A scholar once told me that a painful time in a Muslim's life is basically due to two reasons:
It is either a test from Allah to increase his degree in heaven, to wash away his sins, to reward him in near future and to bring him closer to Allah. The only deed with infinite rewards is to be patient in troubled times (hadith)
Or it might be a punishment from Allah due to his past sins for which he didn't repent, hence nature pushes him back to the path of Allah from which he had deviated....

Too many things on the mind

hubby's contract finishes in Nov... he's not sure whether it'll get extended. We're hoping it does but he wont find out till a month beforehand. And with the current job situation, a month (in my humble opinion) is too little of a time to find a new job.... its really hard at the moment

a few weeks ago.. about a week even i think. I was looking for a job for my BIL at the local council... but in doing so, i stumbled upon one that would suit...

I normally love to cook. I would make it a nightly activity. I come home from work, and then into the kitchen. I'm so disconnected with the cooking world that look what I'm doing now.

I'm making andha roti for dinner.

:-I

They say it's our favorite sin.

Zoom zoom - the ride this morning was sick! Enjoyed every minute of it. Can't wait to ride it again at lunch time.

Yes, I did get a motorcycle. Lets just say, it is to get over my writers block. hehehe

Mohawk again or no mohawk or frohawk for my son. Since summer is here & he totally needs a haircut, I wanna give him something funky.....my hubby somewhat disagrees.

Hmm let's see....what do you guys say.

Mohawk - shave the hair in the sides totally and leave a line down the middle, spike it up and make it look hot

Frohawk - trim hair down thin on the sides, and leave a lot more down the center..and spike away

Normal - preppy boy hair...

Well had my ECHO test and EKG done yesterday, and Alhumdulillah all is well. Doc said it's due to being very anemic & due to extra ton of weight that I am carrying around. I should feel better once I pop the baby out in September. Oh Boy.

The good news seems to have a positive outlook and I may be able to mention something soon. Just keep us in your prayers that all goes well.

This morning my son was insisting to take his ride-on car with him to school, and would...

I disliked the scholars who told me the "bitter truth" because most of them are against the forbidden desires/luxury that my heart enjoys. I always liked the scholar who is ready to bend and twist the Islamic regulations in order to accommodate in it my present lifestyle, that includes more of the sophisticated stuff than Quran, remembrance of Allah (Zikr), charity...etc. But one day while I was unintentionally trying to justify to a scholar the importance of "time spent on"...