My Little Life
I’m Amnah, a Muslim mom blogger from the San Francisco Bay Area. Here you’ll find crafts and projects for kids and moms alike, sweet and savory recipes, and random ramblings about raising three little girls.Connect
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Category Archives: Everyday
Parent of a Teen Survival Kit
My teenage years aren’t too far behind me. Just about coughadecadecough or so ago. Those were some tough years. Grueling. My poor, poor mama. Why are we so deaf, dumb, and blind as teens? Thinking like we have the whole world figured out? Perhaps it was just me. No need to go into detail, right? My poor, poor Mama. So grateful those years are far – well not that far – behind. My best friend’s daughter recently turned 13. ThirTEEN. In an attempt to prep my BFF for these tumultuous years, I pulled together a few items intended to possibly ease the journey for both mother and teenage daughter. Contents: Journal – To record the good memories and the bad … Continue reading
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Read-A-Thon Characters
Every year at J’s school, the students participate in a month long read-a-thon. During the entire month, hours and hours of reading are logged. Classes compete and students all submerge themselves in piles of books. At the end of the month, all of the students get to dress as their favorite character from a book. It’s typically from the book that they completed a book report on during the month. The younger grade teachers also dress up. And one crazy fun-loving parent. Me. Yup. I tried to persuade Jenin towards a few characters but she held firm in her character choice. I honestly admire her persistence. Strong and stubborn, she’ll change they world, yes she will. She chose Caroline from … Continue reading
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Goodbye 2012
Another year checked off. Tucked away into our memories with it’s good experiences and bad. I recently came across this poem through a friend. Though it speaks of a single day, I think it’s also fitting for looking back on this year. Is anybody happier because you passed their way? Does anyone remember that you spoke to them today? The day is almost over, and its toiling time is through, Is there anyone that will utter a kind word about you? Can you say tonight in parting, with the day that’s slipping fast, that you helped a single person of the many that you passed? Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said? Does the one … Continue reading
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Perspective
We go through life with all its ups and downs. When it’s good, oh man, it is good. Yet the lows can take us to depths we can’t even imagine resurfacing from. Sometimes we get so caught up in life with all it’s to-do lists, projects, errands, meetings, distractions, that we lose perspective. While the circumstances of our recent move looms over our hearts, it is not without realizing how blessed we are to have a way out of the darkness. While we may not have moved entirely by choice, we were lucky to have the means to move. We were lucky to find a great house. Lucky to have family and friends step up and make a sudden move … Continue reading
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Moving Out and Moving On
I assure you , these absences are not on purpose. There’s always something, isn’t there? From one event to another, one task to the next, chore after chore. Regardless of how on top of things I think I am, I always seem to be waiting to “finish”. Finish what exactly? (sigh) Suck it up, Amnah. Since my last post, my family has moved. We left our {rental} home of five years. Five. Years. Just like that. I thought we would live there until the day we bought a home or moved overseas (yeah, don’t ask). I’m a sentimental person and I form strong attachments to things that hold emotional value. Our home was no exception. Enough memories to fill journal … Continue reading
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Back At It
My dear friends, readers, and family, your response to Jenin’s incident has left me in awe of your compassion. Thank you for each and every prayer and all your warm words. Thank you for the personal messages, comments, personal visits, and hugs (especially the hugs). I am grateful for the experience and the lessons I learned from it. I pray that God protects your family and loved ones. I pray that God is there for you in your times of need. I pray that you remember and appreciate your blessings during good times and not before it’s too late. I love you guys gals, I really do! So yes, near death experience, yada, yada, yada… Jenin started first grade!! My … Continue reading
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A Test of Mercy – Part 2
Part 1. By the time I passed the hot dog to my little cousin and made my way to the back of the boat, the speedboat was no where in sight. I returned inside to nurse Baby Z to sleep. Once she was sound asleep, I headed up to the top deck of the houseboat. Different groups were well into their activities. A few of the girls were playing a game of underwater tight rope. Some of the kids were gathering wood for that night’s camp fire. My dad was on his third or fourth (or was it fifth or sixth) container of bait attempting to catch a fish. Some teens were zoned out on their cell phones; seems inevitable … Continue reading
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Posted in Motherhood
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A Test of Mercy – Part 1
Every once in a while, something happens that alters our lives forever. It shakes us to our core and affects the rest of the way we live out our life. Rarely do we ask for such an occurrence, but rather unknowingly bring it upon ourselves through divine intervention. I’m not a superstitious person by any means. Black cats, broken mirrors, and walking under ladders don’t phase me. On the first day of seventh grade, my horoscope read: August will be a month you will always remember. Strange, since it was already September and nothing noteworthy had gone down the month before. Still every once in a while, I remember that horoscope and the supposedly memorable August. This past August, August … Continue reading
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Posted in Faith, Motherhood
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Bay Area Outting: Muir Woods
We’re pretty spoiled living in Northern California. We have beautiful scenery across the map. From the mountains to the beaches and everything in between, everything about California is beautiful. But of course being born and raised here, I may be a bit biased. Muir Woods is a stunning destination to explore the giants of the forest, sequoias and redwoods. It’s a bit of a drive from our home, but well worth it. It’s gorgeous, serene, and very refreshing. With the trees towering above, I’m reminded how very small I am on this huge planet. There are many beautiful trails to hike, but we mostly kept to the forest floor because of the girls. On this particular day, we didn’t actually know our destination … Continue reading
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I Talk Too Much
My posts have been way too wordy lately. I talk too much. Talking too much becomes typing too much. I just want to make sure I explain myself and all… see, I’m doing it again. I talk too much in person too. Like in real life. I don’t live inside the internet. Though if I did, you’d find me comfortably living, eating, and crafting at Pinterest. Seriously though, some of those pins make me wonder if people truly do live, eat, and craft that way. Awesome stuff going down over there. I digress. My posts have been heavy with words and emotions. I think I’m ready to lighten up. Less words, more pictures maybe? Not for all my posts, just a couple. Just to prove that … Continue reading
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