Alhamdullah (all praise is for Allah). Kids are out of school for the summer and things are just as hectic as ever around the Banyalmarjeh household.
Omar, Salah, and Laith go every morning to Arabic and Quran tutoring for an hour. Afterwards, Laith goes to his grandparent's house and Omar and Salah go to summer school at the public school. The little lamb Salah got sent to the teacher's "buddy room" the very first day! The next day was Omar's turn to be written up for "not putting down his book after I asked three times"- I thought, WOW- summer school teachers do not play!
I am wondering how today went as I haven't seen any of them yet.
Father's day is the first day of Summer I believe. SubhanAllah (all glory is for Allah), this is the first year I do not have a father on Father's Day. Don't get me wrong, I never really celebrated the day anyway but it is just strange not having a father anymore. Aging is really a phnomenon that I have not adjusted to yet. I wonder if I ever will. My dad is gone and even though we had our issues, I still miss him in some ways. May Allah make it easy on me...
My father did not die in a state of Islam so I think that it makes it that much harder for me. He did die in a state of mental deterioration. He had Alzheimers and was not really in his right mind when he died. I remember being with him the last two days he was on this earth. He could not talk at all. He just looked at me and moved his lips trying to talk. I wish I could have heard what he was trying to say. The more I think about it, the sadder I become. I am blessed to have been able to be with him before he passed though, Alhamdullah. Especially since he was in Arizona and I was in KC. I flew out with my mom and husband two days before he died.
I will have to write more about that life experience at another time, InshaAllah (God willing).
Too much to do this evening and I had better move it!
AH, SUMMER...welcome, may you bless us with good times to share with friends and family, AMEEN!
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