Tag: "Family"
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 – [...]
Audio Post- Life in Gaza: Making a Family Du’a When Apart
Recorded 12-8-2011 My Arabic pronunciation is bad. Subhanallah, Glory be to Allah, it’s funny (only now) to listen how much my Arabic has improved over the weeks…Alhumdulillah (Praise and thanks be to Allah). “Attracting only good to surround us…” what irony! What pain! Listening now on 1/20/12, 6-weeks later and that happiness, peace and calm [...]
Life in Gaza: Fresh Fish Friday Family Fun
SubhanAllah, Glory be to Allah. The one and only week-end day in Gaza is Friday, so all of the adults sleep in after Fajr. The kids, however, actually run downstairs–YES–right after the time when shurook (daybreak) occurs to either play soccer or build their orchard and gardens. MashaAllah, after my taking pictures of the various [...]
Time For Mama
You do your best when you are at your best. I know there is much to do thoughout the day, and it seems like 15 minutes to yourself is just too hard to get. Does Mama Time Really Exist? But, don’t feel down! What if I told you that it is possible to have that mama time? [...]
Feeding Your Family With Less Stress
Where did summer go? It seems I was just thinking about summer beginning and now here we are ready for winter! Personally I love falling back into a routine (even if it is crazy at times!). The one challenge I always face is feeding everyone when we are all running in 10 different directions, not [...]
Raising Kids to Love Reading
Reading is a skill a child should get used to and enjoy, because he or she will be engaging in it for the rest of life. It’s a means to learning, a tool and pastime far too often overlooked. Sharing My Love of Reading with the Next Generation I have always had a love for [...]
Tips For Keeping Ramadan Alive Year Round
This is a time to reflect on the 99+ Tips of Teaching Kids How to Fast During Ramadan at the beginning of the month, and keep these new or old habits year-round. Many are repeated, simply to re-enforce their importance. InshaAllah, stay posted for tomorrow’s post Reflections for Ramadan and Eid 2011 Muslim Blogpost Series [...]
Ramadan and Southern Cuisine
Before Ramadan began, I sorted through my recipes looking for quick and easy, yet healthful, recipes; as I’m looking for ways to shake up the line up. I find that a lot of the recipes I find online for Ramadan are Middle Eastern or Indian and while there is nothing wrong with that, I am [...]
Tips for Parents to Involve Kids during Layletul Qadr
The Family that Prays Together Stays Together We sometimes succumb to the weakness of holding back in our worship because we feel like we are limited by our children. Given, that they do make finding the time and peace of mind to worship to one’s full potential a little more challenging; children are a blessing [...]
What Will You Be Doing This Summer?
Thanks to Broadcast Blogger, fellow Founding Member, Melissa Bastow of The Barrels of Blog Online Magazine invited my girls and I to share our “To Do List” for this summer for her June edition…and well, as suspected Summer always flies by taking away the whole month of June, even before you noticed, subhanallah, Glory be [...]
Morning and Evening Du’a (Supplications), Dhiker (Remembrance of Allah)
A quick note to share something we play every day in the morning and after maghrib. We listen, recite and read the Morning and Evening Du’a, Dhiker and recommended Qur’an with the beautiful recitations available on TV Qur’an here. I love starting our day after healthy, sit-down warm cozy breakfast to these recitation. Then, completing [...]
Why are kids so fascinated by mall escalators?
What’s the fascination of mall escalators anyways!? For whatever reasons, there’s no getting around “mama, Mama–I want to stand with you on the escalator!” “No me!” “No it’s my turn”. And, the moment I step on there’s always a frustrated strangler puppy dog eyes and pouts, in which I have to change the whole mood [...]
Top Ten Tips to Help Gain Your Husband’s Support in Your Blog or Business
My dear mentor Amy of Mom Spark Media, started a new series this week, called “Dear Mom Spark”. The debut question truly hit home because Anonymous was seeking advice to help her gain her husband’s support for her love of blogging. Well, I just had to share my long comment here, and spice it up [...]
Salma K Farid Academy – Honoring their mother
“Farid: Successful entrepreneur intends to honor late mother“, By: George Moore 07/10/2008, Meriden’s Record Journal.
I Look, I See by Yusuf Islam. Your Mother.
For the CD at $7.99 what a deal! IF you’ve never heard any of Yusuf Islam’s incredible work…click on the image and Preview/Listen to 9 of the songs. My family’s personal favorite (the first song that our girls memorized verbatim): # 8: Your Mother! It’s based on the following hadeeth (sayings of Prophet Muhammad PBUH/Peace [...]
