Dear all,
Ron and I had the pleasure of taking our kids to the Cayton Children’s Museum in Santa Monica last weekend. It’s an extraordinary place, and we all had a great time!
We got this photo just before leaving. The rainbow of expressed perfectly the wonderful vibe we experienced.
But then …. the storm. One child managed to get drenched with water. Another child wanted a snack. Another child needed the toy in the gift shop. Another child wanted to be carried. Another child wanted to look at my iPhone. Another child …. Oh wait – we only have two children. But it felt like quadruplets right then. Indeed – we were experiencing a meltdown.
It took all of our wherewithal, but we reminded ourselves that just as God breathed life into the first human, God can breathe a second wind into us. So we took a moment in time to just step back, breathe, and get the kids to the car as quickly as possible!
Storms happen. But we have choices in how we weather them.
Let every breath be a praise to God! Kol Hanishama t’haleil Yah!
With love and shalom,
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
