I read a story today about two identical twin sisters marrying two identical twin brothers and I couldn't help thinking Hadi won't be at...

Rare Bird by Anna Whiston-Donaldson is a memoir of loss and love. I would like to consider myself a pretty avid reader but it has been...

"Yeah, I am free, free fallin'". Pandora started off with Tom Petty and now is on to James Taylor's "Fire and Rain". Now it is has...

Carry on my wayward son For there'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don't you cry no more -Kansas I belt this...

Sunday. There used to be a place in Arlington called Lazy Sundae, I loved it. I also love making pancakes on Sunday morning and I will...

December 7th. First bone marrow transplant day for Hadi. I made sure the awesome cake from JennyCakes was ready. I made sure we had...

I can distinctively remember swabbing my cheek at for Be The Match at a Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) conference in honor of a...

Ya know that little train that they now have in malls? Hadi and Zakaria loved that train but I would only let them ride it at Dulles and...

Stay with me. That is what a close friend said to me today as she held my arm tight and we saw the tiny casket in the prayer area at the...

"My advice to young women in that you have to start by getting those demons out of your head. The questions I ask myself - 'am I good...

I drove by Carter's today and I remember how much I loved going in there and buying clothes for the boys. We received a lot of matching...

I just dropped Zakaria off at Saturday school and now I am at Target (shocking, I know). They are doing “Shop With a Cop”. It reminds me...

I should be used to being called Aunty Saira by now but I still kind of shake my head when I hear or see it (I should treasure it but it...

I picked up some Keuring cups to drop off at NIH as a donation to the staff/family room. As I was checking out at the grocery store, the...

I woke up this morning really missing Hadi and I mentioned it to Zakaria. He responded by saying he did as well and then said he was...

I just finished doing wudu (cleansing before prayer) in an airport bathroom. Of course there was the anxiety of what would happen if...

Watching ocean waves is an extremely peaceful experience, though this time around, it took on a whole other meaning for me. The waves...

I have a massive scar on my thigh from where I scraped it on my father’s pull out nightstand while jumping on my parents’ bed to grab the...

Virginia and Kansas both play today. Aamir and Zakaria are wearing UVA shirts, Leena is wearing a Kansas shirt and I am wearing a Rare...

I carried twins to term and I endured watching my child intubated yet returning a RedBox movie scares me. What if I don't put it in...