We're coming close to the end of a huge part of my life and, to be honest, I long for the "end" to come. I'm afraid to right the day...I won't write it. I'm afraid to think about it. I am more nervous now, in some ways, than I have ever been before...other than those weeks when Elie was in the two wars in which he fought.
In a short time, David will be released from the army - I can begin to count the time in months or weeks, rather than years. It's been more than 10 years for me as a soldier's mother and I'm trying to decide what to do. I can continue writing - writing is an integral part of me and I will be, for the next 20 years or so, a soldier's mother, as my sons continue to serve in the Reserves.
There was a time when it was the Reservists that fought the wars; the standing army that defended on a daily basis. In 1973, for the solemn and holy holiday of Yom Kippur, Israel released most of its Reserve soldiers so that they could be home with their families and it was the young standing army that was defending Israel when Syria and Egypt attacked us. We paid a very heavy price in young lives in those first few days and a lesson that would take us more than 30 years to shake off.
Not for all units, but certainly for some, it was the Reservists who were expected to fight while the standing army continued guarding the borders and check points. In Elie's first war, he was in the standing army; his second war, he went in as a Reservist.
But it's different - to be released from the daily worry. So, I've been writing, more and more, at a new blogging platform that I released recently. Please feel free to join me there (www.israelblogger.com).
I'll keep posting here but less often, I think. I really haven't decided what to do. But if you "miss" me - please check the other site as I lend my support there to building it and making it a central voice for Israel (central not in a political sense, though that too).
I detest censorship and in the last few years, as my writing was censored by a "major" Israeli site, I have watched others be censored and even more be disgruntled at the deterioration of quality in favor of quantity, the promotion of vulgarity to gain attention, and more. Israel Blogger is my effort to show that you can truly have one site where many voices are heard and that you don't make the site less popular by being more open with your views.
Here, I'll continue to write about my experiences. As I started, so I'll finish (if I do decide to finish now). I have been blessed as a soldier's mother, to see my sons serve, to see them grow, to see them mature. I love the men they have become, perhaps even more than the boys they were (though I didn't think that was possible). So stay tuned - but also, please tune in to Israel Blogger - I'll be writing there, joined by dozens of other bloggers. And if you're interested in joining, let me know.
In a short time, David will be released from the army - I can begin to count the time in months or weeks, rather than years. It's been more than 10 years for me as a soldier's mother and I'm trying to decide what to do. I can continue writing - writing is an integral part of me and I will be, for the next 20 years or so, a soldier's mother, as my sons continue to serve in the Reserves.
There was a time when it was the Reservists that fought the wars; the standing army that defended on a daily basis. In 1973, for the solemn and holy holiday of Yom Kippur, Israel released most of its Reserve soldiers so that they could be home with their families and it was the young standing army that was defending Israel when Syria and Egypt attacked us. We paid a very heavy price in young lives in those first few days and a lesson that would take us more than 30 years to shake off.
Not for all units, but certainly for some, it was the Reservists who were expected to fight while the standing army continued guarding the borders and check points. In Elie's first war, he was in the standing army; his second war, he went in as a Reservist.
But it's different - to be released from the daily worry. So, I've been writing, more and more, at a new blogging platform that I released recently. Please feel free to join me there (www.israelblogger.com).
I'll keep posting here but less often, I think. I really haven't decided what to do. But if you "miss" me - please check the other site as I lend my support there to building it and making it a central voice for Israel (central not in a political sense, though that too).
I detest censorship and in the last few years, as my writing was censored by a "major" Israeli site, I have watched others be censored and even more be disgruntled at the deterioration of quality in favor of quantity, the promotion of vulgarity to gain attention, and more. Israel Blogger is my effort to show that you can truly have one site where many voices are heard and that you don't make the site less popular by being more open with your views.
Here, I'll continue to write about my experiences. As I started, so I'll finish (if I do decide to finish now). I have been blessed as a soldier's mother, to see my sons serve, to see them grow, to see them mature. I love the men they have become, perhaps even more than the boys they were (though I didn't think that was possible). So stay tuned - but also, please tune in to Israel Blogger - I'll be writing there, joined by dozens of other bloggers. And if you're interested in joining, let me know.
I decided to celebrate Jewish women blogging with a roundup of blog posts from a variety of blogs. Your blog is included. A Jewish Grandmother : The Ladies Blog Take a look please, and visit the other blogs. How about adding them to your blogroll, so we support each other?
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