At a Loss

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It had been one of those weeks. Overload at work deadlines I seemed unable to meet one son in an accident the other unable to return to yeshivah because he was sick with a virus.

And then there was money pressure. As a single mother and sole breadwinner my monthly budgets are planned out in advance and I keep to them very strictly. Throughout several difficult months Hashem had bestowed incredible chesed upon me never leaving me short of cash.

But this month seemed to be different. Right at the outset I noted a gaping hole in my budget and was desperately trying to think of how I could fill it.

And then came crunch time. My son finally felt well enough to go back to yeshivah but I had to pay for overweight luggage taking a chunk out of my finances. I comforted myself that this was for my son’s shteiging in Torah and I would not feel the loss. I sent off my bechor with tearful smiles with pride in his growth and a twist in my heart.