This article first appeared in http://community.pathwaysjeddah.com/overcomer-rising-above-the-blues/ It has been a year since my husband and I recovered from COVID-19. Recovery after being positive with the virus came in many stages and areas; from physical, emotional, spiritual, financial, intellectual, and so on. If you have emotional anxiety, I suggest you skip this article. If you need… Read More
Motherhood in one photo. From time to time people would ask me how to balance things, how to keep your sanity as a mom, how to be a mother, how to discipline kids, how to be a good wife. The truth is I also don’t have all the answers and each family is different. So,… Read More
While we were playing, I was reminded of how kids learn better when playing because they are more relaxed and not under pressure.
“Why don’t you just buy vegetables? It is cheaper and it won’t take too much of your time.” I do buy veggies, but this why we plant:😅 “It has been four days and my seed has not grown yet!” My second son said in frustration and hopelessness. “Well, when you sow something, it will grow,… Read More
Blogging The main reason why I haven’t been blogging in the last quarter of 2019 was because of technical issues I have been encountering on my website. When WordPress mobile updated 4-5 months ago, I started having a hard time uploading blog posts from my phone. There would always be an error when uploading until… Read More
The routine in our house changes from time. It all depends on the major activities happening in the day or that season. This post was written when the kids were on vacation so this routine is for Summer (or when kids are on vacation). I’ll try to post another one for school time routine. I… Read More
While preparing to sleep, my second son excitedly stood up and started a very interesting conversation: Migs: I have an idea!!! Daddy, when you and mommy are old, I will invent a tripod with a button. If you press the button, you will see all the happy memories!!! Jacob: I want to order one! Marcus:… Read More
I just sew my second son’s black teddy bear this morning. It has been torn for quite some time now and I thought that maybe delaying to fix it could change his mind and maybe he would agree on buying another one, I wish! 😂 I remember when I was still teaching, students would ask… Read More
I want to preserve my children’s artworks, but as neat as possible. I keep some of the sheets of paper or notebooks, but I’m pretty sure they might get lost sometime in the future when I decide to declutter. 😁 So what we do when we have time is digitalize their works and then use… Read More
Kids develop problem solving skills whenever they play in groups. As an adult, there are times that we want to solve the problems they are having while they are playing but let that be the last option. ➡️Let their thinking and problem solving skills come to play by asking them questions that could lead them… Read More
