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Always With Me: An Inspiring Memoir About Love & Loss
This is the story of a significant life, loving and happiness despite the absent, the break, the loss.This is the story of a man and woman, a blessed couple, who spent their time together, hand in hand. This is a song about joy, togetherness, and deep faith. This is a story of love that survives separation by illness and then death.
This is a love story. A bigger- than- life love story. This is a story about a love that is resilient and pure in the face of crisis, disappointment and unimaginable health challenges. This is a story of heroism; spirit reigning over the body and its realities.
This is a story of how the movement of life provides us with opposites and how we grow from polarities such
Death and Life
Darkness and Light
Spiritual Distance and Closeness
The Hidden and the Exposed
Desperation and Hope
This is a story of dedication, light, the good, grace, hope, faith, confidence and love – Always With Me.
This is a love story. A bigger- than- life love story. This is a story about a love that is resilient and pure in the face of crisis, disappointment and unimaginable health challenges. This is a story of heroism; spirit reigning over the body and its realities.
This is a story of how the movement of life provides us with opposites and how we grow from polarities such
Death and Life
Darkness and Light
Spiritual Distance and Closeness
The Hidden and the Exposed
Desperation and Hope
This is a story of dedication, light, the good, grace, hope, faith, confidence and love – Always With Me.
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224 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 17, 2019
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March 15, 2019
First, I want to thank Ariela Ben Ari for providing this book with me so I may bring you this review.
Ariela Ben Ari will always have Moshe Always with Me was the perfect title to this book. Ariela dug deep within her soul and told her readers her life story with her husband Moshe. I can’t imagine how painful emotionally it must have been to relive some of that. Words can’t express how much this book touched me and saddened me. However, it showed me what amazing bond you both had.
This book is dedicated to anyone who has experienced loss of a loved one and precious soul. I want to thank her for those words. For today I lost a friend suddenly whom had Duchene Muscular Dystrophy.
Ariela hopes that this book one day will become a spiritual and eternal legacy, a stamp and seal for Moshe and her, one that will remain as our memorial for all time.
The cover of the book was so simple with just a few leaves. However, it made sense to have them be the cover. Good work to the graphic designer.
This book is spiritual and religious in nature.
There is a section in the book called A Moment Before. In this section you see two little butterflies to me. For me personally butterflies have always been special to me. It has meant rebirth or new beginning. So, having them in this section put a smile on my face. This part of the book was beautiful. Originally, she would pour down her feelings, confusions, thoughts, etc. To her those were private thoughts only to be seen by her. In those three years she poured her heart and soul into writing. Never did she think that what she would be writing could become Moshe’s book.
Ariela Ben Ari will always have Moshe Always with Me was the perfect title to this book. Ariela dug deep within her soul and told her readers her life story with her husband Moshe. I can’t imagine how painful emotionally it must have been to relive some of that. Words can’t express how much this book touched me and saddened me. However, it showed me what amazing bond you both had.
This book is dedicated to anyone who has experienced loss of a loved one and precious soul. I want to thank her for those words. For today I lost a friend suddenly whom had Duchene Muscular Dystrophy.
Ariela hopes that this book one day will become a spiritual and eternal legacy, a stamp and seal for Moshe and her, one that will remain as our memorial for all time.
The cover of the book was so simple with just a few leaves. However, it made sense to have them be the cover. Good work to the graphic designer.
This book is spiritual and religious in nature.
There is a section in the book called A Moment Before. In this section you see two little butterflies to me. For me personally butterflies have always been special to me. It has meant rebirth or new beginning. So, having them in this section put a smile on my face. This part of the book was beautiful. Originally, she would pour down her feelings, confusions, thoughts, etc. To her those were private thoughts only to be seen by her. In those three years she poured her heart and soul into writing. Never did she think that what she would be writing could become Moshe’s book.
March 4, 2019
A song of joy and love
Israeli author Ariela Ben Ari is a compassionate coach in her field of working with ADHD people, her focus being on addressing attention deficits. ALWAYS WITH ME is her first published book – and with the strength of this memoir it is quite likely (as well as hopeful) that she will write again.
Memoirs work - or not. If a memoir is self-serving it lacks connection with the public. If the memoir is about universal truths, sharing paths of growth that led the writer out of despair into illumination, then the book becomes important. Ariela’s book achieves that goal as well as any other memoir – and more.
In a flowing prose manner Ariela relates her life with her husband Moshe – the joys and splendor of uniting with the right mate – and their inability to have children that made such an impact on her. But in a well-written manner she shares how her life of crises the love she and Moshe shared blossomed and their decision to live both in the moment and celebrate life in all aspects. Moshe died and the impact of that event changed Ariela’s life, from utter despair to learning how to live alone, a move that resulted in her regaining faith and the desire to share her journey with others. The manner in which she shares all of this makes for a rich reading experience, and a light for all to follow.
Israeli author Ariela Ben Ari is a compassionate coach in her field of working with ADHD people, her focus being on addressing attention deficits. ALWAYS WITH ME is her first published book – and with the strength of this memoir it is quite likely (as well as hopeful) that she will write again.
Memoirs work - or not. If a memoir is self-serving it lacks connection with the public. If the memoir is about universal truths, sharing paths of growth that led the writer out of despair into illumination, then the book becomes important. Ariela’s book achieves that goal as well as any other memoir – and more.
