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November 2010

November 05, 2010

In The Nick of Time…

To all the pilgrims headed and heading to Hajj this season, May Allah accept your...

November 01, 2010

Random Act of Kindness

The weather was cool. The day was perfect for walking, and we had already walked...

October 2010

October 29, 2010

Achtung Baby

In getting the house prepped for a baby I became mindful of dangers...

October 25, 2010

Force of Nature

I am in love with this quote, which I found in a dear friend's signature:...

October 21, 2010

Room 201

Press the red button; wait impatiently for the robotic voice; hear the piercing buzzing noise...

October 24, 2009

What’s Yours is Mine

I smile while I watch them playing in the park. Asmaa doing exactly what her...

October 15, 2009

Courage of the Early Morning

Napoleon supposedly first pronounced those words when he heard his soldiers boasting at night of...

September 2009

September 28, 2009

Shattered Glass

It was Friday night and my ten year-old son invited one of his best friends...

September 18, 2009

To Buy or Not to Buy… For Eid

We live in a consumer driven world. That means commercials on TV, on the internet,...

September 12, 2009

The Light

GrowMama's Ramadan Spirit Contest A True Story for Mothers Who Are Unable to Attend Taraweeh...

September 08, 2009

Modeling After the Greatest Role Model

I recently came across the story of one of the companions of Rasul (s.a.w.), Hudhayfah...

September 04, 2009

Back to School: ‘I Entrust You to God’

A Father's Perspective This morning I handed a piece of my soul over to my...

August 2009

August 27, 2009

Helping Others

Life is such a blessing and I want to live mine in such a way...

July 2009

July 20, 2009

The Quintessential Fairytale

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

July 16, 2009

Frustrated?

Did you ever get frustrated, angry and started shouting at your kids? I used to...

July 10, 2009

My Ear Worm

My ear worms started about nine years ago, around the time I started memorizing the...

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!”...

June 04, 2009

Calm Me Down

I came across a tip in Screamfree Parenting by Hal Runkel that really clicked with...

April 2009

April 23, 2009

Daughters of Mine

You poor dears. Bored of meetings in spare office spaces instead of play dates. You...

April 13, 2009

The Car Ride

The Quran is filled with many stories that teach us valuable morals. It’s nice when...

April 09, 2009

Mothering My Nature

What makes parenting so scary? It seems like a question with an obvious answer considering...

March 2009

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...

March 19, 2009

Disciplinary Technique: 1, 2, 3 Magic!

Every parent has their own techniques for discipline, but here is a humorous tale about...

March 09, 2009

The Balancing Act

We were a single child family for five plus years before the birth of our...

February 2009

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 16, 2009

Tips for Teaching Quran to Young Children

The responsibility of teaching young children the Quran is a heavy weight on my shoulders....

February 08, 2009

Sunshine

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