11 Step Program to prepare for Motherhood- very funny:)
I thought this list by Brenna Gray Foster was really funny! Thanks to my old and dear buddy Sari of Pittsburgh for sending it my way. Enjoy! Reprinted with permission from http://wickedkate.com/ Thinking of Having Kids? Do this 11 step program first! Lesson 1 1. Go to the grocery store. 2. Arrange to have your […]
Read MoreCan You Give Yourself Some Approval? by Dr. David Fox
The following is an excerpt from the wonderful new book Comfort, Healing and Joy by Dr. David Fox. I have been using the technique he describes here, replacing my “buts” with “ands,” and have been finding it very helpful! Hope this helps you too… Perhaps the biggest impediment to patting one’s self on the back […]
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You wish you didn’t have to wait until Wednesday to hear about my newest blog postings and the hottest (or at least lukewarm-est) gossip from the Weisberg family? From now on you can follow me on Twitter…
Read MoreMy Learning Partner, Sara Deb
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS I met my learning partner, Sara Debbie Gutfreund, at a writing conference for religious women 3 years ago. After the conference, while rummaging through her purse in search of her cellphone, for some reason Sara mentioned to me that she wanted to learn the book […]
Read MoreWith an Adopted Ethiopian Daughter in the Kitchen
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS 9 years ago, I took a parenting class with Rabbanit Talia Helfer. I loved that class. It totally made me into the mom I am today. But what I loved most about Rabbanit Talia’s classes was how she told us so many unforgettable stories about […]
Read MoreMy Favorite Birthday Present
Happy birthdays to me, happy birthdays to me! –December 29th was my Congratulations birthday –The 11th of Tevet (three weeks ago) was my Mazal Tov birthday –The 8th of Shvat (next week) is my Mommy Birthday, which I share with my oldest daughter (I mean the day I became a mom 13 years ago) And […]
Read MoreWhen I was 10 Years Old…
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS Do you know how I decide whether to post something on this blog or not? My rule of thumb is this: if an article or video brings tears to my eyes, I post it. Because if it makes me cry, that means that it’s something […]
Read MoreInoculations by Charlie Harary
This is an EXTREMELY powerful video from Aish.com. I could identify with it so strongly– firstly as a mom to whom my kids come for a comforting everythings-all-right hug and kiss following the punishment I GAVE THEM. And also as a person who is watching her friend, Hagit bat Leah, a 39-year-old mother of 5, […]
Read MoreThis Week's Mommy Peptalk: The Martyr Mom
About a tough week, and what I’m doing to stop feeling like a martyr. 11 Minutes. CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWfiKpPwt28] CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS
Read MoreThe Blizzard Wedding
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS A smile for all of you Jewish moms stuck in the big blizzard- a Chassidic bride and groom, streimel and all! Leave us a comment to share how deep the snow is where you live and how you’re doing! CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY […]
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