Next, if we glance over my personal time line, zooming in on these last three years, we’ll land on today, where you’ll see Ravi clearly preparing our Passover feast (with just a tiny bit of help from me), and just as Ravi was eagerly rolling light-as-air matzoh balls, this morning, you can be certain that she’ll happily gobble them up at Seder, tomorrow evening.
A HEARTFELT FLASH OVER THESE PAST THREE YEARS
Ravi's first Passover
Ravi's second Passover
Gramma—I have hair shimmers (beneath flower) just like you!
And lipstick, too! I 'lob' it!
Face painting still fading
As tis wise to conserve time on such a busy day
All I feel need to say is—
Boy oh boy do Ravi and I wish Tony and Ray
Had been with us while we cooked up
Tomorrow's feast, today!
However, we are separated by hundreds of miles, and
Though we've not yet prepared a holiday feast all together
By and by, that's bound to change for the better
Little can compare with blending these three ingredients as
Seen above into a recipe for personal happiness, which proves so
Delicious and nutritious to heart and spirit as to
Inspire the soul of our family to create as many memories of
Togetherness as busy calendars permit
And if you ask how we maintain this mutually respectful
Spirit of familial togetherness, year after year, I'd reply:
We consciously place as high a value on
Each other's differences as we do on loving one other with
Generosity of spirit
As to the three munchkins above
In addition to melting our hearts
They personify the melting pot, which our nation proves to be
And hopefully, as each one grows toward adulthood
All three will feel encouraged to be counted amongst
Countless, well educated, future leaders of America whom
The silent majority will one day depend upon to inspire
The spirit of togetherness to flourish in
Every endeavor that each one chooses, existentially, for him/herself
Ravi's first Passover
Ravi's second Passover
Gramma—I have hair shimmers (beneath flower) just like you!
And lipstick, too! I 'lob' it!
Face painting still fading
PERSONAL TIMELINE UPDATED TO INCLUDE TODAY
As tis wise to conserve time on such a busy day
All I feel need to say is—
Boy oh boy do Ravi and I wish Tony and Ray
Had been with us while we cooked up
Tomorrow's feast, today!
However, we are separated by hundreds of miles, and
Though we've not yet prepared a holiday feast all together
By and by, that's bound to change for the better
Seen above into a recipe for personal happiness, which proves so
Delicious and nutritious to heart and spirit as to
Inspire the soul of our family to create as many memories of
Togetherness as busy calendars permit
And if you ask how we maintain this mutually respectful
Spirit of familial togetherness, year after year, I'd reply:
We consciously place as high a value on
Each other's differences as we do on loving one other with
Generosity of spirit
As to the three munchkins above
In addition to melting our hearts
They personify the melting pot, which our nation proves to be
And hopefully, as each one grows toward adulthood
All three will feel encouraged to be counted amongst
Countless, well educated, future leaders of America whom
The silent majority will one day depend upon to inspire
The spirit of togetherness to flourish in
Every endeavor that each one chooses, existentially, for him/herself
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