This weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the annual Mercy Mission sister’s conference. This year the theme was Me, Myself and Allah.The venue was the lovely Kensington Town Hall and on arriving I was greeted with a host of stalls which included information and opportunities around Islamic knowledge and education and outreach (I liked […]

Now I know why we had such a long, cold winter – so that we can really appreciate it when the warmer weather comes along.  The last few days have been lovely mash’Allah – bright sun, blue skies, a fresh breeze and everything starting to blossom. I thought this weekend was perfect for taking the […]

I finally got the chance to bring out my beads after what felt like a very long time.  I had finished the housework, the kids were school, hubby was on a  job and Darling was asleep.  My afternoon was MINE!!! I love the glass crystals that are available right now and like mixing their sparkle […]

I finally got the chance to bring out my beads after what felt like a very long time.  I had finished the housework, the kids were school, hubby was on a  job and Darling was asleep.  My afternoon was MINE!!! I love the glass crystals that are available right now and like mixing their sparkle […]

Sometimes we are so caught up in the minutiae of life that we lose sight of the important things.  Sometimes we make the little things the most important things in our life.  I think that’s just human nature: not seeing the woods for the trees. I was rushing through my housekeeping and duties today: breakfast, […]

You might remember not that long ago we welcomed our fourth child, Darling as Little Lady calls her, into the world.  Well I’m slightly amazed that Darling is six months already.  Mash’Allah this little one has given me six of the happiest months in my life.  She has been an easy going, happy little sweetheart […]

This week I had agreed to meet some very dear friends from university for dessert.  We usually meet for a meal, but I thought this idea was good because it would give me time to get the kids fed and all of my chores done. What actually happened was that I left work early, sneaked […]

Sometimes it’s nice to have an easy-breezy, non-productive day where you can just go with the flow and enjoy the day.  Yesterday was that kind of day, with my best friend coming to spend the day.  She brought along her two beautiful little boys and some treats for me: We spent the time, chatting, catching up and having lunch […]

Now that I am making the kids packed lunches again and taking my own lunch into work, I am trying to experiment with different foods that are easy to prepare and taste good. I have tried a few variations of chicken filling, but this one I experimented with today has been the best I have […]

I have been feeling funny lately. Lethargic, anti-social, lazy, not very interested in anything.I start a hundred things and can’t seem to go anywhere near finishing any of them. Books I have read two chapters of are piling up on my bedside table, a pile of cards I have started and not finished and lots […]

I have been feeling funny lately. Lethargic, anti-social, lazy, not very interested in anything.I start a hundred things and can’t seem to go anywhere near finishing any of them. Books I have read two chapters of are piling up on my bedside table, a pile of cards I have started and not finished and lots […]

I have been feeling funny lately. Lethargic, anti-social, lazy, not very interested in anything.I start a hundred things and can’t seem to go anywhere near finishing any of them. Books I have read two chapters of are piling up on my bedside table, a pile of cards I have started and not finished and lots […]

As we have had more news recently, I thought this was a good time to give an update regarding my Uncle T’s situation in Pakistan and what really happened when he was abducted (1, 2, and 3). The abductors demanded £150,000, them £100,000 and then settled on £70,000 (or 7 million rupees) which the family […]

As we have had more news recently, I thought this was a good time to give an update regarding my Uncle T’s situation in Pakistan and what really happened when he was abducted (1, 2, and 3). The abductors demanded £150,000, them £100,000 and then settled on £70,000 (or 7 million rupees) which the family […]