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Grow Mama Grow

Motherhood Reflections

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July 2009

July 20, 2009

The Quintessential Fairytale

Every time I walk into a store or pass by a television, I gingerly walk...

July 12, 2009

Masjids & Mermaids

Fact: All living things can worship Allah SWT. Does that mean Dora, Diego, Ariel and...

July 06, 2009

Baby Fat

I was listening to the radio the other day and there was a guest speaking...

July 02, 2009

Running Shoes

The first thing I noticed were the white running shoes, propped up on the pillow....

June 2009

June 29, 2009

Soccer Mama

I’m a soccer mom, I admit it. It’s ironic really, since I hated soccer in...

June 11, 2009

Losing the First Tooth

It was just after lunch yesterday when the announcement came…..”Mum look my tooth is moving!”...

May 2009

May 31, 2009

The List

Abu Said Al-Khudri narrated, "Once Allah's prophet went out to the Musalla (to offer the...

May 28, 2009

My Road to Exercise

Exercise makes me feel better. When I adhere to a regular routine, I feel emotionally,...

May 24, 2009

Only When You’re Satisfied

Every. Single. Time. Every time I learn to be satisfied with what I have, Allah...

May 14, 2009

In The Pool

Watching my boys swim in the leisure pool, I turn to my husband Yusuf and...

May 11, 2009

Beyond Words

My family and I recently returned from a 6-week visit to our native Egypt. While...

May 07, 2009

Baby Blues

For two weeks after having Khadijah, I had the baby blues. It wasn’t full-on post-partum...

April 2009

April 27, 2009

The Wedding Speaker

She is the Wedding Speaker.  Perhaps that sounds unamazing or cliché to you, but to...

April 20, 2009

uranI Love my Dishes

I wish all my dishes, spoons, forks, and cups were disposable!! I wish they could...

April 02, 2009

Child Safety

As I drove back home after the daily drop-off of my kids, I finally got...

March 2009

March 31, 2009

Think Healthy

As I rush to catch the elevator, trying to get to my office, I wonder,...

March 23, 2009

Waiting to be Five

We adults are well aware that we’re getting older and that we’re changing-in more ways...

February 2009

February 26, 2009

While You Are Not Watching

This was the title of an email I received few days ago. Basically, it mentioned...

February 23, 2009

Resigning from the Etiquette Police

I give up. I’m surrendering.  I won’t do it any more—it’s an impossible mission.  It...

February 12, 2009

Stay At Home Moms

Stay at home moms. Hmm, I wonder where this term came from. I think it's...

February 08, 2009

Sunshine

Looking back now it’s funny to think that by my mid-twenties I had thought that...

February 02, 2009

Underdosing

It’s a cruel rite of passage that most new parents experience during their first year...

January 2009

January 26, 2009

Eat Healthy!

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” Is this really true? What we eat...

January 22, 2009

They Grow Up So Fast

Many expressions people use in everyday life simply roll off the tongue, travel through the...

January 14, 2009

Laundry Blues?

Do you find yourself buried beneath mounds of laundry as you try to separate darks...

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