Monthly Archives: May 2011

Growmama Picks for May 2011

1. Art Time with Yusuf videos are creative and adorable! We especially liked how to make an earth-friendly boat. 2. Six Secrets to Saying No from The Productive Muslim blog. 3. Hesham Al-Awadi’s Women Inspired by the Beloved is a unique series about female companions. Order the audiobook here or search the web to download...

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Holding Onto Identity

It’s what defines us… who we are, what we stand for, our past and our future. We hold on to values, culture, language, religion, morals, family, ethics…. we hold on to identity. We all struggle in varying degrees with our sense of identity, some more than others. We strive to keep the norms, hand down...

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Courage to Change

Not many of us crave change.  In fact, many of us will try to avoid it and even resist it. But change is a constant in life. We are born as tiny helpless infants and if Allah (SwT) wills, we grow into active children and youth, then ambitious adults, and finally we grow old and...

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How I Homeschool

There are so many ways to homeschool, and most homeschoolers will tell you that they don’t question whether or not to homeschool – but rather HOW.   I’m not sure exactly what to call what we do, although others have come up with “unschooling”, “learning at home”, “self-directed education” and “child-centered learning,” among others.  What we...

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Liberated Through Sewing

I would never have guessed, Had you asked me before, That sewing would be something I would opt for. I never took a class, Never really liked it, Watched my older sisters suffer, And hate every bit. See, they chose to take classes, In their high school years, And seeing them sew, Was what bred...

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