Nothing is forever, my sponsor said. Just take it one day at a time. Don’t obsess about tomorrow. That’s way too big.
I got curious. Mutti was an enigmatic fellow and I knew he wouldn’t give me any easy answers, so I blocked his path and demanded to know why he was always in such a rush to leave.
Why did I have that niggling feeling that I was being held in an invisible chokehold? Wasn’t this just normal life?v
I had just decided to keep Shabbos from now on, only to discover that my family had been invited to a pool party for the weekend. Uh, rain check, G-d?
When a family member’s life hangs in the balance, and you sit paralyzed with fear, Tehillim provides a means to harness your nervous energy, and the words to plead with Hashem.
My dedication to fulfilling my section means so much to me; I so badly need to do something for Baba.
