Comments: hi chana, thank you.i really relate to your work so much--your writing, your voice, your challenges, your life. i totally connect. and your work has been a big source of stregth for me. i have 3 kids ages 4 and under and i have been living in jerusalem for the past 4 years. (i actaully lived in nachalot for a while and i remember seeing you around the parks). anyway, we recently moved back to the states for the next chunk of time. it was definitly different and more special to be in israel, raising kids and having spiritual support systems all around. here its a bit more challenging but hopefully soon i'll find a group of likeminded women. in the mean time i just come to your websight for what i need. its so important to be able to connect with others, to share stories and to be understood, to know we're not alone. and even though we all have such similar struggles, i'm still constantly surprised by how challenging and important and mundane and holy and annoying and wonderful and beautiful and frustrating it can all feel to me. so here is my question...its more of a practical one. i have been working on a book for the past 4 years....ever since my oldest child was born. as soon as she was born i realized she had so much to teach me, so many important life lessons about truth and hashem and love. so i started writing them down,smuggling a few minutes a day to myself in front of the computer for the past 4 years and i'm finally at the point where i feel ready to share. so i'm asking for some direction or advice since i feel inspired by you and i respect what you are doing and how pure your motivations seems to be. i have about 70 vignettes which are metaphores for simple yet important lessons we can learn from our kids. its different then the stuff i see in other inspirational mom writings. someone suggested i submit pieces to jewish websights and i just did. chabad wants to publish one. i sent one to aish and i'm waiting to hear back from them. but i'm new to this and i dont really know what to do. do i just go find a publisher? start my own websight? post them on yours? ok, my time is up....my kids are screaming and fighting..i gotta go. whatever you can share would be most appreciated. thanks, ariella
Comments: Hi Chana! Someone sent me a couple of your videos and they were just what I needed after a particularly trying day with the boys (now ages 6, 3 and a half, and 18 months). Especially the one about becoming a monster... Thanks for the inspiration and much-needed chuckles! Hope all is well with you and your family! Kol tuv, Leiba Chaya [View Entry]
Comments: What about those of us who don't have a computer? Can you start a 'snail-mail' motherhood pep-read? I'm going to miss this website and the videos so much when I move away from my parents and don't have a computer anymore. [View Entry] |
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