Friday, July 16, 2010

blog hoppin

SO, since I've been reunited with my blog, I've figured out how to find other beautiful, interesting, God fearing, creative, loving, sweet, crazy, Muslimahs (ok maybe thats just me the crazy) . I kinda went on blog overload and added several, several, blogs for me to follow. I'm so excited to read whats on everybody elses mind, as if my mind isn't cluttered enough. Ironically reading others thoughts helps me sort my own thoughts, if that makes any sense. 'Declutter' is that a word, i dunno, will have to google it, why? bcuz i google everything. be back later insha'Allah. Have a good day.


P.S. don't get use to this frequent posting, it's jus not from me to be consistant.........with blogging, clarity needed, hehe.

Where did u go?

Apparently my profile pic grew legs & ran away. or maybe she was kidnapped. whatever the case may be, i hope she makes it bac to my blog profile safely......cuz i miss her already :-/

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Fast Forward

Too much to catch-up on in one post so instead I'll just start with whats here and now. Alhumdullilah, homeschoolin is over for now and insha'Allah for good. Don't get me wrong it's truly a benefit for the kids but it took up so much of my time and energy and public schooling was not an option for my boys. Here in the states, especially in the city of Philadelphia, the majority of public schools are filled with all the wrong things and totally unreliable as far as academics are concerned. So yeah, that's why I've home schooled for the past three years and we (husband & I) wanted to save $, so Islamic private school wasn't really an option either, not to mention they're scarce in the Philadelphia area as well.

So alhumdullilah we will be moving soon, insha'Allah; where there will be plenty of Islamic schools for children and adults (wink wink). The husband has been there for 2 weeks now, working at his new job, masha'Allah. Insha'Allah the kids and I will be there within the next couple few weeks, as soon as all paper work completed, submitted, reviewed and and cleared and Saudi gives us the OK, insha'Allah we'll be off, on our way, YAY.
Oh yeah, the husband sent me pics of our new home.........









Cant wait to ellaborate later, insha'Allah. May Allah fill it with comfort and ease, aameen. I can't wait to get there! May Allah give us tawfeeq, aameen.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

I needed to hear this......

Was scrolling through the many emails in my yahoo box and this was a response I came across. This sweet sister was responding to a previous post, May Allah reward her, aameen:

"You cant expect for a man to appreciate you if YOU don't even value yourself. You can't expect for a man to be head over heals about you when you don't even absolutely adore yourself. You can't expect for a man to teach you when you have never taken the initiative to learn on your own. You can't expect for a man to want to keep company with you and enjoy talking to you, if you are a afraid of being by yourself. So you surely cant expect for a man to love you if you don't even love yourself."

This is the post she was responding to, another good reminder masha'Allah:

I AM WORTH A LOT

In a brief conversation, a man asked a woman he was pursuing the question

'What kind of man are you looking for?'

She sat quietly for a moment before looking him in the eye and asking,

'Do youreally want to know?'

Reluctantly, he said, 'Yes.'

She began to expound...
'As a woman in this day and age, I am in a position to ask aman what he can do for me that I can't do for myself. I pay my ownbills. I take care of my household without the help of any man...or woman for that matter. I am in the position to ask,

'What can you bring to the table?'

The man looked at her. Clearly he thought that she was referring to money. She quickly corrected his thought and stated,

'I am not referring to money, I need something more. I need a man who is striving for perfection in every aspect of life. 'He sat back in hischair, folded his arms, and asked her to explain. She said,

'I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection; mentally, because I need conversation and mental stimulation. I don't need a simple-mindedman. I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection spiritually because I don't need to be unequally yoked...believers mixed with unbelievers is a recipe for disaster. I need a man who is striving for perfection financially because I don't need a financial burden. I am looking for someone who is sensitive enough to understand what I go through as a woman, but strong enough to keep me grounded. I am looking for someone who I can respect. In order to be submissive, I must respect him. I cannot be submissive to a man who isn't taking care of his business. I have no problem being submissive...he just has to be worthy. God made woman to be a helpmate for man. I can't help a man if he can't help himself.'

When she finished her spill, she looked at him. He sat there with a puzzled look on his face. He said,

'You are asking a lot.'

She replied,

'I'm worth a lot.'


Now this is somthing most woman have probably heard before, but for me it's something I tend to forget from time to time......so if your like me, feel free to come by and remind yourself as often as you like ;-)

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

long time, no blog

alhumdullilah, i am well. been enjoying my summer, haven't been homeschoolin, just been as lazy as my life will allow, lol. suprisingly the boys and i haven't really done much this summer and its about to end. i feel a little bad about that esp. since school is about to begin and i kno we won't have nearly as much time to do go out & have fun things. But i have promised myself that this semester of school i will be incorporating more hands on, fun time in their curriculum and also i'd like to take them on bi-weekly trips to a museum or even our main library which is HUGE. the children's section is so nice, masha'Allah, i kno the kids will love it. So insha'Allah I look forward to makin those few adjustments regarding homeschoolin, may Allah make it easy for us, aameen.

I also wanna improve myself as well. Alhumdullilah Ramadhaan will be here soon, insha'Allah, what a perfect time for change (good change & continuous, insha'Allah). I'd like to be more content with what Allah has decreed for me by complaining less and being thankful more. there are a few other areas, i'd like to improve in but for now i'm focusing on this particular area. So insha'Allah all is well with my Muslimah's around the globe. i make dua for us all the time and will continue to insha'Allah. May Allah make us successful in this life & bless with the highest level of Jannah in the next, aameen. love u!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Its not his fault.....

You know, I/we have to be content & thankful for whatever Allah decrees, right..........so when i'm havin a moment within myself, maybe feelin a lil jealous, slightly insecure, whatever; i try to remind myself of this perfect deen of al-islam and it always helps. So lastnight, while I lay in bed awake, couldn't fall asleep quite yet, i looked over at the husband who was sleeping so peacefully; he kinda reminded me of a baby, u know how the preciousness of children is hightened for some reason while they're sleeping, but as soon as they wake up all their other "kiddy" qualities resurface, lol,..........sorry got off topic a lil, and so as i lay there gazing at him a profound but not so profound thought came to me "i cant be upset with you, its not your fault, after all this is how your Lord created you"..............and even tho i wasn't in any particular mood at that time, the thought just made me feel so much better about myself for some reason.....it was so weird because, i've known for a long time now about how Allah created men and about how He left no greater fitnah for the men than woman, etc.........but still and all my thoughts just lifted me up so much. For a long time I often wondered why it is that even tho i gave my marriage 100% in every aspect; it still wasn't good enough. Now i don't think along those lines as much only occasionally when the shaytan catches me in a weak moment but other than that Allah has trully increased my understanding of polygyny, men, woman, marriage and so much more, masha'Allah. And i'm just so thankful for that...........

Monday, June 8, 2009

Note to self.

Don't rely on others to make you happy, be your own source of happiness and that way you only have yourself to blame when you've fallen short.