My Family Is a Miracle In My Life

"There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

~Albert Einstein

 

My family is a miracle in my life. I want to talk about my lovely 15 year old niece, and her strong and stately brothers and older sister, Emily.

 

My niece's birthday is coming up at the end of March--she will be 15 years old. She will be a sophomore at her high school where she excels in subjects like the sciences, and math. She was tutored in mathematics when she was younger and she loves numbers. I was able to let her know that in Judaism, numbers mean something. Each Hebrew letter has a number that corresponds to it. She is a very deep thinker and will wonder about each number and give them more significance in her life now that they are associated with Judaism--and she has this knowledge. I told her that I love numbers too. I love to play games with numbers--I add up house addresses whenever I am passing them on the street, and I created my own number game using my digital watch and its numbers as they change with time. She has excitement too, about numbers. Numbers--they are exciting. My nephew Jacob took up Calculus 2 as a Freshman at college. He once told me not to pay a waitress's restaurant bill twice in a restaurant when I took him out for a juicy piece of baked salmon. I had forgotten that the bill was already paid!

 

My other nephew Joseph wears the multi-colored coat in the family. He is a media specialist and he creates websites, and other computer image art, yes, just like his Aunt Batyah. He looks just like his father, and lives with his Dad. He used to drive a pick up truck. I remember asking him when he was about 5 years old what type of car will he drive and he said "I want a pick up truck!" He is very active, has his own girlfriend and is attending Northern University in DeKalb IL. All the children of my family are in school somewhere, learning, and also working at employed positions. My niece Emily who is also in college, is the night manager at a Subway Restaurant in DeKalb. My sister has her hands full working everyday as a teacher's assistant and then taking care of a family as a single mom.

 

I am very lucky to have a big family with lots of active people in it. I look forward to giving them gifts on Purim and I like to send my nephew Jacob books in the mail. I am so lucky to have this extended family situation. I consider myself one very blessed Aunt. I love my family and hope they feel like they are loved by me. I wish the best for everyone.