Home made mini books wow and cool

As Salaamu alayki

Today, we made mini books. well it was really Samyrah's assingment, but, off course I always include them all in on the fun lol.

From here on Samyrah will be DS. Anyway mini books was apart of DS art work today mashallah and I will post there pics of them later... but, I wanted to share with you all the link to the site where our school send us to for the lesson here it is below enjoy.

go to the video link and watch
http://www.makingbooks.com/booksaroundtheworld.shtml

she also has loads of other vids to watch too they are create mashallah

What we have been up to!

The first few weeks back into school was a mess. I was starting to hate every waking moment of it. But I was determined not to give up mashalla alhamdulillah for Allah giving me some patients. ameen.

Samyrah's lessons are very long in the beginning but we have really come to a point where she is starting to catch on that this is really going to be a everyday thing and we are not gonna give up..

I can truly see how us being in Egypt had made us very lazy when it came to a strict routine. Because just as fast as I was wanting to give up so was she. And that is really want made me say "look Juwariyah! we need to really stick to this and not let it go".

Each day is a struggle with new rewards alhamdulillah. The boys lessons are pretty easy but that is honestly only because I already know how to do it. I am fining out about my self that I am not very tolerant to learning new things anymore with out patients. I have to make my self be patient for her. because since I do not know how to teach on this level ( I am learning as I go) it is sometimes like I am walking in a dark room looking for the light.

Allah is merciful because even though I was so sad at the fact that we where back in the USA, I am quick to be reminded that every thing happens for a reason and right now the reason I am being shown is my baby's eduamacation is the most important thing for us right now lol yes I did say eduamacation LOL had to throw that in there lol


Ok so we are starting to get the hang of this and inshallah I am happy because I totally see major improvements.

Samyrah is reading very well now when before we left Egypt that was one of my main concerns although during our last year of living there she was starting to pic up more but since being back this wonderful smart lil mama is reading chapter books mashallah and loving it too.

She is starting to develop a since of wow I can do this and with a beautiful happy smile. I have always tried to show her that she can do it but obviously I wasn't very good at really sitting down and working with her. With our new program (which has to be done every day) and also with her reading tutor she has come a very very long way and I am sooooo happy and have even cried about it. Allah does not put a burning on us at all because that one subhannaallah he eased for me really fast. Alhmdulillah

ok more later salaams

I am still here LOL

I know, I know! most of the posting latly have not been about me and homescooling LOL and no I am not trynna avoid that either. Just had not had the time to really sit here and blog. But I am getting the feel of it. Lately homeschooling has been going creat for us. The kids as usual are always learning and having fun. I will try my best to keep a track record of all of our work that we are doing and what we are learning from. But for now, I would like to share with you a site that you can find lots of great help with math ideas for the kids i hope you like it.

http://www.beginningtoinquire.ecsd.net/ln%20Elmer%20in%20the%20Snow.htm

Think about this!

As Salaamu alaykuuna

Ya Akawaats,

I am not sure if you all belong to a Yahoo's group named Muhaajr or not but once there was an article posted on there basically about the importants of wanting good for our kids in this life and the next. How we should make duaa for our youngs future and so on and so forth. Ok Reason why I am bring this up. Although we all have simular dreams for our children as far as wanting them to be hafiz wa hafiza of Kitabul Quraan.

We should also learn to pray that what ever our children learn from our religon that it benefit them in this life and in the next. We should learn to make duaa to our Rub that Allah facilitate us during our journeys in educating our children. And that He blesses our children to apply all that they learn that is benefical to there deen. To apply it to their life and live by it ameen.


Countless times I have heard sad stories that brought me to tears of how Parents simular in thinking like me, would spend thousands and more money to give there children and Islamic education and have these big big dreams of how there children where young hafiz ow hafiza's only to be disapointed by the fact that it did not benefit there children at an adult age.

