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September 2012

September 17, 2012

A Prayer with Wings

Prayer has the ability to lighten your heart, to take away your grief and sorrow...

September 10, 2012

Slowing Down is Not a Bad Thing….

I spent a great deal of time with my children this summer. By time I...

September 03, 2012

Then and Now

When we first arrived at our guest house in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the housekeeper greeted...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

Truly Lifelong Best Friends

She climbs onto the twin sized bed, as difficult as it is for her, and...

August 22, 2012

Not Just Any Masjid

Kay recently started going to masjid on Saturday mornings. Her father and I had decided...

August 16, 2012

Shopping For Good Deeds

“Who is this for? We don’t want this. Take it back.” The words fell upon...

August 13, 2012

Balancing Parental Discipline

Al Haleem. I struggle with parenting and this beautiful characteristic of Allah SWT, this name...

August 06, 2012

You Can Make the Most of Ramadan

It’s Ramadan! I didn’t need to tell you that, but maybe you needed a reminder....

August 02, 2012

On Discipline

As we are in the midst of Ramadan reflecting on what to break our fasts...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

An Imperfect Effort

It’s the middle of the night and I am attempting to complete an advent calendar...

July 23, 2012

A Ramadan Prayer

Ya Allah. My daughters were three years old last Ramadan. They understood that Ramadan meant...

July 19, 2012

GrowMama Roundup: Favorite Ramadan Activities for Busy Moms

Blessed Ramadan is nearly hear! In anticipation, we asked some of our writers what are...

July 16, 2012

Ramadan Suhoor Ideas

If your family is like mine, no one feels like eating at 4 am -...

July 12, 2012

Blast from the past: “And So It Begins…”

Here is a "blast from the past" post by one of our GrowMama writers we...

July 09, 2012

A Father’s Influence

“Whoever you sit with, learn from their good qualities, leave their bad qualities” “Listen to...

July 05, 2012

Four Decades of Wisdom

I’m at the library fingering through rows of novels to relax with over the weekend. ...

July 02, 2012

Preschool Activities on a Shoestring

Sometimes we want to do something creative with our toddlers and preschoolers, but don't have...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Growmama Picks June 2012

Growmama Picks is a collection of fun, interesting, and inspiring links that we share with...

June 25, 2012

Summer Fun!

Alhamdulillah summer has begun! Unfotunately one of my children, ruptured his ear drum. So this...

June 21, 2012

GrowMama Roundup: Your Must Have Smartphone App

Are you a smartphone user? Is there one smartphone app that is a must-have for...

June 18, 2012

Resolutions

It’s fajr time, and for today at least I have kept my resolve not to...

June 14, 2012

Acts of Righteousness

As Muslim parents, we always look for ways to build positive characteristics in our children....

June 11, 2012

A Special Graduation

On May 23, 2012 my daughter Kay graduated from Pre-K from the on campus school...

June 07, 2012

This “Game” of Life

A colleague of mine recently told me that her friend has passed away. It was...

June 04, 2012

Off beat

This past year Maryam has been transitioning from a toddler to a preschooler. This past...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Growmama Picks May 2012

Growmama Picks is a collection of fun, interesting, and inspiring links that we share with...

May 28, 2012

10 Ways to Get to Know Your Neighbors

I had a neighbor a couple of houses down that I only rarely saw going...

May 24, 2012

Frequent Wandering

I lived in four different states over the last ten years. My first two children...

May 21, 2012

When You Remember Allah Together

Ever since my daughters were born three and a half years ago, I’ve made it...

May 17, 2012

Sleepless Nights

I lie awake throughout the night peering at the bedroom door I’ve strategically left open...