Blog Journal

What are you cooking tonight to break the fast?  Are you making Qatayef this Ramadan? This question still makes Fatima uncomfortable.  How should she answer her neighbors since she no longer cooks big Ramadan meals? Her discomfort with these conversations stems from the horror she felt on the day her new husband, Yusif told her…
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God who never sleeps or slumbers, is hard at work in the North Africa – Middle East region. He uses many unique and diverse ways to get our attention.  One such way was predicted in the Old Testament book of Joel. “…I will pour out my Spirit on everyone: your sons and daughters will proclaim…
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Even fully clothed, she weighs less than any baby doll in my granddaughters room.  Her head is not any larger than my fist and it is covered in thick, dark woolly hair. As I gaze into her expression-filled eyes, my tears run unhindered down my cheeks like spring rain in the dessert.  It is a wonder…
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As sunset, Sha’ban, the 8th month of the Islamic calendar (June 5th 2016 on the Gregorian Calendar), will end and Ramadan will begin.  Many Muslims have already started fasting and praying.  With hopeful hearts, looking to the heavens in eager anticipation of a crescent moon, they faithfully pray for a miracle! In the book of…
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Today, I am at peace.  Such a silly thing to say.   I just thought you should know. You see, and I know that I am on the rather dull side, I realized that life is not about me nor about you for that matter, its about God; fulfilling His mission and purpose.  Certainly, I…
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Persecution… Curious, I thought I knew what the word meant.  I also thought I had never experienced it, but I was wrong. According to Dictionary.com it has been defined as a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate people based on their membership in a religious, ethnic, social, or racial group: Hmm, this…
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Celebrate good times, come on! (Let’s celebrate) Celebrate good times, come on! (Let’s celebrate) There’s a party goin’ on right here A celebration to last throughout the years So bring your good times, and your laughter too We gonna celebrate your party with you I love that old song. Don’t you? Everyone loves a party……
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Here I sit with my cast propped high, waiting, waiting for the swelling to dissipate so I can once again hop about in freedom. I must say, non-weight bearing status has grown rather tiresome, and yet, today I am so very thankful to be back at work and out of the house. Yay God!   Introverts…
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January 5th was one of my last posts… It’s been awhile—yeah, I know. Several someone’s have left messages on the website of late, encouraging me to quit slouching and begin writing anew, of which I am thankful. I am truly grateful for your support. It means so much, especially now. Getting back to the 5th,…
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Today is the day of Epiphany. It is a really old celebration and yet, so many of us have no idea what it is or have heard it’s exact significance to the world. So what is it? The Epiphany commemorates the visit of the wise men or Magi to the Christ Child. Not to be…
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