Snow in Houston

This evening it started snowing in Houston, Texas and the joy of excitement and surprise had taken over me like I was five years old all over again. I quickly got my children ready because I thought it might only last a few minutes. We had a snowball fight, built a snowman and froze our little noses . My 20 month old was so excited he expressed to his grandpa how much fun he had with screaming and more screams for at least 3 minutes on the phone, he doesn't talk yet so it was very amazing. We hope it stays until morning so we can play during the daytime hours.

Eid Al-Adha

Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, commemorates the prophet Ebrāhīm's phub (Abraham) willingness to obey Allah by sacrificing his son Ishmael phub. According to the Quran , just before Ebrāhīm phub sacrificed his son, Allah replaced Ishmael phub with a ram, thus sparing his life.One of the two most important Islamic festivals, Eid al-Adha begins on the 10 day of Dhu'l-Hijja, the last month of the Islamic calendar Lasting for three days, it occurs at the conclusion of the annualHajj, or pilgrimage toMecca. Muslims all over the world celebrate, not simply those undertaking the hajj, which for most Muslims is a once-a-lifetime occurrence. The festival is celebrated by sacrificing a lamb or other animal and distributing the meat to relatives, friends, and the poor. The sacrifice symbolizes obedience to Allah and its distribution to others is an expression of generosity, one of the five pillars of Isalm.

Just doing it

My husband keeps telling me to stop talking and just do it, "sounds easy", I continue to say to my self, however I found myself afraid to take the steps necessary to do the things I need to help our family out. Over a few years ago I was lost with mother hood and the daily chores that I wanted to give it all up and let the system take over. With tearful prayers and the third one on the way I was blessed with the introduction of Waldorf. Since then I have had a better understanding of human beings, the importance of rhythms, traditions, simpicity and my Islamic faith has increased ever so much. I am very grateful for all the books, blogs, sites and friends who have helped me on this path. I start this blog to track and share this enormous journey a held of us.