When the day arrives and there are no more tomorrows for me, I want my children to know and never forget that they were, are and will always be deeply loved by me!

Never hate each other; never be jealous of each other; never think ill of each other; never boycott each other. Always remain brothers to each other.

Cloudless skies were seen, jolted with streaks of orange light as pelicans dived in and broke the crystalized sheets of water into slivers..'' from Shireen Lisa Ali-Zengin (Words of a rebellious believer)..in memory of our dad and his sea adventures)

They say there is a reason. They say there is a time for everything that happens. Sometimes it's hard, sometimes it's rough. Sometimes it's good, sometimes bad.