My love

Salam alaykom and hello to all my faithful followers. It is a beautiful Sunday and I am in my garden soaking up the sun and watching my son play. I hope everyone has been well. I miss you today and every day. As the wind blows through my hair and the sun touches my face, I often think about what you would be like now. I imagine your voice, your steps, and your presence. I know this was for the best, but I still long to hold you close and make you feel safe in my arms the way I do with your siblings. We love you even without knowing you. I long to feel your little arms around my waist and I wait for that moment in the Hereafter. A mother’s love is one of the strongest loves after God’s mercy. We thank God for everything and accept His decree. Until I see your face, I will continue to long for you. I love you.

Living like a stranger

Mood: happy

Craving: big red

Nothing stays the same. This last weekend was pretty nostalgic. While we were getting stuff in wal-mart for my famous briyani, I looked around at all the unfamiliar faces (every once in a while, I thought I saw a couple of people I recognized from back in the day) and honestly all the faces I saw there were just were unrecognizable and that kinda made me sad. There was a time where I could walk into wal-mart, or any store in Del Rio, and recognize everyone I talked to and it was enough if I just waved hello! It was enough that at least once a week I'd see those faces smile back at me. Now the people are from other places, not natives of del rio and are just passing by for a couple of years. Who said Del Rio never changes? I don't agree. If you lived out of Del Rio for the amount of time I did and went back you would know that it sure has changed. I take these words from my religion:

`Abdullah bin `Umar narrated:

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my shoulders and said, “Be in this life as a stranger or a passerby.” (Al-Bukhari)

If we are in the life as a stranger, a lot of things we go through wouldn't hurt us as much as they do. We would know we are only here for a short time and are just here to worship God and God alone. With that comes clairity and being obiediant to our Creator's wants for us. I'll be the first to admit, I'm not the most religious person in the world, but I know enough to want to please our Creator and to want to live in the gardens of paradise with my loved ones. Del Rio will always be a place where my heart will stay and with that said, I never want to have that feeling leave. All of you who still live in Del Rio and those of you who have moved away to make a beautiful family, will always be close to my heart. At one point and time, y'all made me laugh, cry or just made memories for me to look back on and smile, and thats what I will never forget. 

Final Whisper: God bless Del Rioans. I was just a small girl passing by at the age of 8 and left at age 29, only to return 15 years later. God has really blessed my life with y'all and my new friends from all over the world.

Only we can set our minds free

As I sit here wondering where life will take me, I am often drawn to places that feel like home and where I long to return. I pray that I will one day be in the country I love, the one that once felt like it loved me back. It has been four years and it still feels like an eternity, but I trust the reasons I am here now all make sense. As music plays, my thoughts about the future grow stronger. Hearing Arabic brings back memories of my years in the UAE, and I sometimes wonder if it was all a dream. But I have grown and I now understand what I truly want. I am grateful for Allah’s mercy and guidance. I thank God for His blessings upon my children and me, and for my father, my sister, and my friends who stand by me in difficult times. I believe that when the time is right, my other half will come into my life, better than anything I have known before. I hold onto faith and trust in His plan.

Live in the now..

mood: I'm back... OMG, its been almost 2 years! :o
craving: chocolate

A Big, Big  Salam Alykom and a Big, Big hello to all my followers out there. I know it's been a very long time, but as I always say, life happens and we gotta deal with it. But, I've missed y'all and I hope y'all missed me. :) 

On to my first post in forever... God bless y'all.

The other day I got asked if I was married, and if I was looking for something serious. I told this person.

I welcome anything great into my life, worry about nothing or finding anyone, they'll come when God brings him in my life... I live in the moment, truly in the moment.

By living in the moment we cherish life so much more. Bottom line is, my faith over rides any hardships, concerns, and worries that come my way. Live in the now.

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"Verily, with hardship there is relief" (Qur'an 94:6)

"Perhaps Allah (God) may bring victory or a decision according to His Will."
(Qur'an 5:52)

final whisper: it feels good to feel the aliveness within you.


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