It is the halfway mark of Ramadan, the point where the exhaustion is high and the thoughts of how to plan for Eid are in my head. Will...

It‘s International Bereaved Mother’s Day. I think back to being in the ICU and watching his blood pressure stabilize when he heard my...

I am allergic to bees, did you know that? We discovered this during one of our house parties when I was a kid and my mom had to drive...

How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyesI struggle to find any truth in your lies And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know My...

Music and nature both have a way of calming me. I had to get my Virginia state inspection done for my Honda today (yes, I followed all...

Zakaria is playing a video game on my phones with some of his friends and I am not sure how to feel as I hear him yell out, "Don't kill...

Happy Doctor's Day! There is no way I can truly convey how much I admire and respect doctors (yes, I had some choice words for a few...

The first definition of the word “charity” in the Merriam-Webster dictionary says “generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy...

My father has decided to write an autobiography and he gave me the section about me to edit. I think Zakaria thought my ugly crying was...

You are home. You need a break from the news. How about you check out www.teamwatience.com and let me know what you would like to...

I have a case of the Mondays. The weekend was fairly exhausting and I actually napped and I never nap. Friday night was the PTA Bingo...

I am sitting outside of Cold Spoon on a bench on this gorgeous day, enjoying my yogurt and coffee. The tables and chairs where I was told...

I am on a Megabus on the way to New York with Zakaria sleeping on my lap. He wanted to listen to Paul Simon and it made me think of how...

I finally realized that my apartment was freezing because I turned off the heat yesterday and forgot to turn it back on (66 degrees one...

I sit outside Zakaria’s banjo lesson and my body is accepting that I have been on the verge of tears throughout the day and it’s almost...

It is a Sunday morning and I am deciding whether I want to hit the Farmer’s Market or just chill at my apartment. I am supposed to work...

The end of a decade. Ten years but honestly, 2019 felt like ten years all on its own for me. "I know it’s hard to see it now, but this...

Zakaria is asleep on my lap on our flight back to DC. Tears roll down my face as I rub the back of his head and think of Hadi. They both...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in less than seven hours. I am so giddy and not just because Oscar Isaac was on Good Morning America....

Zakaria now has a banjo and starts lessons next week. I am pretty excited to see how it goes. I can’t believe 2019 is almost over....