A Butterfly Ring for Chaya

Butterfly Ring for Chaya: A Story of Becoming

The Butterfly Ring for Chaya began years before it was ever designed. When Chaya graduated high school, we made her a necklace with a butterfly that was missing part of its wing. At the time, it felt right. Butterflies can still fly even when something is broken. That piece carried a simple message she lived by: I can and I will. That same message would later shape the Butterfly Ring for Chaya.

Years later, as Chaya graduated college, we wanted to mark how much had changed — and how much hadn’t.

This time, the butterfly was whole.

The ring was designed around that idea of becoming. The butterfly sits at the center of the Butterfly Ring for Chaya, no longer incomplete, no longer in transition. It represents growth that came through effort, resilience, and self-belief. The same butterfly as before, just fully formed.

Four gold points surround the design, placed deliberately to act as a compass. They are a reminder to trust herself, her instincts, and the direction she’s moving in — even when it’s not clear where the path leads. Six diamonds were added to the Butterfly Ring for Chaya to mark her birthday. They aren’t meant to dominate the design, but to live within it — part of the story rather than decoration.

The underside of the ring holds what may be the most personal detail. Engraved beneath the butterfly are the words: “In my becoming, I found my beauty.” Alongside the butterfly she once was, and the person she is now.

Every one of our children has a name that reflects who they are in our family. Dovid is the admiral — steady and responsible. Libby is the sunshine. Max is the soul. Mali is the magic.

Chaya is the heart.

The Butterfly Ring for Chaya isn’t about a moment. It’s about a journey that’s still unfolding — and a reminder she’ll carry with her wherever she goes.