Category: Family
4 Self-Care Tips for Busy Moms
If you’re a mom, chances are there’s never a dull moment in your world. Between taking care of the kids, husband, maintaining the home, work and all those errands that keep you on the move, you barely have enough time – let alone energy – to breathe. And that’s a real problem. When it comes [...]
Extracurricular Exhaustion & Overscheduled Families: When Is It Enough?
Ponn Sabra shares numerous tips, resources & experiences in the article “Overscheduled Families: When is It Enough?” Page 51-53, in the “Islamic Horizons” magazine, written by Kiran Ansari. Kiran directs readers back to these resources: Free Museums, Parks, Field Trips in your state – How to find them Free Internet Safety Software and Add-Ons – [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-05
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Ask American Muslim Mom!
Do you have a question for American Muslim Mom, Ponn Sabra? She wants to answer! The community’s top questions will be answered in future articles, podcasts, cinch tips, and more Insha’Allah. Whatever your question is–whether it’s sustaining a strong relationship with our Lord, being a devout Muslim mom/wife/daughter, succeeding as a social media blogger, halal [...]
Recipe: ‘Good Morning Pumpkin’ Muffins
I love a good muffin. Life as a busy mama to three kiddos doesn’t always allow time to sit down for a leisurely breakfast. Muffins are a great way to grab breakfast on the go. With a cup of coffee, milk, or juice, it gives me just enough energy to get through my hectic mornings [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-28
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As A Muslim Mom, What Are Your Biggest Problems?
Have you downloaded, read, taken notes, and applied the many tips in my FREE 23-page ebook, “Balancing Life as a Muslim Mom” yet? I conquer the top priorities to being a Muslim Mom: Challenges of Marriage, Motherhood & Money, based on the incredibly supportive feedback I’ve received. I’m honored and humbled that at least three [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-21
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Recipe: Foolproof Baked Brown Rice
I’m always trying to improve the way my family eats. I strive to serve meals using as many healthy ingredients as I can fit into a recipe. I’ve attempted making brown rice in the past, but I have always had unappetizing results. It would either be too mushy or crunchy–sometimes even a mixture of both. [...]
How to Store Fresh Produce
Remember our previous post, Life in Gaza: Produce. From Stand to Shelf? If you haven’t read it yet, click on the link to discover how the family and I managed to store fresh in Gaza without a refrigerator. Subhanallah, just when I had finished writing that post, a friend shared this awesome blogpost, “How to Store [...]
Preparing for the Transition to Motherhood
When a woman is expecting, she eagerly anticipates the birth of her baby. For nine months she has dreamed about holding her infant, counting the tiny toes and examining every inch of the newest member of her family. Most women can’t wait to get to know this precious, brand-new person. Whether a new mother is [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-14
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Recipe: Power Biscotti
Having three little girls ages five to newborn is very tiring. My calories and time have to count. To get a bit of a recharge I bake a batch of biscotti. It’s not as labor intensive as one may think. I remember being quite intimidated by biscotti recipes in the past, but after making it [...]
Are You A Productive Muslim?
Procrastination. We’ve all encountered it and fallen deeply into its trap. When faced with a daunting to-do list (or even a short manageable one), it’s amazing what suddenly becomes of interest to us. Friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter will be updating you constantly on their lives, your closets and desk space will call [...]
Tiny Buttery Crumb Cookies: The Finished Product
Asalaamu Alaykum! As you may recall, a few days ago, we posted a recipe with an accompanying video for Making Tiny Buttery Crumb Cookies with Your Kids. Many of you seemed intrigued with this recipe. So, based on all the comments stating your interest, we decided to share pictures of the finished product with you. [...]
