Prayer for the day

O Allah, You created me when I was not worthy of mention;

And You provided for me when I had nothing;

And I wronged my soul and sinned, and I confess my guilt.
If You forgive me, that will in no way diminish Your sovereignty;
And if You punish me, that will in no way augment Your authority.
You can find others to punish besides me,
But I can find no one to forgive me but You.
Truly, You are the most merciful of those who show mercy."

Completed day 4 of Ramadan. Alhamdulillah boys are doing well, Bak and Mak are in good health and basking in the joy of the holy month. And Adam is doing amazingly well, fasting through three days and is into his fourth. Again, I feel so blessed. Thank you Allah.

Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah it is already day two of Ramadan. I feel I have so much to thank Allah for, all the blessings that He has given me. But most of all, to recieve news from Adam this morning (his evening and first day of Ramadan) that he completed a full day of fasting, despite the long summer day (14 hours of daylight)  in New York with sunset at approximately 830pm, despite the hot and dry weather, despite his history of stomach ulcer, despite being alone without any muslim friends to give him support or fast with during Ramadan, despite being a new muslim... Adam did it and I am so proud of him. I actually thought he would not last past noon but I was so wrong. I had underestimated him and I am so proud that he has done this without having anyone to push or force him. He said he needed to do it, and I know in many ways that meant he is finding it in his heart insyaAllah to do this for Allah as much as for himself. Alhamdulillah Ya Allah. I actually teared up with happiness when Adam told me after I asked him, expecting a different answer. Ya Allah, I feel so blessed and I cannot thank You more.