Most of us know how that sentence ends: “Time flies when you’re having fun.” But sometimes it’s not that you are having fun, per se. It’s more like life has restarted in high gear. Ever since Israel began opening up again at the end of March, just before Passover, life has moved into high gear. […]
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Category: Autobiographical
Longing for something fresh
As you now know, I was participating in a writing challenge. One of the words I was given was “Fresh”. My mind jumped to so many things when I rolled that word around in my brain. I had just finished cooking a fresh pot of home-made vegetable soup. I love the smell. But there are […]
Shine
With everything going on around me, I really thought my creativity had reached a wall that I wasn’t going to bridge any time soon. Then a writing group that I joined a couple of months ago began a 1-week writing challenge on Instagram. Today’s word to write about was “Shine.” I remember my mind being […]
Hanging On When Our Hope is Challenged
My Facebook feed is full of comments about 2020 versus 2021. From humorous and sarcastic to poignant and longing, there is a common theme: no one really enjoyed 2020 and all of us long for life to get back to normal in 2021. Conversely, deep down inside, we all know that the new normal will […]
The 2020 Thanksgiving Challenge
Earlier this week a colleague and I were talking about the past year. Our conversation started with me sighing as I warmed my hands on my coffee mug. “Where did this year go? I feel like it just started and soon it will be December!” Stella looked up at me in surprise, “We were just […]