The Abba has landed!

Thanks be to G-d! Ari has arrived home safely! A little (actually a lot!) worn out from the traveling, but happy to be home!

As I write this I have my whole family asleep under one roof. I feel a sense of wholeness right now that I haven't felt in a long time (at least 2 weeks!)

Ari arrived home in time for us to whisk the two big girls off to the orthodontist. If for no other reason than to help pay the orthodontist bills, I need to get a job! We will be putting Dr. Josh's kids through college - no question! From the doctor's office, we drove to DB's yeshiva to pick him up. Our family custom has become that before Ari leaves, he and I go out for dinner alone, and when he returns, we go out as a family. This gives us uninterrupted time - away from phone and computer - to hear stories from his trip. The children are mostly old enough (Ely is usually off playing in the corner) to enjoy and understand his travel experiences. I love to watch my 3 older guys listen and laugh as Abba tells them of the people he met, or the weather he experienced, or the sights he saw.

DB received permission to sleep at home tonight, I will take him back to yeshiva in the morning. The girls were tucked into bed by their Abba, the house is quiet and I feel content. I can feel the male energy back in the house and I feel safe.

It's a deep inner feeling.

I appreciate the moment.

Tomorrow we face the ins and outs and complications of life, but for now...

it is blissful.

I am blessed and I am thankful!



Now, about helping the blind woman cross the street: