What tradition are you grateful for? There are traditions we have established over the years as a family and some as an individual that I hold dear. Movie nights with the kids Midnight feasts when they were little Our annual Eid party Our various Eid traditions (you can read about these here) My favourite Ramadan […]
I recently heard a seminar for Muslim Teachers on Islam Channel and was interested to note that the speaker raised the theme of abundance mentality. This is where we have two ways of looking at the world in terms of resources. One is the scarcity viewpoint that says that there is only so much of […]
My husband recently bought my daughter a second hand copy of the Hutchinson Treasury of Children’s Literature, an absolutely beuatiful book with some of my favourite children’s books reproduced in it. She read me one particular poem with quite some glee and rather put me to shame: Granny Granny Granny please comb my hair you […]
One thing I used to do every day at iftar last year was share pictures of our meals with my sisters and sister-in-law on Whatsapp. It was nice to share what you had made and see what people were having and also a way to get ideas for subsequent meals. Every day before we ate, […]
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I spent a lovely evening with my sisters at my mums home yesterday, good food, lots of laughter and some much-appreciated rest. I spent a little bit of the evening sitting alone on her battered old swing in the garden, not doing or thinking anything. Just being still and present in the moment for once […]
Start new job tomorrow. It wouldn’t be the first time in a new office, so wonder why I am a bit stressed out. My previous job was my first after I graduated and although I did want to further my studies, at the time I felt it was time to work. I ended up staying […]
Recuperating this morning after my bi-annual ladies and children Eid-party. Was great fun but am exhaaausted. Nursing my first hot chocolate for breakfast since Ramadan started. Hopefully will try to keep some control over my appetite and not revert to my pre-Ramadan gluttony. The more limited diet has meant I have lost a little weight, […]
I have been promising the babies a midnight feast or a picnic for ages, mostly to get them to stay in bed at bedtime. I used to do these a lot with my older three children and we all really enjoyed them. They have outgrown them now, but I get the chance to do the […]
I took the children into town on Saturday morning and thought I would treat then by letting them choosing a book. Of all places, TK Maxx sometimes have an interesting selection of discounted children’s books. I let the cashier scan them and handed them back to the kids. After I paid, I turned round […]
About half of the calendar year has passed already and it occurred to me how many plans and good intentions I had at the beginning of the year, mid-year my position is very different as I am now six and a half months pregnant and trying to stumble through the day rather than achieve my […]
There are no words for what happened in Paris this weekend, I cannot imagine the terror those poor people went through. I have been mulling over the attacks and the multiple responses the last 24 hours or so: the anger, the fear, those trying to rise above it and reach out on all sides. I […]
A sister recently left a comment asking me about dawah, the work of sharing Islam with others. She asked if every Muslim was responsible for doing dawah, even if they were lay people and didn’t have much knowledge, especially in todays climate where it can feel as if everyone hates us. I would always recommend that Sisters […]
Despite my best efforts at planning ahead and making lists, I find that a lot of our routines and timetables go out of the window during Ramadan. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing. I find that we fall into much more of an organic routine during Ramadan, based on the timings of our […]
