Long Hours...

When we first moved here, I kept saying that I need time to adjust, I am still a newly wed who just moved to a place so familiar for her husband. He kept suggesting we meet this family and that, but I just refused. I kept saying, later,,, once I'm ready,,,, not now... and when I felt it's time to interact, I applied for a job at the "Muslim Community Association", and later on I was accepted to become the office manager at their weekend school.

I knew it's only for 2 days/week, and I knew that I have to spend my time there according to jeeej's working schedule, which isn't fixed at all...This means, that even if my work starts at 4 pm on Friday, I still have to go to the MCA at around 9:30 am, for husbandi's work starts right after that. And once I'm done at 7 pm, he might not be able to come and pick me up, for he might have a customer to deal with!! I knew all about that, and even on Sundays, I finish at 2 pm, but still have to wait until he is done with his work.

Should I complain about this....no, I don't think so. But when I really get tired & bored there, and people start to feel sorry for me, it just annoys me! One day, soon inshallah, I'll get a car and be the queen of my time:)) But until then, husbandi never hesitates to come and pick me up and drive me back home -whenever he can- during his lunch break! knowing that it takes him an hour to get back to work after all!! I love you jeeej:)))

The school I work for is located in the MCA, where there is a big mosque also. This means, I get the chance to pray with a big group of people whenever I want, and on Fridays I get the chance to hear the 2 speeches given before the 2 Friday prayers they held there:) It's a privilege I never dreamt of while living in Amman. Plus, I get the chance to witness peoples' conversion to Islam, so far I've heard 3 men converting!!

One day, I was getting ready to enter the women's praying hall to pray "Asser" when a guy stopped me and asked me to take the lady -standing next to him- with me inside, for it would be her first time to pray EVER! Why!? because she just converted that day...I got so excited!!! It was the first time in my whole life to lead a prayer! we were the only 2 females inside, and it felt just great. I can't be more thankful to Allah for being in such a situation:)) She thanked me and I was like: are you kidding?! THANK YOU!! hehehe...

Spending long hours there, lets me get the chance to meet people from all over the world every single day!! It gets so busy sometimes, and it feels great to see how people interact nicely with each other no matter where they come from:)

Today, at school, A Jordanian teacher asked me: did you make new friends yet? I said: No, not really! she said: why?! I said: maybe because I don't want to:)

strange isn't it?

she said: good for you;)

the other day, I was chatting with my friend maha, who lives in Dubai, and she is going through the same exact thing! we both agreed that we -luckily- have enough friends back home... and as long as they are always there for a nice talk or chat, this is all that matters! we both have great families and friends to turn to whenever we want. we both have amazing husbands to hang out and have fun with whenever we feel like it! so why "new friends"?!

I thank God for the life I'm living and I keep counting my blessings...but, sometimes, long hours at the mosque become somehow tiring and boring...