Table of Contents Posts by Category Bereavement “In lieu of …..”A pocket of Hope in my Heart/Lev for KislevA Wedding, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Some Serious Earthshaking and a Moving Memorial~Welcome to Elul 2017!A Woman AwashAisha’s Heavenly Curried Green BeansAligning and Attuning on the First Yahrzeit of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi’s PassingAn (Almost) Unknown Moment in the Life Of General De Gaulle, by Jacques BarchilonDeath Phobic and Youth Centric, a VERY BAD CombinationHaving Arrived…Honoring Judy~the Light, Love, Laughter and Lift in my father’s life.Hooray, Heaven-Driven and Heading Home to my Honey and my HearthJubilee Part Five: Encountering Death ConsciouslyJubilee Part Four: Preparing Others for My Departure, Death and DistanceLife and Death MattersLost in BedMore than One, Fifty years since my sister Paula’s Death, I remember….Moroccan Seven Vegetable Cous Cous with Hot Sauce, in memory of BB CohenNicole Baby Doe: a Fairy Tale for Yesterday and Today by Jacques BarchilonNon Industrious Naturally, Going to Ground while Others Rise Up.Not Ready to Say Goodbye to Saying KaddishPapa’s Perseverance, Pain and PowerReeling and Rounding for ReuvenRemembering Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, zt”l, of blessed memory, Crying a River of TearsS.O.S (Surrendered Opened Serving)Shalom Aleichem, So Long, and Fare Ye WellSharing Solstice with a Soul SisterSharing Stories, Settling Down, Sorting, Sifting and Slowly Letting Go.Tending to EndingThe territory of loss, Mourning the death of R’ Meshullam Zalman Hiyya ben Chaya Gittel ve Shlomo HaCohenWhen Was It?Yom Kippur, Yom Ha-Din, Yom-Ha-Difficulty Books & Films Reviewed Another partial Reading List, some books from 2010 that I reviewed.Night of the Dead by Steve SmithSome Books I Read in 2009Some More Book Reviews, these from 2011The Unruly Mystic and Unruly Me Food A Good EggAisha’s Heavenly Curried Green BeansApplesauce and Hanukkah!Artichauts, Pour Papa, fait comme il faut/Artichokes, in honor of my father, made correctly.Batata Ben Lamoun-That’s Potato Lemon Soup to you!Best Baba Baby! (“R” rated but worth it!)Brazilian Sweet Potato, Tomato and Carmelized Onion SoupChanson de la VinaigretteChili Relleno Casserole Gluten Free and also an Egg Free Version, Bonus Salsa Recipe too!Cool Cucumber Dill Soup (Bulgarian in Origin)Delicious Divine Date-Nut BallsEggplant Parmesan, Maren Frank Style!Esti’s Parsley, Garlic, Lemon, Jalapeno Supremely Special SauceFour Worlds/Layers of our Souls, Tu B’Shevat MeditationFrench Green LentilsHadi the Honeyed One and Lovely LorenaHeavenly Halek-Persian CharosetHoummous ~ Hummus ~ Who?MooseIranian Eggplant, Sooooooooo Goooooooooood!It’s A Small World After All…Shouldn’t We Act Like It?La PêcheLatkes, Latkes, Latkes: How to Make them, How to Eat them, How to Survive them!Leftover Chicken, Lemon, Curry, Tarragon Soup and a Vegan Variation as wellLemon Pesto or PistouLet’s talk SaltMagnificent Matzah Ball Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian or with Chicken StockMamma’s Marvelous Minestrone (Gluten Free or Gluten Full)Maren’s Summer Bean SaladMoroccan Seven Vegetable Cous Cous with Hot Sauce, in memory of BB CohenNettles and Nips~Brambles and Breezes~Blowing, Breaking and BindingNicole’s Nutritious, Num, Num, Nummy-Nut BallsNot Ready to Say Goodbye to Saying KaddishOmar and the BowlsOrange, Garlic & Herbed Butternut or Delicata Roasted Squash SupremeOrganizing