Thought for Today: Monday October 17

May Yeshua speak Peace to your soul and calm to your storm today. May you sense His nearness even when the wind blows. May you know His Joy and Strength from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. May the hope He stirs in your heart cause you to live with a holy expectancy and trust that this storm too shall pass. And in the days ahead, may His very real Love for you compel you to dance in the rain before the sun breaks through. Yeshua goes before you, He has your back and He is there, just around the bend. He will never forsake you, trust in Him!

My sweet boy turned seven today. Not a card, not a call, not a visit, not a word from any member of my family. None of them acknowledge him on his special day. None of them acknowledge him on any day. My family would rather communicate via fakebook and disregard Shabbat for a family reunion (yesterday) that we haven't been invited to in years than to acknowledge my children or pursue any type of relationship with them.

It breaks my heart, thinking of my children missing out on knowing what a grandparent is, what an uncle is, what an aunt is, having relationships with cousins or getting to know their great grandmother. It saddens me to know what incredible kids my family chooses not to get to know. Most of all, it hurts to know that my family choose to ignore Yah, His commandments and His blessings in the name of tradition and chosen ignorance.

Special days are always a little tough for me, knowing that they don't care to know my children.