It seems like it’s been quite awhile since I posted something. I’ve had the honor and privilege of writing for the website Mothering In the Middle, a website for midlife parents. That, plus the adventures in daily living – mothering The Littlest E, running our household, the quest to find our son a great kindergarten for next year, serving on the board of directors of Connect-A-Kid (an adoption mentorship program), and preparing for the upcoming holidays has made writing posts difficult. My hope is to shift that in the New Year. I do have another post which I hope to put up soon called Turning The Big 5 0. In the meantime, please enjoy my latest post at Mothering In The Middle:
For some reason, being the eldest daughter in a Jewish family, I always thought I should marry a Jewish man. Well, I fell in love with the most wonderful man in the world who happens to be the son of a retired-Episcopal minister.
I grew up celebrating Easter and Passover, Christmas and Hanukkah, even though I’m Jewish. I knew my folks would be fine with me marrying Tom; they knew we loved each other very much and they knew we both had good heads on our shoulders. Our families welcomed our togetherness. To culminate our union, we had a beautifully blended dual ceremony with an Episcopal minister and a Jewish friend (ordained minister) performing our service. [To read more, please click on this link.]
Image: Shoshana