Optimally, Nicole’s Outrageous Offerings on How to Navigate Large and Small EventsPaul’s Indian Dal/Dhal/Dahl or “Aren’t you a doll and a great dish baby!”Paul’s Perfect RaitaPerfectly Poised and Precious Pickled BeetsPerla’s & Poussy’s PeppersPico de Gallo for ShaKiaPointed, Prickly and Profound Pesach/PassoverQuickish Summer EggplantSalmon Croquettes, a delicious Gefilte Fish AlternativeSapta Rachel’s Best Tomato SauceSapta Rachel’s Eggplant with Balsamic, Black Pepper and ParsleyShabbat Structure: Simply Sublime Spiritual TechnologySimply Spectacular and Simple Spinach Tofu CasseroleSpicy Moroccan Carrots, More Yum than you will know what to do with!Stuffed Squash Instead of Turkey or with it–as you prefer!Terrific Turmeric, Carrot, Ginger, Cabbage Kim-ChiThe Ten Commandments (and a few more) of Nicole’s KitchenThere’s too many things to put in a mouthTraditional and Terrific Apple-Cinnamon-Honey and Walnut CharosetWildly Wandering and Engaging with Elderberry Magic Jewish Holy Days A Wedding, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Some Serious Earthshaking and a Moving Memorial~Welcome to Elul 2017!Applesauce and Hanukkah!Enlightening, Enervating, Excruciating, Enraptured and Examined Elul on the Isle of EireGevurah, Grounding and Getting To ItHadi the Honeyed One and Lovely LorenaHanukkah and the Holy WellHanukkah Grinchyness and Cozy Christmas MusingsJubilee Part Nine: Coming Home to My Land and Simchat TorahJubilee Series Number Eight: Fear, Elephants, Angels, Prayers and Things that go “BUMP” in the Night!Jubilee Series Part 7: Coming Together With My Land, Skin and HeartL’Shana Tova U’Metuka-To a Sweet and Good New Year!Latkes, Latkes, Latkes: How to Make them, How to Eat them, How to Survive them!Magnificent Matzah Ball Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian or with Chicken StockMikveh, Movement and MeMoon and Mussar Musings on the MegillahNitzavim-It is Not in HeavenNot Ready to Say Goodbye to Saying KaddishPointed, Prickly and Profound Pesach/PassoverReeling and Rounding for ReuvenSalmon Croquettes, a delicious Gefilte Fish AlternativeShabbat Structure: Simply Sublime Spiritual TechnologyTake HeartThe Woman Whose Pockets Gave Light ~ A Hannukah MidrashYom Kippur, Yom Ha-Din, Yom-Ha-Difficulty Jubilee Jubilee Part One: My True Heart OpensJubilee Part Two: Quaking for The DivineJubilee Part Three: Beyond the Veils of Illusion in this WorldJubilee Part Four: Preparing Others for My Departure, Death and DistanceJubilee Part Five: Encountering Death ConsciouslyJubilee Part Six: Turning Fifty and Flowing Freely through the Tight Center of My Own Personal Hour-GlassJubilee Series Part 7: Coming Together With My Land, Skin and HeartJubilee Series Number Eight: Fear, Elephants, Angels, Prayers and Things that go “BUMP” in the Night!Jubilee Part Nine: Coming Home to My Land and Simchat TorahJubilee Part 10: High, Dry and WildishVows, Wow! Meaningful Kavanah (Intention) coupled with Holy Energy-Watch Out!Organizing Optimally, Nicole’s Outrageous Offerings on How to Navigate Large and Small EventsMoon and Mussar Musings on the MegillahName-Change, Game-Change ~ Embodied Relationship to Who We Have Been, Are and Will BeShalom Aleichem, So Long, and Fare Ye WellAligning and Attuning on the First Yahrzeit of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi’s PassingHadi the Honeyed One and Lovely LorenaNettles and Nips~Brambles and Breezes~Blowing, Breaking and BindingEnlightening, Enervating, Excruciating, Enraptured and Examined Elul on the Isle of EireOne Woman, Two Foxes and The Blades of GrassWildly Wandering and Engaging with Elderberry MagicWild, Wondering, Wandering, Wacky, Witchy Me!Seeing Crows, Sitting Still and the Second Night of HanukkahHanukkah and the Holy WellBone TimeGevurah, Grounding and Getting To It News “In lieu of …..”