The sorrow of sudden demise and horrofic final phone calls and terribly awaiting news and waking up to terrible images of destruction and of the aftermath of ignorance and erroneous assumptions , pervades
The hope of awareness of renewed faith of forgiveness and of strength of moving on to better days of keeping remembrances and of not taking life for granted, is evident
Sunday, September 11, 2011
9/11 remembrance
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Happy 1st Birthday! SWS
I'm so happy your daddy and I had you and he is such a great daddy for you, praise God. We're both growing as people as well as parents and you have so much to do with that, you are an inspiration to be a better person- we have to be your examples! So, I love you and you are an amazing baby, though you are super heavy to carry now and you walk so fast! I love you very much and pray that you are blessed with a great life and that we can help provide that for you, inshallah
Friday, September 2, 2011
Ramadan End Reflection
Thank God for Ramadan- I was able to take away such good from it. I was successful in fasting for 20 days (and was pretty down about not being able to complete the full 30 days.) I've learned its very hard to get back into fasting once its broken (menstruation) But I am committing myself to fasting on Fridays (at least once a month) to make up the missed days and to keep the great practice from Ramadan with me throughout the year.
So why was Ramadan great for me?
-it improved my awareness of God (taqwa)
-it really made me appreciate food and my blessings
-it made me really see how much mindless snacking I do during the day
of course theres some personal flaws that stood out like
-how impatient I become when fasting
-how quickly I resort to cursing and anger when frustrated
but I was able to reflect and change my behavior due to fasting and I know I will get better on my personal goals, inshallah!
So praise God for Ramadan and I hope I can keep it alive!
