The Flower picked A few weeks ago I encountered a situation that required a decision to be made. I decided to find a novena to help my family and I to make the decision, but a quick Google search did not help much. Because of that I posted the request for advice in a Facebook… Continue reading St. Therese’s Flower
A letter to my daughter
Dear daughter, We bought your new big bed weeks ago now, but I was putting off the time to put it together because of the task that required: your sister would go to your bed and your sister's cot would have to be pulled apart and moved to my bedroom to put it all together… Continue reading A letter to my daughter
Beirut in my heart
Don't tell me not to pray for Beirut.Don't. As all lebanese descendents, on the 4th of August 2020 I woke up with the news of a massive explosion happening in Beirut, Lebanon. While my kids were playing with their toys and my TV was playing some nursery rhymes in the background, I was there, sitting… Continue reading Beirut in my heart
The Butter Toast
One of those morning coffees... When I was younger I used to love having a butter toast for breakfast... that melted butter on a hot toast that just popped out of the toaster was heaven... But... when you are a mother -specially a mother of two little girls under 2 years old- those special moments… Continue reading The Butter Toast
Tuning In Mass
So, with all this COVID19 restrictions we were forced to stay home and, in between other things, us Catholics were forced to NOT go to church. Everyone around us started to complain about it but we all understood that it was some sort of civic duty in order to protect our elderly and vulnerable (or… Continue reading Tuning In Mass
Maronite Mum 