A Minute with Marcie

Shalom, Y'all!  Tonight was the 7th night of Hanukkah.  Allow me a minute to share my heart with you tonight. We attended a Bar Mitzvah for a friend and enjoyed the time tonight! It was a lovely Erev Shabbat (Sabbath eve) service with the lighting of the hanukkiah. I was excited when I knew some of the Hebrew songs & could follow among with some of the readings in Hebrew! This was our hanukkiah (the menorah used during Hanukkah) at home.  Hanukkah is almost over (one more night!) and I'm going to miss this time of year.  It has been very special to me.  This is our 2nd year celebrating Hanukkah, and last year we really didn't know what to do, or how.  I'm still learning, but as we light the candles each night and reflect on the deep spiritual meaning and symbolism...  My heart is just moved!  Let me share with you why. Yeshua (Jesus) said: "I am the light of the world. Any man who follows me shall by no means walk in darkness...

Some of Y'all Lovely Ladies have contacted me, asking about my pretty headwraps.  Thank you so much for your compliments and kind words!  Some of you have asked why I choose to cover my head.  That's a great question, and I love to talk about it, so  I think I'll make a short video soon to explain what led me to my decision to cover.  But for now, I'll share a few of my personal experiences since I've been wrapping. I've been covering, or wrapping, full-time for almost two years now.  What I mean is that I wear a scarf (or scarves) around my head or hair daily.  And while I sometimes get a long stare, more often than not, other ladies will stop me and compliment my wrap, saying I look like royalty.  Wow!  :blushing: I live in deep south Texas, and around here, most people speak Spanish (yes, I'm fluently bilingual).  So last week, I was walking through Hobby Lobby and an older woman tapped my shoulder as I was about to round ...