Birthdays are for Mothers

Today is a poignant day for me. It is on this day, twenty years ago, I entered the unknown realm of motherhood for the first time, Alhamdulillah. Not to one child, but to two, Alhamdulillah. As I reflect on those twenty amazing years gone by, I see my boys’ lives flash by me in seconds.Continue reading “Birthdays are for Mothers”

Life is a Pomegranate

Let me explain…. In my opinion, the pomegranate is one of the most delightful fruits that exists, both pleasing on the eye and the tongue.  To ponder over this miracle of nature is to be in awe of Allah Himself.  It is also to have an amazing appreciation of life.  To prise open a pomegranate,Continue reading “Life is a Pomegranate”

Listen Out for the Silence

Lockdown.  Perhaps not the most auspicious start to the new year.  Or so we might think. As I write, the majority of the population in the UK is living a life with strict limitations on movement in public.  Shops, schools, universities and countless offices are lamenting the loss of their normal inhabitants.  Instead, people haveContinue reading “Listen Out for the Silence”