Eleven as One
Memoirs of a Grateful Jewish Mother
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My life, most days is like a run a way train! My nieghbor says I remind her of the Tasmanian devil, the cartoon, or the coyote that chases roadrunner, I don't know if that is a compliment, but I agree with her, she is implying that she never ever sees me sit and relax even for a minute. Most mornings I start my day at the gym, I go to the 5:45 cycling class. The instructor was making us go up hill and then after five minutes she says, "ok, if you have one child come down...if you have two.... come down...if you have three come down...if you have four come down..." then only one out of fifty peole still cycling standing was me, she continues cautiously. "five...six..."I can feel everyone's eyeballs on me, she continues, "seven...eight..." she give up and questions, "How many kids do you have?" I could not answer right away because I was scared of the reaction, but the dead silence in the room was worse. Out of breath I proudly answered, "I have eleven."
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After nine years of marriage and five children, Yael Gollub’s foundation breaks; her marriage ends, and she faces raising her children alone. She works hard to provide a good life for them, and her hard work pays off: she meets David, a father of one. In time they fall in love and marry, and then the fun begins.
Yael and David have five more children together, making a family of thirteen. Every day Yael thanks G_d for their eleven beautiful children. Eleven as One: Memoirs of a Grateful Jewish Mother is a loving and realistic look at the inner workings of a large, gregarious family.
Chaotic, sweet, loving, and lively are words that describe the unpredictable life of this happy Emah!
About the Author
Yael Gollub was born to parents from Bombay, India, who moved to Israel and later to Alberta, Calgary. As an adult, she moved to sunny California where she now lives in Long Beach. She and her husband, David, have a loving blended family of eleven children and their beloved grandchildren.