As you all know by now, I went to Israel in June of this year. I have blogged here on different occasions the impact of the JWRP trip had on me and my life. So many things have happened since returning, that it is hard to put into words sometimes.

On the second to last day of the trip, one of our excerises was to write a letter to ourselves. There weren’t any ‘guidelines’ as how to write it, what to write. It was share with yourself what you are going through, feeling and hope and expect to go through and feel upon returning home. The letter would be mailed to you three months after returning from Israel.

Sounds easy enough…right?

So, here we are – 170 women sitting in the lobby and in classrooms of the Aish building in the Old City pouring out our hearts to ourselves on paper. It was very quiet (except for the sniffling that could be heard from around the room).

I didn’t really know how to start? But at the end of it, I filled three pages. Signed it, wiped away my tears, sealed the envelope and put it in the box. Not to be seen again until sometime in September.

If you know me, you know that I don’t get to my mailbox often. It is on the ground floor of the condo and I am hardly ever on the ground floor, I go from my suite to the underground and back. It was right around Rosh Hashana and I was in the car with my mom, and it occured to me that it was three months since I had been home from Israel. THREE MONTHS – my letter should be coming soon! So…what did I start to do – check the mail every day!

And then one day, there it was. I almost didn’t recognize my own handwriting. Postmarked from Israel. My letter to myself. I went right upstairs to open it.

And what did I find in it? For the most part, exactly what I hoped to happen back on June 11, 2012 was happening. I asked a few of the other ladies from the trip if they had received their letters and how they felt about them. Everyone felt about the same as I did.

I actually left for Israel five months ago TODAY. I can’t believe it has been five months. SO many amazing things have happened in my life in the last five months. I am very grateful for the opprotunities I been able to have and experience. I think it will continue for quite a while.

Thanks again for reading, I appreciate it.