“Isn’t it always love…” Twenty Five Years TomorrowProtected: 33 years ago, giving birth to my son, Issac, a really wild and dangerous adventure!A Good EggA pocket of Hope in my Heart/Lev for KislevA Wedding, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Some Serious Earthshaking and a Moving Memorial~Welcome to Elul 2017!A Woman AwashAisha’s Heavenly Curried Green BeansAll Shook Up and Calmly Connected, We are All OneAn (Almost) Unknown Moment in the Life Of General De Gaulle, by Jacques BarchilonAnother partial Reading List, some books from 2010 that I reviewed.Applesauce and Hanukkah!Artichauts, Pour Papa, fait comme il faut/Artichokes, in honor of my father, made correctly.Asian Cabbage Salad with Cilantro, Black Sesame Seeds,Ginger, Peanut Butter and a few other ingredients!∼The Worm and The Elephant ∼ Parable by Paddy RollestonBatata Ben Lamoun-That’s Potato Lemon Soup to you!BB and the Atlas Mountains of Oukamaiden PhotosProtected: bells at nightBest Baba Baby! (“R” rated but worth it!)Bone TimeChanson de la VinaigretteChili Relleno Casserole Gluten Free and also an Egg Free Version, Bonus Salsa Recipe too!Cool Cucumber Dill Soup (Bulgarian in Origin)Death Phobic and Youth Centric, a VERY BAD CombinationDelicious Divine Date-Nut BallsEggplant Parmesan, Maren Frank Style!Emerging, Energizing, & EngagingEnlightening, Enervating, Excruciating, Enraptured and Examined Elul on the Isle of EireEsti’s Parsley, Garlic, Lemon, Jalapeno Supremely Special SauceFrench Green LentilsGevurah, Grounding and Getting To ItHadi the Honeyed One and Lovely LorenaHanukkah and the Holy WellHanukkah Grinchyness and Cozy Christmas MusingsHaving Arrived…Healing Trauma, Abuse, and Abandonment: Over Time and With HelpHeavenly Halek-Persian CharosetHonoring Judy~the Light, Love, Laughter and Lift in my father’s life.Hooray, Heaven-Driven and Heading Home to my Honey and my HearthHoummous ~ Hummus ~ Who?Moosei’m awareImpugning the Tooth Fairy, for shame!Impugning The Tooth Fairy, for Shame!!!!Introduction to MussarIranian Eggplant, Sooooooooo Goooooooooood!It’s A Small World After All…Shouldn’t We Act Like It?Jubilee Part Four: Preparing Others for My Departure, Death and DistanceJubilee Part Nine: Coming Home to My Land and Simchat TorahJubilee Part One: My True Heart OpensJubilee Part Six: Turning Fifty and Flowing Freely through the Tight Center of My Own Personal Hour-GlassJubilee Part Three: Beyond the Veils of Illusion in this WorldJubilee Part Two: Quaking for The DivineJubilee Series Number Eight: Fear, Elephants, Angels, Prayers and Things that go “BUMP” in the Night!Jubilee Series Part 7: Coming Together With My Land, Skin and HeartLatkes, Latkes, Latkes: How to Make them, How to Eat them, How to Survive them!Leftover Chicken, Lemon, Curry, Tarragon Soup and a Vegan Variation as wellLet’s talk SaltLost in BedM.A.P.S.