Ramadan Day 5: Gratitude for Bismillah Cooperative

Wednesdays are co-op days at my friend’s house. A cooperative of 10 families come together each week to teach and play with the kids. I discovered this group during a global pandemic when most people retreated into their own inner circles. My circle expanded, somehow. I’m grateful for finding a tribe of moms who “get…

Ramadan Day 4: Gratitude for a Farm

Tuesdays are Farm Days in our household. We make the 45 min drive to a working farm where the kids take environmental science classes that teach them things that I have no knowledge of whatsoever. For example today, F learned about how to make shelter with sticks and leaves. Up until my 30s, I didn’t…

Day 3 – Ramadan 1443 / 2022

Gratitude for Neighbors Having a kind, good neighbor is a blessing. Having multiple kind neighbors is another level. For about 15 years, I have lived within the same 2 mile radius. When I lived with my in-laws, I almost never saw anyone on their block, even in the summer. People had privacy fences, and I…