Middle East Mama! It has been too long. I could rattle off a whole list of excuses for why I have been absent, but truthfully there is no g...

I don't remember who used to say that exactly, but I remember hearing it when I was very young, and that it resonated deeply in my being...

I've always been a cautious person when it comes to safety. I always cross to other side of the street when I see a man in the distance ...

August 21st was my birthday. It was the first birthday that I didn't open my eyes with that special birthday anticipation. To the contra...

I was starting to think that pregnancy was my new permanent state of being. I knew that it had to come to an end at some point, but it's...

This is a little late, but in honor of Mother's Day I wanted to give my mom a shout out: When my son was placed on my chest, tiny and pe...

After three days of "taking it easy" my lower back still seems to be in spasm, so instead of my usual laundry-dishes-sorting-organ...