–Massage Acupuncture Pedicure Spiritual practiceMagnificent Matzah Ball Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian or with Chicken StockMaking Heart Magic in a Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMamma’s Marvelous Minestrone (Gluten Free or Gluten Full)Marathon Mama, sitting by the River in my HeartMaren’s Summer Bean SaladMikveh, Movement and MeMoon and Mussar Musings on the MegillahMoreMore than One, Fifty years since my sister Paula’s Death, I remember….Moroccan Seven Vegetable Cous Cous with Hot Sauce, in memory of BB CohenMost SecretMothering Across Time: Musings, Meanderings, Mistakes and MasteryName-Change, Game-Change ~ Embodied Relationship to Who We Have Been, Are and Will BeNicole Baby Doe: a Fairy Tale for Yesterday and Today by Jacques BarchilonNicole’s Nutritious, Num, Num, Nummy-Nut BallsNicole’s Shabbat Service SiddurNight of the Dead by Steve SmithNitzavim-It is Not in HeavenNon Industrious Naturally, Going to Ground while Others Rise Up.Not Ready to Say Goodbye to Saying KaddishOde to Ethan on this, his day of birth, January 20thOmar and the BowlsOnce Upon a Time in a Faerie Palace….One Woman, Two Foxes and The Blades of GrassOpen Hearted Elections or How To Get into the Nicole Zen ZoneOrange, Garlic & Herbed Butternut or Delicata Roasted Squash SupremeOrganizing Optimally, Nicole’s Outrageous Offerings on How to Navigate Large and Small EventsPapa’s Perseverance, Pain and PowerPaul’s Indian Dal/Dhal/Dahl or “Aren’t you a doll and a great dish baby!”Paul’s Perfect RaitaPerla’s & Poussy’s PeppersPico de Gallo for ShaKiaPointed, Prickly and Profound Pesach/PassoverPoulet au Citron et Tarragon Lemon Tarragon ChickenPraying in my Pink PajamasPraying in the Lap LanePreparing for Passover and setting a place at the table for the Holiest GuestPreparing for Pesach, Rain, Boxes, and Wrapping It All UpProtected: Recovering from Rape: My story, your story, our story.Reeling and Rounding for ReuvenRemembering Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, zt”l, of blessed memory, Crying a River of Tears Parenting Protected: 33 years ago, giving birth to my son, Issac, a really wild and dangerous adventure!An (Almost) Unknown Moment in the Life Of General De Gaulle, by Jacques BarchilonAngel Song for Healing and Before BedProtected: bells at nightDeath Phobic and Youth Centric, a VERY BAD CombinationHanukkah Grinchyness and Cozy Christmas MusingsHaving Arrived…Healing Trauma, Abuse, and Abandonment: Over Time and With HelpImpugning the Tooth Fairy, for shame!Impugning The Tooth Fairy, for Shame!!!!It’s A Small World After All…Shouldn’t We Act Like It?L’Shana Tova U’Metuka-To a Sweet and Good New Year!Mothering Across Time: Musings, Meanderings, Mistakes and MasteryNicole Baby Doe: a Fairy Tale for Yesterday and Today by Jacques BarchilonNot Ready to Say Goodbye to Saying KaddishOde to Ethan on this, his day of birth, January 20thOnce Upon a Time in a Faerie Palace….Papa’s Perseverance, Pain and PowerPointed, Prickly and Profound Pesach/PassoverS.O.S (Surrendered Opened Serving)Sharing Stories, Settling Down, Sorting, Sifting and Slowly Letting Go.Spiritual Feminism and FamilyTake HeartTending to EndingProtected: The Epic Road Trip…My daughter’s leaving home.The Lump in the Road-or All about Lumpy, Bumpy, Whumphy MeThere’s too many things to put in a mouthWild, Wondering, Wandering, Wacky, Witchy Me!Young Adults: The Stormy Ride, Dreaming of Calmer Waters Practice “In lieu of …..”A pocket of Hope in my Heart/Lev for KislevA Wedding, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Some Serious Earthshaking and a Moving Memorial~Welcome to Elul 2017!A Woman AwashAligning and Attuning on the First Yahrzeit of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi’s PassingAll Shook Up and Calmly Connected, We are All OneAngel Song for Healing and Before BedBone TimeDeath Phobic and Youth Centric, a VERY BAD CombinationEnlightening, Enervating, Excruciating, Enraptured and Examined Elul on the Isle of EireFour Worlds/Layers of our Souls, Tu B’Shevat MeditationGevurah, Grounding and Getting To ItHanukkah and the Holy WellHanukkah Grinchyness and Cozy Christmas MusingsHaving Arrived…Heavenly Halek-Persian CharosetHooray, Heaven-Driven and Heading Home to my Honey and my HearthIntroduction to MussarJubilee Part Nine: Coming Home to My Land and Simchat TorahJubilee Part One: My True Heart OpensJubilee Part Six: Turning Fifty and Flowing Freely through the Tight Center of My Own Personal Hour-GlassJubilee Part Two: Quaking for The DivineJubilee Series Number Eight: Fear, Elephants, Angels, Prayers and Things that go “BUMP” in the Night!Jubilee Series Part 7: Coming Together With My Land, Skin and HeartL’Shana Tova U’Metuka-To a Sweet and Good New Year!Lost in BedM.A.P.S.–Massage Acupuncture Pedicure Spiritual practiceMarathon Mama, sitting by the River in my HeartMikveh, Movement and MeMoon and Mussar Musings on the MegillahMost SecretName-Change, Game-Change ~ Embodied Relationship to Who We Have Been, Are and Will BeNitzavim-It is Not in HeavenNon Industrious Naturally, Going to Ground while Others Rise Up.Not Ready to Say Goodbye to Saying KaddishOmar and the BowlsOnce Upon a Time in a Faerie Palace….Open Hearted Elections or How To Get into the Nicole Zen ZoneOrganizing Optimally, Nicole’s Outrageous Offerings on How to Navigate Large and Small EventsPointed, Prickly and Profound Pesach/PassoverPraying in my Pink PajamasPraying in the Lap LanePreparing for Passover and setting a place at the table for the Holiest GuestReeling and Rounding for ReuvenRemembering Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, zt”l, of blessed memory, Crying a River of TearsRest and Digest ummmmmmmmmm not something I am used to doingS.O.S (Surrendered Opened Serving)Seeing Crows, Sitting Still and the Second Night of HanukkahSeeing Others as Holy Guests in our Hearts, Communities and HomesShabbat Structure: Simply Sublime Spiritual TechnologySharing Solstice with a Soul SisterSharing Stories, Settling Down, Sorting, Sifting and Slowly Letting Go.Some Books I Read in 2009Surgery Support: Pre and Post Lists for Optimal RecoveryTake HeartTending to EndingThe Lump in the Road-or All about Lumpy, Bumpy, Whumphy MeThe Ten Commandments (and a few more) of Nicole’s KitchenThe territory of loss, Mourning the death of R’ Meshullam Zalman Hiyya ben Chaya Gittel ve Shlomo HaCohenThe Unruly Mystic and Unruly MeTraditional and Terrific Apple-Cinnamon-Honey and Walnut CharosetVows, Wow! Meaningful Kavanah (Intention) coupled with Holy Energy-Watch Out!We are One….ShemaWhat Kind of Jew are You?When Was It?Why Ha-Shem-Not Naming the DivineWild, Wondering, Wandering, Wacky, Witchy Me!Yom Kippur, Yom Ha-Din, Yom-Ha-Difficulty Recipes A Good EggAisha’s Heavenly Curried Green BeansApplesauce and Hanukkah!Artichauts, Pour Papa, fait comme il faut/Artichokes, in honor of my father, made correctly.Batata Ben Lamoun-That’s Potato Lemon Soup to you!Best Baba Baby! (“R” rated but worth it!)Brazilian Sweet Potato, Tomato and Carmelized Onion SoupChanson de la VinaigretteChili Relleno Casserole Gluten Free and also an Egg Free Version, Bonus Salsa Recipe too!Cool Cucumber Dill Soup (Bulgarian in Origin)Delicious Divine Date-Nut BallsEggplant Parmesan, Maren Frank Style!Esti’s Parsley, Garlic, Lemon, Jalapeno Supremely Special SauceFrench Green LentilsHoummous ~ Hummus ~ Who?MooseIranian Eggplant, Sooooooooo Goooooooooood!Latkes, Latkes, Latkes: How to Make them, How to Eat them, How to Survive them!Leftover Chicken, Lemon, Curry, Tarragon Soup and a Vegan Variation as wellLemon Pesto or PistouLet’s talk SaltMagnificent Matzah Ball Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian or with Chicken StockMamma’s Marvelous Minestrone (Gluten Free or Gluten Full)Maren’s Summer Bean SaladMoroccan Seven Vegetable Cous Cous with Hot Sauce, in memory of BB CohenNettles and Nips~Brambles and Breezes~Blowing, Breaking and BindingNicole’s Nutritious, Num, Num, Nummy-Nut BallsOrange, Garlic & Herbed Butternut or Delicata Roasted Squash SupremePaul’s Indian Dal/Dhal/Dahl or “Aren’t you a doll and a great dish baby!”Paul’s Perfect RaitaPerfectly Poised and Precious Pickled BeetsPerla’s & Poussy’s PeppersPico de Gallo for ShaKiaQuickish Summer EggplantSalmon Croquettes, a delicious Gefilte Fish AlternativeSapta Rachel’s Best Tomato SauceSapta Rachel’s Eggplant with Balsamic, Black Pepper and ParsleySimply Spectacular and Simple Spinach Tofu CasseroleSpicy Moroccan Carrots, More Yum than you will know what to do with!Stuffed Squash Instead of Turkey or with it–as you prefer!Terrific Turmeric, Carrot, Ginger, Cabbage Kim-ChiTomatillo Salsa Estupenda!Traditional and Terrific Apple-Cinnamon-Honey and Walnut CharosetWildly Wandering and Engaging with Elderberry Magic Relationships “Isn’t it always love…” Twenty Five Years TomorrowProtected: 33 years ago, giving birth to my son, Issac, a really wild and dangerous adventure!A pocket of Hope in my Heart/Lev for KislevA Wedding, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Some Serious Earthshaking and a Moving Memorial~Welcome to Elul 2017!A Woman AwashAll Shook Up and Calmly Connected, We are All OneAn (Almost) Unknown Moment in the Life Of General De Gaulle, by Jacques BarchilonAngel Song for Healing and Before BedEmerging, Energizing, & EngagingGevurah, Grounding and Getting To ItHadi the Honeyed One and Lovely LorenaHanukkah Grinchyness and Cozy Christmas MusingsHaving Arrived…Healing Trauma, Abuse, and Abandonment: Over Time and With HelpHonoring Judy~the Light, Love, Laughter and Lift in my father’s life.Hooray, Heaven-Driven and Heading Home to my Honey and my HearthImpugning the Tooth Fairy, for shame!Introduction to MussarIt’s A Small World After All…Shouldn’t We Act Like It?Jubilee Part Five: Encountering Death ConsciouslyJubilee Part Six: Turning Fifty and Flowing Freely through the Tight Center of My Own Personal Hour-GlassJubilee Part Two: Quaking for The DivineJubilee Series Number Eight: Fear, Elephants, Angels, Prayers and Things that go “BUMP” in the Night!Jubilee Series Part 7: Coming Together With My Land, Skin and HeartL’Shana Tova U’Metuka-To a Sweet and Good New Year!Lost in BedMarathon Mama, sitting by the River in my HeartMikveh, Movement and MeMoon and Mussar Musings on the MegillahMore than One, Fifty years since my sister Paula’s Death, I remember….Most SecretMothering Across Time: Musings, Meanderings, Mistakes and MasteryName-Change, Game-Change ~ Embodied Relationship to Who We Have Been, Are and Will BeNicole Baby Doe: a Fairy Tale for Yesterday and Today by Jacques BarchilonNight of the Dead by Steve SmithNitzavim-It is Not in HeavenNon Industrious