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From the Corporate World to the Kitchen

By Shannen Espelien 7 Comments

I want to share a post I wrote a couple years ago on MuslimasOasis.com. A lot has changed since then, and it is still relatable today. First, let me start that this is true for me, and probably for many, but not for all. I was a supervisor/manager for nine years in different industries. The […]

Filed Under: Homeschool, Islam, Mama's Corner Tagged With: Family, home, homeschool, islam, Life, motherhood, SAHM

Wrapping Up Hajj and Getting Your Family Excited!

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With Eid upon us tomorrow, inshaAllah, we are wrapping up our small study on hajj! As I talked about before, I got the National Geographic DVD Inside Mecca and Malcolm X’s biography. We watched the DVD together as a family and I had Care Bear read the chapter on Mecca in Malcolm X’s biography. I […]

Filed Under: Homeschool, Islam Tagged With: al adha, arafat, eid, eid al-adha, Family, hajj, holidays, islam, malcolm x, mina, muslims, religion, spike lee

Field Trip Friday: Hajj Edition!

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Unfortunately, most of us are not able to join the pilgrims in hajj this year, so how can we take part in our own way? We came up with some ideas yesterday about how to involve hajj into our homeschool. Today, I’ll give some ideas for fun ways to get out of the house and learn […]

Filed Under: Field Trips, Homeschool, Islam Tagged With: Art, field trip, hajj, History, homeschool, islam, muslims, prophet ibrahim, religion, travel

Blessed Days

By Shannen Espelien 2 Comments

Among the special seasons of worship are the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, which Allaah has preferred over all the other days of the year. Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are no days in which […]

Filed Under: Homeschool, Islam Tagged With: dhul hijja, hajj, homeschool, islam, kaba, mecca, pilgrimage

When Is It My Turn?

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Remember my post two weeks ago about this class with Seeker’s Guidance I’m so excited about? I remember it too, and with a little shame in my ability to juggle it all. In my defense, my husband has has to work late the last two weeks on the class day, pushing dinner right into the […]

Filed Under: Islam, Mama's Corner Tagged With: home, islam, mom, online class, religion, season of life

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