A Soldier’s Mother - Blogs http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/14 en INN http://www.israelnationalnews.com/static/Blogs/14.jpg http://www.israelnationalnews.com/ Thoughts that Break the Hearthttp://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Message.aspx/3911Sunday, November 8, 2009

Yesterday afternoon, Elie didn't feel like eating much...a sure sign he's sick. He took a nap in the afternoon and when he woke up, he was hot, miserable, glassy-eyed.

What now?

When he was officially inducted to the Israeli army, his national health...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:01:07 GMTThe Army's Gifthttp://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Message.aspx/3904As each soldier leaves the Israeli army, the division and the unit do something for them. They get monetary benefits to see them into the next phase of their lives (more on that when Elie actually gets out and I learn what they are) they get courses that help them learn skills, they get backpacks and...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:36:27 GMTBeing Neededhttp://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Message.aspx/3903Elie's coming home today - through a series of complex twists, he is supposed to travel down to a large southern base to be one of the commanders of a preparation course training new commanders. It's a three week stint. One week training Elie on what he has to do, two weeks being the commander of the...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:28:58 GMTPost from Friday - YES!http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Message.aspx/3898No. I can't believe the army will let Elie out this weekend. It isn't logical. He has been home for the last two weekends in a row. Sunday, the army is saying their thank you to Elie and about 20 other artillery soldiers as they prepare to end their service to the nation.

The army will take...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:46:09 GMTUnderstanding the Love of Rain and Water in Israelhttp://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Message.aspx/3895Decades ago, a representative of another country...I don't remember which any longer...came to Israel and toured our land with our prime minister. After quite a bit of time and many miles, the man turned to our leader and complimented him on the amazing job Israel had done to "deforest" the land. In...Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:39:57 GMT