Leann Shamash
Travels With Trixie Noodle
#rescuedogs #travelswithtrixie #trixienoodle #meandmydog #aroundtheneighborhood #walkingyourdog #thebenefitsofadog #mydog #trixie #luigi...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 21, 2020
- 3 min
Be the Glue
#papa #papasaul #atthecenter #familyresponsibility #keepingfamiliestogether #fathers #fathersandchildren #sayingkaddish #kaddish...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 30, 2020
- 3 min
A Summer Necklace
#summer #covid #grandchildren #greatestgifts #gifts #pearls #diamonds #rubies #jewels #necklace #thegiftofgrandparenting #summergifts...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
Hello Again and Goodbye
#bubby #baba #grandpa #grandma #nana #popop #granddad #meema #saba #savta #becomingagrandparent #papa #visitstograndpa #visitstograndma...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
Pancakes for Breakfast
#pancakesforbreakfast #pancakes #fairychips #breakfastwithfamily #eatingtogether #pancakeswithsyrup #wafflesandpancakes #yum...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 17, 2020
- 3 min
42
#marriage #42years #marriedlife #anniversary #weddings #aboutmarriage #vows #weddingvows #chuppah #weddingthemes #weddingdance...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 6, 2020
- 4 min
A Letter to You, Dad
#saul #dad #daddy #ourdad #95 #happybirthday #birthday #memories #rememberingdad #dadwhatwouldyouthink #thinkingofyou #politics...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 5, 2020
- 5 min
A Tale of Two Communities: the Gomel Blessing
#gomel #covid19 #sayingkaddish #kaddish #wordshavewings #mothersanddaughters #gomelblessing #reinventing #followinganillness #creativity...
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Leann Shamash
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
When I Play Alone
#Covid19 #whenIplayalone #apoemforgrandchildren #childrenstory #shortstory #playingalone #lookingoutmywindow #sayingkaddish...
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 5, 2020
- 3 min
It's All About The Excuses
Mom is gone and saying kaddish looms (maybe that is not the right word...it sounds so negative) for the year to come. Since dad passed...
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 1, 2020
- 2 min
Words have Wings
"Children are an extension of their parents and a profound connection always exists between them, even after death. Because of this...
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 1, 2020
- 1 min
Three Orphans Sitting on a Bench-February 3, 2020
I am 63 Barry is 62 Paul is 59. We sit on a bench following morning minyan. Heads bowed. Hands on our laps We are orphans now. We have...
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Leann Shamash
- Feb 27, 2020
- 1 min
February 2, 2020- Jasmine
Inhale the scent of jasmine. I am a plant person. My husband and I collect plants like some people collect hats or jewelry or shoes....
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Welcome to "Words Have Wings."
During the year following the death of a parent it is their children's responsibility to say the kaddish. This blog is a series of reflections while saying the kaddish for my late mother, Irma Gershkowitz.