By request...I will once again blog.

I am sitting on my couch pondering what I can tell everyone that will be of interest. Lately things have been so hectic. We traveled to Indonesia and back. Some might be wondering where are the pictures. It is my intention to post them soon. However, soon is a relative term and since I will be starting my summer institute in a week...I am not too sure how soon figures into the time frame of my chaotic life. I really enjoyed my time in Indonesia. It was my first time out of the country and I truly spent my time there enjoying every aspect of my visit. As I post pictures I will write up some reflections. I am currently waiting to find out how I did on my state teacher exam. I completed the main one with ease but I keep on questioning myself on the latest supplemental one. My friend Tammy tells me to stop. She reminded me that I already submitted it so no sense doing the could have...would have...should have thing. I am also waiting to hear back about a job. It all sort of rests on this test and my scores and the interviews I went to. In other news, I have been focusing more on who I am as a Muslim. I wanted to come back from Indonesia with a sense of renewal. It didn't really happen. However, after I returned, I started looking at my girls and seeing how the time has been racing forward and I was seized with a kind of fear that I am not cultivating my family as far as the deen is concerned. I have lapsed in so many things as far as their Islamic education. I will try to utilize this blog to sort of "talk" all these things out. Maybe ya'll will have some saged words of advice.