Praying for friends with family in rough places

I am still here. I am very much still on holiday, but I am reading lots and lots of news. I pray for friends from Syria and Lebanon. Part of living in the Middle East as an expat is I know mums and kids who call these places home. I have a good friend on holiday in Turkey - our daughters are very close. Some of these mums are Christian, some are Muslim. But, we are all mums. We all love our families and strive to feed our kids, support our husbands, and maintain functioning happy homes. So, to all my mum friends.....I pray for safety for you and your families. Looking forward to smiles and coffees when the kids go back to school. Peace.

Greetings from 'Home'

For those of you who read this regularly, I am currently in the home country. 

As I read the news coming out of the region, as I watch posts from friends via various social media, I am repeatedly struck by how far away I feel from the rest of the world when I am 'home'.  But, all I have to do is think about friends back in the desert, read a post or two from blogs I enjoy, and I am right back in the sand. 

The world no longer feels like this huge place to me.  Having to fly/travel for hours at a time to reach 'home', knowing what to expect at each passport control desk in various countries, having friends scattered across the globe visiting family and summer homes, the world just isn't that big to me anymore.  It is however a comfortable place for me.

I know I'm finally feeling rested and 'back to normal' because the thought of getting on a plane to take a trip sounds like a good idea to me again.  Before the summer holiday, I was at a point where if someone had offered me two tickets to some vacation destination I probably would have said, "No thanks. I'm going home."

Hope all my readers are having a wonderful summer, and Ramadan Kareem.

Peace.