Saturday, August 13, 2011

Half Way Through Ramadan...

Ramadan comes along so quickly, and then it goes so quickly.  I can't believe that it's almost half over.

This year, to make Ramadan a bit easier, I took each Friday off work.  It's been nice.  So far, on the first two Fridays of Ramadan, I took the kids and my parents to the mosque.  They all enjoyed the custom, and I have to admit, so did I.

I've also scheduled to work from home each Thursday.  With the long fasts (4:30am - 8:30pm), the train commute etc is just too much for me.  So these small things have made a big difference.

My son has asked to fast, so I have let him keep 4 fasts each week (the days that I am home)- funny- he's so skinny and seems so small that I almost felt bad, but then I remember that I started when I was his age.  It's all relative.

My daughter has kept 2 fasts this year.  It was a big deal for her.  She's a little tike, but quite the trooper.  I would not have asked her to fast, as I think she's so little (that's a mom talking)- but she really wanted to try it, and I didn't want to discourage her.

Now the kids are doing their countdown to Eid. :)