TRUTH

My brother Naftali got  married a few nights ago.  notice how i said 'my brother'. not my step-brother or half-brother or adopted brother. we always introduce each other that way- simply as brother and sister. thats because there are no distinctions or differentiation in our blended family. there is only love and respect here.  love, for the brother i've known since i was old enough to remember anything. respect, for the commitment of marriage that my father and his mother made to each other. under the chuppah they joined our families together with unconditional love and acceptance and i have been blessed to be part of a warm welcoming family ever since. Now that my brother has made those same promises, i'm no longer the lone female in our immediate family circle. So will you please take a HALF STEP sideways and make way for  my brother and his bride :)