Award Ceremony (Finally)

My sweet Little Sis @ NaiLz-iN-AuS passed this nice award on to me. Thanks, Little Sis, you are a doll.



The rules:

1. Write five (5) interesting facts about the person who gave you this award.

2. Jot down ten (10) interesting facts about yourself or your hobbies.

3. Pick your ten (10) most deserving recipients and describe them.

4. Leave a comment on the recipients' blog to tell them they've been tagged.

5. Paste the award badge in your side bar.



About Her:

1. Little Sis lives in Australia, and she is living Saturday while I am still living Friday.

2. Her blog is all about nail art.

3. She chose Islam on her own when she was only sixteen.

4. She is a kind hearted person.

5. Little Sis loves colorful and sparkly things, I can tell by her nail art.



About Me:

1. I love craft projects, I just can't do many right now because my toddlers would interfere. I like to cut pictures from magazines and create themed collages in large cheap poster frames to hang on the wall. This is one I want to do with my kids when they get bigger.

2. I am a college educated SAHM.

3. I believe an educated Mama has more to give to her children, but that does not necessarily mean it has to be a formal education. There are libraries and online books available for free, to those who seek to self-educate.

4. My latest hobby is cooking and working on my recipe blog, because my family needs to eat, and I put a lot of thought into the nutritional value of the menu I offer them.

5. I began practicing Islam when I was a Junior in college, and I was 26 years old.

6. I like to watch foreign films either in English or in foreign languages, with English subtitles.

7. Hair accessories make amazing hijab accessories, hair chopsticks or hair holders are beautiful on a long, shayla style scarf when it's wrapped around and gathered, like a pony tail or a bun, at the back of the neck.

8. I like to wear all kinds of pins on my scarves, old pins, new pins, hat pins, any pins I don't expect to see anyone else wear.

9. I like to wear things that are unique, and not the same as what everyone else is wearing, as long as it complies with my need to conceal my figure for religious reasons.

10. I started a business when I was nineteen years old. It is a greenhouse and nursery that has multiplied into a flourishing business that now sustains my parents and my siblings who still live at home. I used to sleep on a cot in the greenhouse because I had to get up so often to put wood in the stove that kept the plants warm in the winter time. One time I covered myself with too many blankets and the fire went out and froze some of my babies. After that, I only covered myself with one blanket because I would wake up from the cold, and feed the fire, before it got cold enough to freeze the plants.


1. Hajar @ A Voice in the Clouds because your blog really is Uber Cool. The way you express your thoughts literally feels like a voice coming out of the clouds.



2. Ahavah @ Recovering Christians because your personality radiates Uber Cool-ness through your blog. You are also a Sister in prayer and that is especially Uber Cool.



3. X L @ Somersaults in the Sand, you write a lot about cultural anthropology and related topics. This is what makes your blog Uber Cool.



4. Ms. Modest @ Modest Fashion Cents, Your blog is Uber Cool, because no other blog that I know of, provides fashion "Do's and Don'ts" for those of us who dress modestly. We needed a fashion consultant for modest sisters. Thanks.



5. Leandra @ Living Away, your blog is so Uber Cool because you write about the various countries, continents and cultures you visit and experience in a friendly and sincere manner.



6. Amy @ Clothesline Alley your blog is Uber Cool because it provides an insight into the lives of military families and your eloquence allows your readers to have a better idea what mixed feelings you have about it. It's hard for people who are not involved with the military to empathize with you unless you tell us about it. I thank you for trying to do that in a way that feels comfortable to you.



7. Eli @ Help the Truth your blog is Uber Cool because you have an intelligent and articulate way of using literature to point out logical reasons for modesty and other habits that benefit women in particular.



8. Lisa M. @ Those Head Coverings, you have got a good thing going. I think that the topic of this blog is just Uber Cool because you provide links and information about all kinds of different head coverings, religion-based ones as well as other fashion and medical head coverings. You even provide links and info about both positive and negative opinions regarding the practice of head covering, this also contributes to the Uber Cool quality of your blog.



9. Seeking the Narrow Way your blog is Uber Cool because you provide wonderful step-by-step recipes and projects that can enhance the experience of every home-maker. I also enjoy your posts about religious rituals that are meaningful to you.



10. Masooma @ Letters to the Imam because I think this is a fabulous topic for a blog. I love it, because it is Uber Cool.



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Helene awarded me this cute "If Life Hands you Lemons" award awhile ago, so now I finally want to pass it on.


1. I want to give it to Masooma @ Otowi . I think this award is appropriate for you because you have gone through more than one bag of lemons, but you set up your hypothetical lemonade stand and kept on going. Sis, you are an inspiration to me.



2. I also want to pass this one on to Katie @ Arrived Together, Friends Forever: Natalie and Aiden because you are making lemonade as we speak. Big hugs sweetie, I empathize with your situation.

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These three thoughtful awards were passed on to me awhile ago, by Hajar @ A Voice in the Clouds. Thank you, Sis. Sorry it took me so long to get around to passing them on.


I am passing the Beautiful Girls Award award on to:


1. NaiLz-iN-AuS because you are a girl with a beautiful heart who likes beautiful nails.


2. Twenny @ Twenny-Two because you are an honest and sincere girl, and that makes you beautiful.

3. Lacy @ A Godly Maiden because you are simply beautiful. Your simplicity and intelligence are admirable traits in a beautiful girl

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I am passing the One Lovely Blog Award on to:

...everyone else who reads my blog and whom I have not awarded any other award yet. I don't want to leave anyone out because you all know I love you each.

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I want to pass the Companion Award on to:

1. Helene @ I am Living Proof That God Has a Sense of Humor, because you are a companion blogger, as well as a companion in mothering multiples. Thank you for your friendship and your thoughtful comments on my blog.

2. Christa @ "Two" Much of Something is a Good Thing because you are also a companion in mothering twins. I also admire you for your spirituality and the faith-based discussions we have had.

3. Kari @ Mothering my Miracle Multiples because you are also one of my multiple mothering companions. Thank you for your friendship and for blogging such helpful tips and hints about your favorite online store for natural bath products.

Anyone else who is a Mom of Multiples, this award is also for you, even though I have not named you here.