momjoy Rina Means Joy

We get our hopes up, we get them crushed down. We expect a certain outcome and get a totally different one. It’s a little thing called Life! It sure isn’t a Hollywood script, but maybe there’s still happiness to be found... through emuna and acceptance.

Welcome to my hebrew bday month, that yucky old Tammuz. Well, here’s some proof that my emuna message is true - bad can bring good! That’s exactly what happened to me on Tisha B’av last year. My despair over covid turned around - here’s the story...

I got worried about my kids today. (I’m sure that’s never happened to you.) I told my son’s rebbe/teacher that my best plan right now is to cry and trust. It’s a pretty good plan. My favorite part of this episode is my 9-year-old’s hilarious interruption! Magic in the mistakes.

I was flat-out addicted, y’all!!! What was the only thing that could get me out of there? Do I miss it? What do I do with all my new free time? Is Mark Z really the president?

Moms confess their quarantine sins and wins. Onit Zisserman shares a confession with a lesson about being available to our kids and how to overcome mom guilt.

I’ve been friends with this girl for 16 years, and we have 8 home births between us!! What is a natural home birth really like? You’re about to find out!