1. Feeling the cool breeze blowing as I look at my sukka, I am struck with what a privilege it is to live in Israel where building a sukka is not only normal; it’s a national pastime!
\n2. Thinking about my life, I am awed at all of the opportunities I have had and am thankful for every one of them.
\n3. Having seen 3 of my 5 children today, I feel incredibly blessed.
\n4. Having seen both Abigail and Kinneret today, I am struck with how incredibly cute little girls can be (especially when they’re my granddaughters).
\n5. Having seen Abigail’s big sisters and brother today, I can’t help thinking about what terrific kids they are.<\/p>\n
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\nI remember as a little girl watching the movie “White Christmas” and hearing Bing Crosby sing “Count your blessings.” The song made a very strong impression on me. It was almost my theme song, especially the line that said, “I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads; and one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds.” And now when I picture curly heads, there are about two dozen. Every one is precious. I never taken them for granted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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