In a flowing prose manner Ariela relates her life with her husband Moshe – the joys and splendor of uniting with the right mate – and their inability to have children that made such an impact on her. But in a well-written manner she shares how her life of crises the love she and Moshe shared blossomed and their decision to live both in the moment and celebrate life in all aspects. Moshe died and the impact of that event changed Ariela’s life, from utter despair to learning how to live alone, a move that resulted in her regaining faith and the desire to share her journey with others. The manner in which she shares all of this makes for a rich reading experience, and a light for all to follow.
June 5, 2019
Interesting to see how an observant Jew experiences life and loss. Made me sorry I have no true faith in anything.
July 19, 2022
What kind of marriage do you dream of?
The marriage between this author and her husband was fabulous. Wow, that is all I can say. He wanted to please his wife so much that he was willing to parachute while being afraid of heights. He also went diving even though he didn’t know how to swim. Now that’s true love. And that’s what marriage is all about.
I felt the love Ariela Ben Ari showed her husband, Moshe, every day, and I am blessed to have that kind of marriage too.
I lost my son to murder when he was young, and my husband has always been there for me through my grief. I can’t imagine facing life without him and God. So when Moshe faces a health issue that will eventually take his life, my heart breaks for this couple. But their love story doesn’t end in death. Pick up your copy of this inspirational book, Always With Me, to share their love.
The marriage between this author and her husband was fabulous. Wow, that is all I can say. He wanted to please his wife so much that he was willing to parachute while being afraid of heights. He also went diving even though he didn’t know how to swim. Now that’s true love. And that’s what marriage is all about.
I felt the love Ariela Ben Ari showed her husband, Moshe, every day, and I am blessed to have that kind of marriage too.
I lost my son to murder when he was young, and my husband has always been there for me through my grief. I can’t imagine facing life without him and God. So when Moshe faces a health issue that will eventually take his life, my heart breaks for this couple. But their love story doesn’t end in death. Pick up your copy of this inspirational book, Always With Me, to share their love.
October 29, 2019
Always with me
I don't know. It's a lot of religion, plus a relationship that seems one sided at times. The main person writing this is talking about how her husband is dying from cancer and what they both went through together. And how he was bigger than life when he was alive. Yes there are very sad parts in this novel. Then it will go on about her life without him. I don't know just wasn't really feeling the book. Gonna guess it might be just me, because I'm not an autobiography person unless I was back in school making a report. Where it was okay. I still felt that it wasn't my cup of tea even with experiencing loss of family members.
I don't know. It's a lot of religion, plus a relationship that seems one sided at times. The main person writing this is talking about how her husband is dying from cancer and what they both went through together. And how he was bigger than life when he was alive. Yes there are very sad parts in this novel. Then it will go on about her life without him. I don't know just wasn't really feeling the book. Gonna guess it might be just me, because I'm not an autobiography person unless I was back in school making a report. Where it was okay. I still felt that it wasn't my cup of tea even with experiencing loss of family members.
July 20, 2019
Very good book. Author takes you on an emotional journey with very detailed and heartfelt sharing of the realistic hills and valleys of love won, lost and all that's in-between the two. The connection this couple has is so strong, powerful and full of their faith. Their tale of opposites attract show how they actually complete one another, this is just an amazing story, definitely a tear jerker but also soul searching and inspiring.
April 15, 2019
A beautiful book about love and loss and I loved the premise behind the book. However, I was unconvinced with the dialogue. People don't talk like that. It also felt far too preachy for me. More about religion than the actual feelings and emotions behind everything that govern our day to day lives. Not for me.
November 10, 2023
Droning
I really thought this was going to expand on how Ariela learns to live without her husband. It instead went on and on about the journey of his death and her wallowing in that first year was a lot of the same story. It coughs have been condensed. I want to know HOW she moved on.
I really thought this was going to expand on how Ariela learns to live without her husband. It instead went on and on about the journey of his death and her wallowing in that first year was a lot of the same story. It coughs have been condensed. I want to know HOW she moved on.
April 6, 2019
A love that goes on forever .
A good love story about the author and her husband. Being of a different faith than the author, I was unfamiliar with many of the terms and believes of the Jewish faith.
A good love story about the author and her husband. Being of a different faith than the author, I was unfamiliar with many of the terms and believes of the Jewish faith.
July 17, 2019
Very touching love story
This would be an excellent read for new widows or those whose spouses n incurable illness. It is encouraging and comforting to know that the love never goes away but can give you the strength and courage to continue a productive life.
This would be an excellent read for new widows or those whose spouses n incurable illness. It is encouraging and comforting to know that the love never goes away but can give you the strength and courage to continue a productive life.
November 6, 2019
I enjoyed reading this memoir. I thought it was a very sweet tribute to the author's husband. They had a magical relationship. I loved how he demonstrated his love for her and how he made her feel so special. I think it was very endearing. I am not one that reads a lot of memoirs, biographies, or autobiographies but I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It was a bittersweet read though. It was very poignant and you shared her emotions and ups and downs through their journey. I would recommend it to others who enjoy this kind of read.
September 7, 2020
I don’t know why the word God, the book writes as G-d. Anyway, some thoughts here are relatable, especially when I’m feeling sad, lonely and unloved. But most are quite redundant and tiring already. Yet, I think there are some lessons that a grieving person might learn.
March 31, 2019
A beautiful love story of love,loss and recovery
April 18, 2019
sweet story.. heartwarming and tugs your heart string.. some of it confused me at times because i'm not the same faith but overall it was well done.
August 9, 2019
Wjy
This is about a Jewish man and how he struggles dealing with cancer and getting his wife prepared for his departure
This is about a Jewish man and how he struggles dealing with cancer and getting his wife prepared for his departure
February 24, 2020
Loved this book. I learned so much about Jewish practices, especially dealing with a death.
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