Hmmm, I just found my minutes from our last meeting, and they don't really make any sense! I remember that we were all there, except for H, who was getting her son started as a Freshman at school. I remember that the weather still felt like summer, now it is clearly fall, which is beautiful but sad because the sunshine is going away fast. I remember having lots of good food to eat - as usual!
J talked about a Christian Arab who has started a school in an Arab area, which has both Jewish and Muslim children - and both religions are talked about. That is great. She also told us some news from Ibtisam - she is applying for a grant from the UN, which would be a very large amount of money to start the Women's Empowerment classes in other villages. There have been many requests for her to do this, which is wonderful. We all wish her luck and pray that she will be successful in this application.
We also do a lot of sharing, hearing each others news, what we have been reading, what we have been seeing at the movies, what we are planning to do soon.
I'll be writing more soon!
M read a book called "Three Cups of Tea". She thought it was great - I want to borrow it. Pir Zia is going to live in France for a year - I don't know how I feel about that - it seems like a long time to be away from the Abode.
T reminds us of something Shahabuddin said once. Worrying is praying for what you don't want. This has been sticking with me ever since the meeting. Isn't that a good thing to remember?
