He woke up in the middle of the night and realized we weren’t home. There was crying and sadness at 2 am and lots of checking the garage and driveway for his daddy’s car and so when we did come back home with a new baby, he wasn’t entirely sure about her. Today, 6 1/2…
Category: Motherhood
Ramadan Decor
As my children have gotten older, so too has their understanding and abilities. They now understand the meaning behind religious holidays and auspicious months such as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. It was an absolute joy to decorate our home with their handmade decor this year. I hope you enjoy the pictures. It…
10 Fabulous Road Trip Ideas!!
Aside from packing lots of snacks, water and extra clothes just in case; I find the following ideas really help us when road tripping with young kids.
Writing |My story
Writing, they say is a good release; a great form of expressing your thoughts but writing also leaves behind a trail and makes you vulnerable to the world before you. As a child, I remember obsessing over notebooks and diaries and writing out my thoughts in them only to rip out the pages and tear…
Hijab | Life Lessons From my Daughter
So many times as parents, we get caught up with the things we want to teach our children that they overshadow the things our children are teaching us.
Be Still My Heart | Less Haste
The baby is finally asleep in her swing and as usual, I am fitting in alone time with my other kids… my 3 year old runs away and races up the stairs, telling me “I be right back”… in about 10 seconds I hear running coming from my room, where the baby is sleeping. I…
Birth Story | 05/18/2008
The story of the birth of my first child, the one who made me “mama”.This was originally written on May 17th, 2009. I am only now choosing to share it.
5 Things I would tell my “Pre-Mom Self”
This day, eight years ago was the last time I was ever child free, All Praise and thanks are due to God. I was taking a long shower this evening and thinking about it, pondering about the things I know now and the things I would have told myself in that stage.
Referee No More
“Mommy, she did this.” “no I didn’t she did this first”. “well, you snatched it” “but you wouldn’t give it and it was my turn” I couldn’t decide which was worse, the constant complaining or the whiny irritating tone of voice that accompanied it. This was the case when visiting someone whose kids are similar…
DIY door hanger| Paper flowers
I saw this on a fellow mommy blogger’s page and had to absolutely try it with my daughter. We didn’t make the wreath but instead, made a door hanger for her bedroom door.This was really simple (a glue gun is key) and it was fun. As you can see, it turned out pretty cute. Please…
The beautiful habit of Prayer.
It is 5:40am and I hear a beeping, down the hallway ……My 7 year old son has set an alarm. Thinking it was a mistake; I get out of bed and open the door to turn it off when he catches me, like a red handed burglar. He sat up, wide eyed and bushy tailed…
…”thinking”, she said
Morning walk/ bike riding at the Savannah Rapids with the family. This girl wanted to hang out here for most of the time, observing nature, the things floating in the water, people kayaking, dog playing fetch in the water, eating fruit and “thinking about things” she said. Watching them alone, in their element is already…
This Beautiful Life of Ours 