Driving from Rehovot towards the Gush today, I saw those sunflower fields in full bloom, just the way they were exactly a Hebrew year ago on my wedding day, when we drove out from Rehovot to Jerusalem...wonderful life. Thank You for answering both of our most fervent prayers and yearnings, and giving us each other, over and over again, every single day of our lives. Happy first anniversary, Eitan.

Every 28 years, Jewish tradition holds, the sun returns to the very spot in relation to Earth as it was when it was created on the Fourth Day of Creation... the very first dawn. It is very rare that this...utterly amazing it is that this happens every single morning ? And now, this miraculous everyday event, as viewed from my patio in Noqdim, documented on Facebook . Make sure to read the captions. :

This morning I dreamt that I was at my parents' house after a frustrating and disappointing talk with some Christians who had invited me to speak to them about what it was like to live in Israel. (The...time. When I was finished, the rain had cleared and the sun was peaking out from behind the clouds again. What can you say to the One who says more to you than human communication can ever express

There's a Jewish law that requires hanging a piece of parchment on one's doorposts. You've probably heard of it, it's called a "mezuza". Usually it's a pretty oblong case with the Hebrew letter "shin"... ever present, always listening and watching; that He is the cause for everything that happens and will happen to us; and that He is the first and foremost ingredient in building a happy, stable home

Dear God, Yes. I still want it to rain like crazy even though it leaked throughout our house and forced us to shut off the electricity last night to avoid a fire/getting electrocuted/destroying the entire... the water, the lack of car, and the chest pain. I know You are trying to tell me something and I want so much to hear and understand what it is. May I please have my life back now? Thank you, Daniell

Oy Tateh. I'm sorry. I know. I've been very silent. Ignoring You. I've been struggling to find that place again, where I could so easily slip into conversation with You, so easily be in tune with You...doing enough. Instead I use my fingers to type. Maybe this is also a worthwhile form of prayer in this day and age. Serenity. Courage. Wisdom. That prayer is so vitally important in times like these

Dan is driving me nuts. I ask him to go grocery shopping. I make him a computer generated list of exactly what I want and where it is located in the store. He comes back with one thing on the list (Coke...Moses... I have another sinus headache today. DelTech cancelled my writing class, two other classes are iffy, so I may only be teaching one class next semester. We shall see. Goodbye, almost new car..

Islam It is impossible to talk about religion without bringing up terrorists and Islam, so I thought I'd get it out of the way first. I'm tired of terrorism. Instead of trying to ruin the lives of... but when I see a baby I see a gift from G-d, God, or Allah. Is it so hard to believe that mankind and the world was created with some Divine help? Plus, on your deathbed, it can't hurt to believe.