Registration to participate in the welcome olim ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport opened up today. I am VERY excited now. Family and friends in Israel are signing up and are going to meet me there. I was watching the video of the most recent arrivals. It looks really exciting, but I am sure I am going to be EXHAUSTED by the time I arrive. I wonder if I will be ABLE to be as excited and happy as everyone in the video appeared to be. I am going alone and that is the part that is the hardest for me. Even though I will not be alone when I am there, this whole adventure is so bittersweet for me.
This aliyah was a dream that Barry and I had shared. My making aliyah now, though, is NOT about keeping that dream alive. That dream died a long time ago. My making aliyah now, is about doing what is best for ME and for my children. It is about the mitzvah of Aliyah. It is also about a new start for me, a new life.
I am scared, nervous, excited, happy, thrilled, and just emotional in general about this whole event. I pray for a successful aliyah...
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