A Blessing / Mitzvah

When we moved into our home 3 years ago, there was a Mezuzah afixed to the front doorway. Although I am a practicing Catholic (12 years of Catholic School, uniforms and knee socks), I saw no reason to remove it. A blessing from God, is a blessing from God. And so the Mezuzah remained until the demolition began. Mr. Wonderful removed said Mezuzah prior to the removal of the old front doors and we put it safely away.

Upon completion of our new facade, my sister-in-law's mother, Adele presented us with a brand new Mezuzah to replace the old one. This woman is a true role model for all women. She is 81 years old and still works 3 nights a week (she is a RN in a local nursing home). She plays in 3 weekly Mah Jong games (one of which is held at my house - Wednesday is pizza night as the girls arrive promptly at 6:30!). She is an active member of her temple and is present at services every Friday night. She attends weekly bible classes every Saturday morning to better understand the writings contained. What is her secret??? I think I know - she never stopped learning, never stopped living, never stopped doing. Her faith remains strong - even burying her parents, husband and a son did not shatter her belief in God.

Sensing that Mr. Wonderful and I were being put through the wringer by a strange set of circumstances (all the kids seem to have one crisis or another right now), Adele suggested that we 'change our luck' and finally hang our new Mezuzah (which had been sitting on our kitchen counter for a year). Mr. W. gladly afixed it to our front doorway last night.

I am sure that Mezuzah has sacred meaning to many people, but to us it holds a very specific, significant feeling. A feeling that a very special woman has thought enough of us to share her religious beliefs to help to protect us and shield us from all that is evil in this world. Thank you, Adele, for loving us.