When you are so far apart from me Over the ocean, in a different time zone I think of you, keeping you alive In my head, in my world of daydreams I can almost see…
Find The Balance
It is motzei shabbos and I’m on a train from another city in the Netherlands to my home in a little city. I’m calling my boyfriend in London to wish him a good week and…
Pain Vs Peace
Happiness comes in shades of colors Trust and you’ll be heartbroken To be happy is to be sad One day at a time is the key to survival One step at a time is to…
In A Blink Of An Eye
Kids were growing up. It was time to move girls on from our trusted male pediatrician to another doctor, a female. Not that we really ever had to visit the doctor’s office too often, thank…
Depression
This weekend depression and I became reacquainted. Depression is an old pal I haven’t seen since February of this year, and when I finally managed to give her the boot and told her she couldn’t…
Hashem Still Loves You, Rabbi
Rabbi, I saw your face in the paper today. If was a mugshot, so different from the face you always showed me. Your eyes were red as if they’d been crying, and in that was…
Hey Pregnant Ladies, Stress Really Does Cause Pre-Term Contractions.
I recently spent the night in the triage room of a poorly managed urban hospital for what was possibly pre-term labor. My contractions had lasted all day, and were regular and getting stronger, and my…
To My Dearest Son
I know that you are really young, only 11 years old. There is something that I wish I can share with you, but I fear telling you about my secret. I can’t burden you with…