Look who’s feeling morbid.
The days devour my strength. The nights consume my mind. One day, the earth will eat me. Before then, sickness does.
Corporate Tips for Spiritual Wellbeing (lol)
So, I can’t remember exactly which colleague at which office recommended this to my husband, but I do remember which husband it was. It was you HF, don’t worry. (lol) Whether you’re in a meeting, or meeting other Muslims, or debating whether to say salaam…
Man that was fun
Le Sigh. We just got back from our vacation, and our house is not livable. Buuuut……. That’s not what I wanna write about. Change of topic. we just went on a 3-week vacay to dubai, oman, and turkey- and it was awesome. Key highlights- But…
The short version of the long story of how I broke my salah
Once upon a time a month ago, we begin the longest possible explanation of how I broke my Isha prayer last night. It started with two friends of HusbandFriend, each of whom lost their fathers within a week of each other. Inna lillahi wa inna…
Oh look, I have time to ramble again
Guess what, I retired. Officially, but somehow in my mind… temporarily? Ok, I don’t think taking a temporary break from work is called retirement. Traditionally that’s a vacation. I really did retire though. I no longer work for Muslimmatters.org, and it’s purely because I didn’t…
I was going to write a blog…
But in the distance, I can hear HF (aka Husband Friend) brushing his teeth and the rules are, whoever brushes their teeth and gets into bed first is the winner. And I know, that he knows, that I know what he’s doing, because he’s brushing…
Musfira’s log
Today is July 1st 2020. I am sitting on a VERY hard chair while typing this. I am wearing a shirt that says “Let’s Hug It Out”. No way. It’s a pandemic. Do you want to get sick? Well I don’t. I’m gonna ask momma…
Musfira’s Nasheed Recommendation
Today is June 29th 2020. I am sitting on the COMFY chair while typing this. We’re also listening to Native Deen My Faith, My Voice. (my faith.. My voice, don’t care what they say, my faith, my voice) I like that nasheed. The lyrics speak…
Iman : Quarantine Life Day 102
Hello peeps. It’s me, Iman. Life has been pretty crazy so far. Masks are now the new fashion, Bernie Sanders lost the democratic nomination (NOOOOOO), and the US is now the world’s hot spot for covid-19. THE END IS NEAR! It’s all I think about everytime…
Musfira’s Log: Day 1 – Two Movies and a Party
Today is June 22st 2020. As you might know, there is a pandemic of Covid-19 also known as CoronaVirus. We are currently in self-quarantine. Today is our 102th day. Two days ago we had a 100th day party (Alone,In our house, Family only) It was…
Khalid’s Coronavirus Log: Day 1
Oh, wow. A lot has happened since I last did this stuff. Let’s see…first of all, we’ve got a global pandemic that has EVERYBODY (everybody sane, that is) going into hiding due to how a vaccine has not yet been found.
Quarantine Renaissance, Day 1
AssalamuAlaikum Blogistan! Good news, we’re self-isolating due to the Coronavirus, aka COVID-19. It’s been well over a week since we’ve all been at home. HF is working from home, Khalid and Musfira’s school has been indefinitely postponed and Iman was already homeschooling so here we…
Once upon a time…
When dinosaurs roamed the earth, I wrote on this blog often. This blog had many purposes, one of which was to create something for my kids to read later. Well, it’s later now. I know this because over dinner last week, one of my kids…
My Life.
I just drew this for fun … but its true. Momma does this A LOT. Thats why I drew this comic strip. – Musfira Scene 1: Once Upon a Time Musfira: Momma, I’m bored. Momma: Hi Bored, I’m Momma! 😀 Scene 2: Me,…
Middle School: The Dangers it Brings to Your Beloved Me!💔
Hello everybody, it’s me, Iman! I recently tried out middle school, and I can tell you the awful time period it is, just getting out of elementary school. For all of those adults who JUST CAN’T remember being a sixth grader, I can tell you…
Hijabi Expectations vs Reality – by Iman
PUTTING ON A HIJAB E: There! one big swoop! all done! not a single hair showing! R: Owww! get on you stupid hijab! AAARRRRGGGG!!!! STOP SLIPPING OF MAH HEAD!!!!! BEING ASKED ABOUT WHY YOU WHERE HIJAB E: I wear a scarf because my religion tells…
ROAD TRIP!
Tennessee was awesome! The seventeen hour road trip wasn’t too bad. Camp was awesome! {Except for the food}.
how to make veggi boats – by Musfira
i just made veggi boats. They were delicious. Anyways… On to the recipe! You will need: 1 quart size ziploc bag, 3 tbsp of sour cream, 1 tsp of dill, 1 tsp of pepper 1 cucumber or 2 mini cucumbers half of a tomato a…
what a week! ;}😅
We came back from Tennessee a couple of weeks ago, and boy, what an adventure! We had a few blooperz on our trip, like the horse that my mom rode for horseback riding. Its name is Lightning,[ mine was named Farty Marty 😅 ]and it…
We’re taking this show on the road!
