Final Excerpt Talking to my Mother
By Aviva Basin Derenowski (Author, Illustrator), Dennis De Rose (Editor) | november 2018
I wanted to convey the feeling behind the stories, so I added the drawings with the hope that if one didn't read the text, the story still grabbed their heart. For those of you who are the logical type, ignore the pictures, and you will get the philosophy out of the lessons I've learned from listening to my Mother. And you, who savor both the visual and the storytelling – enjoy the little drawings next to my Mom’s wisdom. They may tell you something special.
I wanted to convey the feeling behind the stories, so I added the drawings with the hope that if one didn't read the text, the story still grabbed their heart. For those of you who are the logical type, ignore the pictures, and you will get the philosophy out of the lessons I've learned from listening to my Mother. And you, who savor both the visual and the storytelling – enjoy the little drawings next to my Mom’s wisdom. They may tell you something special.
Talking to my Mother
By Aviva Basin Derenowski (Author, Illustrator), Dennis De Rose (Editor) | november 2018
Describing Talking to my Mother is easy. Describing its effect on the reader is not. Its structure is simple: 99 short anecdotes from a phone and Skype conversations between the author (in New York City) and her mother (in Israel). The style is simple, open, and honest. Many of the vignettes end with some sort of brief moral.
Describing Talking to my Mother is easy. Describing its effect on the reader is not. Its structure is simple: 99 short anecdotes from a phone and Skype conversations between the author (in New York City) and her mother (in Israel). The style is simple, open, and honest. Many of the vignettes end with some sort of brief moral.
36 Actions of Love
By Aviva Derenowski
It was our anniversary. I walked briskly through silver Lake Park to have lunch with my husband in a local eatery. when we had pleasant moments, I saw our marriage as perfect, but when I felt irritable, all I saw were challenges we had overcome. As if a vast collection of dots kept rearranging their structure. I observed that I could change my experience by changing my thoughts
It was our anniversary. I walked briskly through silver Lake Park to have lunch with my husband in a local eatery. when we had pleasant moments, I saw our marriage as perfect, but when I felt irritable, all I saw were challenges we had overcome. As if a vast collection of dots kept rearranging their structure. I observed that I could change my experience by changing my thoughts
Koby y Leah: juntos para siempre
By Aviva Derenowski (Spanish Edition)
I prayed for a husband
I asked G-d to introduce me to my beloved.
I joined hikes for singles, went to matchmakers, even joined a choir.
My future husband was not there.
G-d took his time.
When I turned fifty, I met him.
This book reflects our love.
The stories are fiction, but they mirror my life.
I prayed for a husband
I asked G-d to introduce me to my beloved.
I joined hikes for singles, went to matchmakers, even joined a choir.
My future husband was not there.
G-d took his time.
When I turned fifty, I met him.
This book reflects our love.
The stories are fiction, but they mirror my life.
Celebrating Our Mothers
An Anthology Edited by Aviva Derenowski
I have wonderful memories of my mom. it wasn't until after she passed away that I realized how she was the glue that brought our family together. she was always there when we needed her, and sometimes when we thought we didn't. To be able to share a small part of her with others honor.
I have wonderful memories of my mom. it wasn't until after she passed away that I realized how she was the glue that brought our family together. she was always there when we needed her, and sometimes when we thought we didn't. To be able to share a small part of her with others honor.
KOBY and LEAH: together forever
By Aviva Derenowski
I prayed for a husband
I asked G-d to introduce me to my beloved.
I joined hikes for singles, went to matchmakers, even joined a choir.
My future husband was not there.
G-d took his time.
When I turned fifty, I met him.
This book reflects our love.
The stories are fiction, but they mirror my life.
I prayed for a husband
I asked G-d to introduce me to my beloved.
I joined hikes for singles, went to matchmakers, even joined a choir.
My future husband was not there.
G-d took his time.
When I turned fifty, I met him.
This book reflects our love.
The stories are fiction, but they mirror my life.
Communities Magazine #177
Urban Communities – (Winter 2017)
Our Winter 2017 issue, Urban Communities, takes readers on a journey from the US East Coast through middle America to the West Coast, then to Canada and overseas. The communities featured span an equally broad range—from communes to cohousing, from outward-focused to more inward-focused, from retrofit to custom-built, from ecovillages, intentional neighborhood projects, and service-oriented groups to broader efforts to expand and strengthen the urban commons.
Our Winter 2017 issue, Urban Communities, takes readers on a journey from the US East Coast through middle America to the West Coast, then to Canada and overseas. The communities featured span an equally broad range—from communes to cohousing, from outward-focused to more inward-focused, from retrofit to custom-built, from ecovillages, intentional neighborhood projects, and service-oriented groups to broader efforts to expand and strengthen the urban commons.