With two children ages 4.25 and under, we hear the word “Share.” a lot in our household. But when they … More
Category: parenting
Happy Grandparents Day!
Happy Happy Happy Grandparents Day! Grandparents are a beautiful blessing and I always learn so much from them, … More
Take that, Dish!
Who needs TV when you have me? I like the way the flower is obstructing the TV dish with … More
Sisters
What’s the good of news if you haven’t a sister to share it? ~Jenny DeVries I love how these two … More
Giant Scarlet Flame
“Orange is the happiest color.” – Frank Sinatra The name of this Zinnia is Giant Scarlet Flame ~ at … More
Blue Flowers Bloom
Getting adjusted to a new routine in which unordinary things happen on ordinary days. Blue flowers bloom and today we … More
The White Nights of Ramadan: Book Review
Written by : by Maha Addasi (Author), Ned Gannon (Illustrator) These 2 also worked together on Time to Pray. I just reviewed the story a few days … More
Pieces and Fragments, Fragments and Pieces
Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. ~Fran Lebowitz I received an … More
Time to Pray: Children’s Book Review
I found another beautiful children’s book! Ramadan is approaching so wanted to review a couple more Ramadan stories soon, but … More
Freedom Hour
“There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. … More
Three Words of Wisdom
“Shoo!” “Go outside and play in the garden!” We were shooed outdoors daily around tea time to go play … More
Celebrating Fabulous Female Figures!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers out there! Thank you to all the mothers who allow me to … More
Dora’s Mehndi
“Come,” says the Pakistani aunty patting the empty chair in front of her holding the fat cone that releases swirly … More
Heavenly Blues
“And you see the earth barren, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and swells and grows … More
Leena’s Family Photoshoot
“A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.” ~ Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Here’s Leena’s … More
the L word
I’ve always had a problem with it. I’ve always had too much of it and often gotten in trouble for … More
Spring
It’s spring here which means chalky decks, and toddler feet bottoms roughened with chalk dust. It means bubbles being diligently … More
Cycles of Motherhood
“Why was it that so many women artists who had renounced having children could then paint nothing but mothers and … More
What Livelihood Really Is
live·li·hood ˈlīvlēˌho͝od/: a means of securing the necessities of life. noun I remember joking with my husband when he was holding … More
Ice Ice Baby!
Baby A mesmerized by outdoor ice! Love her lashes and how the outdoor air looks oh-so-chilly. Love this dua (prayer) … More
