Finding Friendship...

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Growing up, I was always more comfortable around guys. I have one brother and spent all my time playing with him and the other neighborhood boys. Once I got to school, it was just a given that all of my friends there would be guys. Girls were wayyyyy too confusing for me...

As I matured, girls did not enjoy my close friendships with "their" boys and so making friends with girls was even harder.

Eventually I went to college I made more friends (some girls), mostly guys. Finally I fell in with a crowd of Muslim guys. I know you are thinking... haram... these guys should know better than to hang out with girls!!! And you are right of course, but we became friends never the less and I positively INUNDATED them with questions about Islam. So inshaAllah they will be rewarded for dawah even though I was a chick.

Okay so I started to love Islam and decided to convert. As a result, I decided to stop hanging out with these guys. I decided to stop hanging out with ALL guys unless it was unavoidable (like in classes and study groups and such). SO as a result of this result (lol) I find myself with a religion I love and no friends.

I have of course met many ladies at the masjid, but all of them are much older than me and so don't share my views or problems. I made a friend online here and we talk a lot and I love her dearly as if she were my very own (little) sister :-P However sometimes I just want to get OUT of the house, lol.

So I prayed that I would be given HALAL friends (lol) that would help me practice my deen and also keep me occupied and SUBHANALLAH I met two Albanian sisters today at the masjid and I'm going to hang out with them tomorrow. They seem to have the same kind of background and sense of humor that I do and I am SO excited to become friends, inshaAllah!!

Okay that was just my exciting news for the day as well as a smidge more background :-D
Love you girls!!!!

Vacuum

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I was halfway through vacuuming my room (at 3:45am) and my vacuum exploded. It made a weird noise and started smoking... now my whole house smells like burned rubber.

Looks like I will be taking a trip to Wal-Mart tomorrow for a belt... bummer.

NEW BLOG!

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Today I started a FOOD blog to house all of my pictures and recipes!!

Cooking Through the Boredom...

I hope you guys enjoy! :-D

Food Update

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So I think it will be good if I start making a weekly update of all my fooood. InshaAllah I will try to get on a regular schedule, lol.

So here is my latest food! Once again enjoy, and let me know if you want recipes. You can leave your e-mail or I can post in a blog comment, whatever is easiest for YOU!! :-D


My Flat Bread made with this recipe


Curry Chicken and Rice



Poppyseed Chicken, soooo good and soooo easy


Mini Whole Wheat Pizzas with Chicken


Hummus with ground beef and the bread shown above


Mint Tea


Chicken with thick Soy Sauce and Rice


Filled Rolls

Making Wudu

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Does anyone else wake up at 4:30am and wish that sleep doesn't invalidate wudu?

Just wondering if I'm alone here...

BUUUT of course alhamdulillah in all circumstances. He knows better than we do. :)

An Exercise

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Today I decided to try something new. Usually during the day (normally after each prayer) I will say subhanAllah, alhamdulillah, and Allahu akbar 33 times each. I realized as I did this that sometimes I was just zooming out and saying the words. I wasn't really thinking about what I was saying.

Sooo I decided to challenge myself and to in turn challenge you all with something.

Think of 33 things that are good things that are praiseworthy while you say subhanAllah.

Think of 33 things that you are thankful to God for while you say alhamdulillah.

Think of 33 ways that God shows you he is the greatest while you say Allahu akbar.

For example:
subhanAllah, the rain falls to nourish us
subhanAllah, He is All Knowing
...
alhamdulillah, I have a home to live in
alhamdulillah, I have a job
...
Allahu akbar, the earth moves around the sun
Allahu akbar, my heart pumps blood to all parts of my body

Really all these things could be said in any category, but try to come up with 99 different things every day!! I think it is a good exercise, especially if you find yourself losing concentration...

My Mini Adventure

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Today I spent a very nice and breezy morning outside in my backyard on a huge blanket reading books and blogs.

It was great!!

Alhamdulillah for grass and breezy summers!!!!!!!!!!