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July 2009

July 10, 2009
My ear worms started about nine years ago, around the time I started memorizing the...
July 06, 2009
I was listening to the radio the other day and there was a guest speaking...
July 02, 2009
The first thing I noticed were the white running shoes, propped up on the pillow....

June 2009

June 29, 2009
I’m a soccer mom, I admit it. It’s ironic really, since I hated soccer in...
June 25, 2009
Laws of nature and our common sense tell us that if one constantly takes from...
June 22, 2009
Give me a break. Sometimes I get so infuriated as an American Muslim woman. I...
June 15, 2009
My husband has a wonderful trait-once he decides on something and goes through with it,...
June 11, 2009
It was just after lunch yesterday when the announcement came…..”Mum look my tooth is moving!”...
June 07, 2009
Goggles on, goggles off.  Close the life jacket, now open it - we don't need...
June 04, 2009
I came across a tip in Screamfree Parenting by Hal Runkel that really clicked with...

May 2009

May 31, 2009
Abu Said Al-Khudri narrated, "Once Allah's prophet went out to the Musalla (to offer the...
May 28, 2009
Exercise makes me feel better. When I adhere to a regular routine, I feel emotionally,...
May 24, 2009
Every. Single. Time. Every time I learn to be satisfied with what I have, Allah...
May 21, 2009
I flipped out on my kids tonight. I know all the strategies out there about...
May 18, 2009
A tiny tomato seed is planted in the earth. It needs water and sun but...
May 14, 2009
Watching my boys swim in the leisure pool, I turn to my husband Yusuf and...
May 11, 2009
My family and I recently returned from a 6-week visit to our native Egypt. While...
May 07, 2009
For two weeks after having Khadijah, I had the baby blues. It wasn’t full-on post-partum...

April 2009

April 30, 2009
“Pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto Allah for mankind, or him who can...
April 27, 2009
She is the Wedding Speaker.  Perhaps that sounds unamazing or cliché to you, but to...
April 23, 2009
You poor dears. Bored of meetings in spare office spaces instead of play dates. You...
April 20, 2009
I wish all my dishes, spoons, forks, and cups were disposable!! I wish they could...
April 16, 2009
A sister posted this quote from the O website on another group. “Parents who neglect...
April 13, 2009
The Quran is filled with many stories that teach us valuable morals. It’s nice when...
April 09, 2009
What makes parenting so scary? It seems like a question with an obvious answer considering...
April 06, 2009
Who would bring meals through sunshine or rain, Who would bring meals through comfort or...
April 02, 2009
As I drove back home after the daily drop-off of my kids, I finally got...

March 2009

March 31, 2009
As I rush to catch the elevator, trying to get to my office, I wonder,...
March 26, 2009
“Mama, you remember Mo’min don’t you?”  Zayd asks me with wide eyes one night before...
March 23, 2009
We adults are well aware that we’re getting older and that we’re changing-in more ways...
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