Strangers make nasty remarks: -Small children do not belong in stores! -...

When Stalin came to power in the Soviet Union, Yiddish was outlawed. Why? Because in Yiddish the toilet paper is "asher yotzar papir...

A few snippets of today: In davening , 6 yo added second part of baruch sheamar . One day, he just decided that he wanted to do it and h...

Yesterday, we took kids bowling, It was a rainy day, my husband thought he could squeeze it in between procedures, we have Kids Bowl Free, a...