We are excited to announce that the House of Cupcakes (this house, these cupcakes) is embarking on an epic road trip to… the Smokey Mountains! I am not sure who is more excited, me or the kids. The girls bought digital cameras with their Eidhi…
WAKE UP IMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! By Musfira.
Ok. A few nights ago I tried to wake Iman up for suhoor…but no. She wouldn’t wake up. I tried to wake her up. Here is a list of unsuccessful techniques I tried to use: #1 Shaking her #2 Yelling in her ear #3 Robbing…
Ramadan Update
AssalamuAlaikum Internets! It’s Ramadan again, the first year that all three of my awesome mini-humans are fasting. They’re super-stars at Suhoor, and they’ve collaboratively cooked eggs for themselves the past three in a row. Khalid is 13. (OMG) Iman is 11, Musfira will be turning…
Looks like my blog is getting some guest writers. :)
I am sitting in my living room right now, surrounded by all three of my kids, on three laptops, all three of them giggling in glee and reading through their own category tabs. It’s quite an amazing and lovely feeling, watching them interact with the…
5 Silly facts about my family
Hello my name is Cupcake. Well, my real name is not Cupcake. I just don’t want to share my personal info. At only 7 years old I’m very blessed to have my own computer. Anyways… On to the real thing. When my mom forgets people’s…
Erm… this is silly. WHAT IS THIS?!
Wow. My first time here in 8 years! So much stuff in the beast that is known for some reason as memory lane. There even was that incident where I kicked Andre’s ***! And embarrassingly, there even are… tabs on me. COMEY! C’MERE! THAT’S IT!…
Eeeek! I have to write a speech in a week!
I have a speech at a conference in one week and I am nowhere near done. They assigned me the topic of maintaining faith despite failure. I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt and not believe they consider me an expert in…
Humans
Human beings are complicated. In the last year of my life, I’ve observed more of them close-up, and in-depth for longer periods of time than usual. How? By volunteering on a committee. I’ve learned that people who like to complain about things are usually less…
I’m freeeeee!
So Alhamdulillah, the long story of why my wrist hurt and typing became torture is summed up as thus: I had torn cartilage in my wrist – not because I was out fist-fighting or getting injured in air-guitar championships, but because I have a connective…
AAAAAAAAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEN
Of all the conversations I’ve had with my children about prayer, the reason we don’t say “Ameen” in Batman voice has been the most unexpected so far.
Khalid has a dream
Khalid rather causally informed me that he once a had dream that he was the illegitimate heir of both Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. And I’m not sure what’s funnier, the biological impossibility or Khalid’s usage of the exact phrase “illegitimate heir” in describing it.…
Hey, remember when I used to blog?
It was awesome. I loved it. I could just post stuff whenever I wanted to, and it served as an emotional catharsis, a spiritual brain-sorting, and a writerly exercise all in one. I want to restart. Not because I don’t have enough stuff that needs…
Are you my daughter-in-law?
A young woman with Down’s Syndrome (who has been baking for a long ole time already) gets rejected from too many bakery jobs. So she opens her own bakery. This video made me cry for so many reasons. I’m scared of what my son’s future…
Well, that escalated quickly…
When I dropped my children off to school this morning one of their little friends, who is six and in first grade, ran out of line to ask me a question. “Hey! Iman’s mom!” “Yes dear?” I answered. “Are you leaving the United States of…
Emotional Brickmail #seewhatIdidthere
If I threw a brick through your window could I tell you it was an amanah? Could I tape a little note to it that says “This brick is a sacred trust and by accepting this brick into your window you are now accountable, in…
Ilmfest and Ehlers-Danlos
Tafseriously? Pharoah was a jerk.
Haramalaikum: Bacon -vs- Bullying
Kids Ask: What’s the point of Jummah?
A few minutes before Jummah today, my son came and sat down next to me in a grumpy huff. “Momma, I just don’t understand…” He furrowed his lil brow angrily and said, “What’s the point of Jummah!” I told him I had the answer. But…
Mister Flamey-Cheeks, Abu Lahab
You might know the *what* of Surah Lahab/Masad, but do you know the *why*? Who was Abu Lahab, and why did he of all people get a Surah? And what’s up with his wife? Learn this in the most non-scholarly of all explanations, the first…
I Love: False Dilemmas!
If they asked you what you wanted for Christmas and you said “OMG A LOGICAL FALLACY!” then this video is for you! In which I explain why I love the False Dilemma and how people – and shaitaan too- attempt to trick you with it.…