Barakah Roots

Life of a Big Family Mom

  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About

  • A bright yellow banana with small brown spots lies on a dark textured carpet next to a vintage dark-brown wooden door frame. The door is slightly open, revealing a glimpse of a shadowed hallway beyond. A dramatic shaft of light illuminates the fruit on the floor
    Nostalgia,  Reflections

    The 10:00 AM Ramadan Heist

    April 13, 2026 / No Comments

    We like to think of our childhood memories as deeply spiritual milestones. But if I’m being truly honest? One of my most vivid Ramadan memories involves a storage room, a locked door, and a very poorly timed snack. I wasn’t even hungry. That’s the funny part. It was only 10:00 AM. But the house was quiet, the day felt long, and I was… bored. And in the mind of an eight-year-old, the best cure for boredom is a forbidden banana. I remember the strategy. I snatched the fruit and made a run for the storage room—that dark sanctuary of old suitcases and dust. I didn’t just hide; I locked the…

    Read More
    mamabarakah

    You May Also Like

    The Lockdown Chronicles (Part 1): “Shollu Fi Rihalikum” and the Great Egg Hunt

    April 6, 2026
    A close-up shot of a fold-down airplane tray table in a dimly lit cabin. Two empty metallic tuna tins are stacked on a white napkin. A brown leather journal with a pen and a red paper cup are nearby. To the right, a passenger in a dark sweater rests their hand on their belly. The scene is illuminated by a warm overhead reading light.

    The Tuna Heist and the Moussaka’ah Mistake

    April 15, 2026
    “Retro-inspired collage capturing the imaginative world of 80s and 90s television nostalgia: MacGyver-style survival tools and multitools scattered on a workbench, a neon-lit futuristic car dashboard inspired by Knight Rider, a glowing sci-fi time portal reminiscent of Quantum Leap, and a Wild West cowgirl figure standing in a dusty frontier town. The collage reflects childhood imagination, imported television culture, adventure fantasies, and the cinematic inner worlds children created before the internet era.”

    MacGyver, Quantum Leap, and My Wildly Unqualified Childhood Confidence

    May 13, 2026

About Me

Umm Abdallah

I’m an Indonesian mother of ten, now making a home in the Middle East. Most of my days are spent navigating the beautiful, heavy, and often messy reality of a large family and a body that requires me to move a little slower.

Categories

  • Birth (1)
  • Books (1)
  • Children (4)
  • Covid 19 (3)
  • Doula (2)
  • Faith (2)
  • Hadith (2)
  • Islam (10)
  • Marriage (4)
  • Motherhood Unfiltered (14)
  • Movie (1)
  • Nostalgia (5)
  • Pop Cultures (5)
  • Quran (1)
  • Reflections (23)
  • Saudi Arabia (5)
  • Sisterhood (1)
  • Spiritual Perspectives (8)
  • The Big Family Life (7)
  • United Arab Emirates (12)

Tags

AnalogSanctuary Barakah Roots barakahroots BigFamilyLife Birth Advocacy Books Children Covid 19 crowdedmind Doula emotional realism everyday barakah Hadith HouseOfTwelve Invisible Labor iqra Islam Islamic Birth Javanese Postpartum Lockdown Marriage MatriarchyInMotion Mental Load Motherhood Motherhood Journey Motherhood Unfiltered MotherhoodUnfiltered MotherhoodUnplugged muslimmotherhood Muslim womanhood perspectives Pop Culture Reflections reflectivewriting Riyadh Saudi Arabia Sharjah SIsterhood spiritualgrowth Spiritual Perspectives Stories Surabaya TacticalMotherhood Tawakkul United Arab Emirates

Categories

  • Birth (1)
  • Books (1)
  • Children (4)
  • Covid 19 (3)
  • Doula (2)
  • Faith (2)
  • Hadith (2)
  • Islam (10)
  • Marriage (4)
  • Motherhood Unfiltered (14)
  • Movie (1)
  • Nostalgia (5)
  • Pop Cultures (5)
  • Quran (1)
  • Reflections (23)
  • Saudi Arabia (5)
  • Sisterhood (1)
  • Spiritual Perspectives (8)
  • The Big Family Life (7)
  • United Arab Emirates (12)
Ashe Theme by Royal-Flush - 2026 ©
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact