Author: WakingEve

The Sunflower Girl

The cursor blinked on the screen of Kim’s laptop, a steady rhythmic pulse in the quiet of her home office. At forty-six, Kim had spent her years pouring her heart into her children’s education, choosing the path of a homeschooling mother. Her days were filled with lesson plans and history projects instead of literature, and […]

Setting the Soul on Fire ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ אֶת הַנֵּרֹת וגו’: (במדבר ח:ב) The tribal princes did not include Aaron when they brought their offerings for the inauguration of the Altar. God reassured Aaron by noting that he had inaugurated the Candelabrum, which was just as important – if not more so – than inaugurating the Altar. [G-d instructed Moses to tell […]

Repairing the World with Tolkien and Gandalf the White (Word of the Year 2025 ‘Breathe’)

2 AM and she calls me ’cause I’m still awake… Sitting here on this New Year’s morning, my body growns under heavy eye lids to embrace the sweet surrender to sleep but her voice calls out to me from the deep. This is Her day, afterall. A most blessed and holy day. I’m not entirely […]