I recently listened to a talk by Sheikh Yaser Birjas, it was about attaining more barakah in our lives. I loved it – a week later I listened to it again and made notes. I want to share my notes on here, so others can read them, but also because I’d love to come back … Continue reading Growing in Barakah – blessings for a believerlłl

For you, who is sharing one morsel of rice with three others For you, who is watching your child wither away, dying from pain For you, who stays awake all night to lull your child from the noise of bombs For you, the one who cannot offer the warmth your sick child needs For you, … Continue reading For you, who has a mother’s heart

Are you on Goodreads? I am! And for 2018 I decided to set myself a challenge to read 40 books in the whole year. Yes, I totally agree, what was I thinking? I managed to read 17 books. That’s if you don’t include reading ‘Elmer’ 1.9 billion times followed by ‘My Dad’s Beard’ a gazillion times … Continue reading My Top 5 Reads from 2018 – a challenge unaccomplished but a soul nourished