Naturally, Going to Ground while Others Rise Up.Not Ready to Say Goodbye to Saying KaddishOde to Ethan on this, his day of birth, January 20thOmar and the BowlsOpen Hearted Elections or How To Get into the Nicole Zen ZoneOrganizing Optimally, Nicole’s Outrageous Offerings on How to Navigate Large and Small EventsPapa’s Perseverance, Pain and PowerPointed, Prickly and Profound Pesach/PassoverPraying in my Pink PajamasReeling and Rounding for ReuvenRemembering Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, zt”l, of blessed memory, Crying a River of TearsRest and Digest ummmmmmmmmm not something I am used to doingS.O.S (Surrendered Opened Serving)Seeing Others as Holy Guests in our Hearts, Communities and HomesSharing Solstice with a Soul SisterSharing Stories, Settling Down, Sorting, Sifting and Slowly Letting Go.Spiritual Feminism and FamilySurgery Support: Pre and Post Lists for Optimal RecoveryTake HeartTending to EndingThe Lump in the Road-or All about Lumpy, Bumpy, Whumphy MeVows, Wow! Meaningful Kavanah (Intention) coupled with Holy Energy-Watch Out!We are One….ShemaWhy Ha-Shem-Not Naming the DivineWild, Wondering, Wandering, Wacky, Witchy Me!Wildly Wandering and Engaging with Elderberry MagicYoung Adults: The Stormy Ride, Dreaming of Calmer Waters Support A pocket of Hope in my Heart/Lev for KislevA Wedding, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Some Serious Earthshaking and a Moving Memorial~Welcome to Elul 2017!A Woman AwashAll Shook Up and Calmly Connected, We are All OneAngel Song for Healing and Before BedDeath Phobic and Youth Centric, a VERY BAD CombinationGevurah, Grounding and Getting To ItHealing Trauma, Abuse, and Abandonment: Over Time and With HelpHooray, Heaven-Driven and Heading Home to my Honey and my HearthJubilee Part Six: Turning Fifty and Flowing Freely through the Tight Center of My Own Personal Hour-GlassLife and Death MattersLost in BedMarathon Mama, sitting by the River in my HeartNitzavim-It is Not in HeavenNon Industrious Naturally, Going to Ground while Others Rise Up.Not Ready to Say Goodbye to Saying KaddishOmar and the BowlsPapa’s Perseverance, Pain and PowerPointed, Prickly and Profound Pesach/PassoverPraying in my Pink PajamasPraying in the Lap LaneReeling and Rounding for ReuvenRest and Digest ummmmmmmmmm not something I am used to doingS.O.S (Surrendered Opened Serving)Sharing Solstice with a Soul SisterSharing Stories, Settling Down, Sorting, Sifting and Slowly Letting Go.Surgery Support: Pre and Post Lists for Optimal RecoveryTake HeartTending to EndingProtected: The Epic Road Trip…My daughter’s leaving home.The Lump in the Road-or All about Lumpy, Bumpy, Whumphy MeVows, Wow! Meaningful Kavanah (Intention) coupled with Holy Energy-Watch Out!When Was It?Why Ha-Shem-Not Naming the DivineWild, Wondering, Wandering, Wacky, Witchy Me!Yom Kippur, Yom Ha-Din, Yom-Ha-DifficultyYoung Adults: The Stormy Ride, Dreaming of Calmer Waters Teachings “In lieu of …..”Protected: 33 years ago, giving birth to my son, Issac, a really wild and dangerous adventure!A pocket of Hope in my Heart/Lev for KislevA Wedding, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Some Serious Earthshaking and a Moving Memorial~Welcome to Elul 2017!A Woman AwashAll Shook Up and Calmly Connected, We are All OneAngel Song for Healing and Before Bed∼The Worm and The Elephant ∼ Parable by Paddy RollestonBone TimeDeath Phobic and Youth Centric, a VERY BAD CombinationEmerging, Energizing, & EngagingFour