"For being fed, clothed, loved. I first have to say thank You"

In a few days from now, I’ll open a machzor, thumb the crinkled pages. Some requests will be verbalized: life, blessing, peace, livelihood. Others, a thousand, million more, will be held in my heart: for my daughter to have a best friend and for my son to shake off his fear of the world. For my husband to grow in his learning and for me to have the wisdom and joy to create a home that’s an oasis of strength and simchah. But before I ask, I have a debt to discharge. A debt to acknowledge, to feel with all my heart. For being fed, clothed, loved. I first have to say thank You.

Discharging a Debt

(Originally featured in Family First, Issue 758)