These stories are of how

Children learnt the whole quran by age 7 and 8 or even younger but by time they where adults had to sit and relearn it all over again note most of these kids where not of arab desent.

stories of how

kids who are so confused doing things that are haraam and drugs and parting and all while they hold this dear presiousness in there soul.... The whole quraaan. these are arabs and american children. I witness this in Houston tx. kids with Hafiz of Quraan living the thug life and so on.

stories of how

Children once they became adults apostaed from Islam only becuase they where angry at there parents for not giving them the tools they needed to be successful in life.

so they can care for them selves and their new family as a person at whole not just as a Muslim.

Ya Akawaats these stories are so real and so true and they are sad sad stories that we would never want to witness for our children and they are a lesson for us to learned.

It is nothing wrong with learning the quraan like this but also try to remember how the sahabas wa sahabiyaats learned the quraan.

Remember that they learnt 3-5 ayaats and did not move on to the next until they memorised those ayaats and also applied it to themselves.

That is worth it and better for us.

But if you learnt it faster than that Alhamdulillah just make sure that it doesnt leave that childs life meaning keep them surronded by it forever inshallah.

One thing we do not remember is that mashallah even though we are all foreingers in Islamic countries when some of you go back to your homes that child is now out of that enviornment. So now you have to think of ways to keep the Quraan with them inshaallah and the Arabic and sometimes that can be hard.

I know that since I have been back from Egypt its hard I had gotten used to seeing Arabic all around me and it was much more easier for me and my kids to keep it with us. But since I haev been back its like a bank account I am tring to hold all of what we have and save it and not let it slip away. MashaAllah when I thought that my bint was starting to forget how to read arabic I started making her sit down every day she has to because we can easly forget this she and I we are not around all arabic anymore so it is harder sometimes.

Alhamdulillah I did think abou tthat before we left and I went and got loads of Arabic cartoons and stories for them but still its no where near the same at all. I recommend anyone who is trying to learn arabic to better there relationship with Allah by being able to read his nobal Quran must go to an arab country if they are able to do so.... it is worth it if you can get there.

Ok this is just a suggestion inshaallah i will post on ways to help with learning the Quraan soon salaams

I ask Allah to help aid us Muslimahs who are tring so dearly to teach our children and to aid them in the life of this world and the hearafter. I pray that Allah bless us all with the will and strenth to go on and not give up no matte what and that we all can come together as a whole and help one another ameen ameen ameen

Sad to see Ramadan end mashallah

As Salaamu alaykunna

When Ramadan started it was a wonderful feeling, warm and comforting. And most memorable. and during the middle I became really sick so much so that i had to stop fasting. That made me very sad and I had a hard time dealing with it, even though I still fasted in other ways that was a VERY Hard pill to swallow. I started thinking we would not even be able to go to enjoy our eid (especially for the kids) due to our living arrangements and the distance we are from the whole Muslim community. I was very down and hurt and wow I cannot explain my feelings even more. And then my bint said to me (with out her even knowing that I was feeling like we would not make it to the eid feast) she said "Ummi, I would be very sad if we cannot go to the eid". I couldn't do it, I had to find away to get her to the eid mainly because she has fasted mostly all of the days and she mashallah as usually does a very good job at it. So i could not have said to her No we cannot go. I got on the phone and called my sister and we went over a few things although I was very worried that we still would not make it.

Alhamdulillah, alas eid was here and what do you know.... So were we. Alhamdulillah our eid turned out so wonderful mashallah. Just to be around my sister for the first time during our holly holiday it just made us feel so wonderful.

we actually starting enjoying Ramadan the last 10 nights of Ramadah and wow I have to say it was a beautiful feeling. I didn't want Ramadan to leave. It was as if I wanted it to stay for ever mashallah those where my feelings and then even though we had a joyous eid, Strong feelings of emotions ran down my face. I was happy and sad at the same time. Happy that my children did actually make it for the eid and sad that Ramadan was gone! I will miss you and until next time Ramadan we shall meet again ameen!


I hope you all had a wonderful blessed Ramadan and Eid Mubarak!!!!!!!!!!!

Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Laillah illah