Worlds/Layers of our Souls, Tu B’Shevat MeditationGevurah, Grounding and Getting To ItHaving Arrived…Healing Trauma, Abuse, and Abandonment: Over Time and With HelpHooray, Heaven-Driven and Heading Home to my Honey and my HearthImpugning The Tooth Fairy, for Shame!!!!Introduction to MussarIt’s A Small World After All…Shouldn’t We Act Like It?Jubilee Part Five: Encountering Death ConsciouslyJubilee Part Four: Preparing Others for My Departure, Death and DistanceJubilee Part Nine: Coming Home to My Land and Simchat TorahJubilee Part One: My True Heart OpensJubilee Part Six: Turning Fifty and Flowing Freely through the Tight Center of My Own Personal Hour-GlassJubilee Part Three: Beyond the Veils of Illusion in this WorldJubilee Part Two: Quaking for The DivineJubilee Series Number Eight: Fear, Elephants, Angels, Prayers and Things that go “BUMP” in the Night!Jubilee Series Part 7: Coming Together With My Land, Skin and HeartL’Shana Tova U’Metuka-To a Sweet and Good New Year!Lost in BedM.A.P.S.–Massage Acupuncture Pedicure Spiritual practiceMarathon Mama, sitting by the River in my HeartMikveh, Movement and MeMore than One, Fifty years since my sister Paula’s Death, I remember….Most SecretMothering Across Time: Musings, Meanderings, Mistakes and MasteryName-Change, Game-Change ~ Embodied Relationship to Who We Have Been, Are and Will BeNettles and Nips~Brambles and Breezes~Blowing, Breaking and BindingNight of the Dead by Steve SmithNitzavim-It is Not in HeavenNot Ready to Say Goodbye to Saying KaddishOmar and the BowlsOnce Upon a Time in a Faerie Palace….Organizing Optimally, Nicole’s Outrageous Offerings on How to Navigate Large and Small EventsPapa’s Perseverance, Pain and PowerPointed, Prickly and Profound Pesach/PassoverPraying in my Pink PajamasPraying in the Lap LanePreparing for Passover and setting a place at the table for the Holiest GuestReeling and Rounding for ReuvenRemembering Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, zt”l, of blessed memory, Crying a River of TearsS.O.S (Surrendered Opened Serving)Seeing Others as Holy Guests in our Hearts, Communities and HomesShabbat Structure: Simply Sublime Spiritual TechnologyShalom Aleichem, So Long, and Fare Ye WellSharing Solstice with a Soul SisterSharing Stories, Settling Down, Sorting, Sifting and Slowly Letting Go.Spiritual Feminism and FamilyTake HeartTending to EndingThe Lump in the Road-or All about Lumpy, Bumpy, Whumphy MeThe Unruly Mystic and Unruly MeThe Woman Whose Pockets Gave Light ~ A Hannukah MidrashVows, Wow! Meaningful Kavanah (Intention) coupled with Holy Energy-Watch Out!We are One….ShemaWhen Was It?Why Ha-Shem-Not Naming the DivineWild, Wondering, Wandering, Wacky, Witchy Me!Yom Kippur, Yom Ha-Din, Yom-Ha-Difficulty Weighty Matters A Woman AwashBone TimeBrazilian Sweet Potato, Tomato and Carmelized Onion SoupHanukkah and the Holy WellHealing Trauma, Abuse, and Abandonment: Over Time and With HelpLa PêcheLemon Pesto or PistouLet’s talk SaltM.A.P.S.–Massage Acupuncture Pedicure Spiritual practiceMoroccan Seven Vegetable Cous Cous with Hot Sauce, in memory of BB CohenPerfectly Poised and Precious Pickled BeetsPico de Gallo for ShaKiaPraying in the Lap LaneRest and Digest ummmmmmmmmm not something I am used to doingS.O.S (Surrendered Opened Serving)The Ten Commandments (and a few more) of Nicole’s Kitchen EmailPrintFacebookTwitterPocketTumblrPinterestLinkedInRedditWhatsAppLike Loading...
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