Eid Mubarak

Sigh...a breath of fresh, new air. A breath of release. I don't know if you'd understand even if I could find the words to express what I am feeling. There is really no way for you to know unless you have lived within my spirit for this lifetime. The past 30 days have been new life to me. They have been restoration and healing. They have been peace and joy and love. They have been faith, support, and forgiveness.

I am grateful for the incredible mercies of God. I am grateful for the opportunity and health to be able to observe this religious month of fasting. I have learned so much. I have gained an appreciation and respect for something that I did not know much about. I have grown in my faith. I have received healing from years of hiding from God- out of fear that He may disappoint me or hurt me. I could not trust- so I existed and tried to fall under the spiritual radar. My faith, that was/is such a huge part of me, starved while I wondered why. I wanted it restored but was running from the very source of my faith- my hope.

I feel like I am starting fresh today. With a new hand dealt...with a brand new opportunity for life and happiness. My circumstances have not changed, but my heart has.

Eid Mubarak!

"In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Praise be to God, Lord of the Universe.

Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Master of the Day of Judgment.

You alone we worship, You alone we ask for help.

Guide us in the right path:

The path of those whom You blessed;

not of those who have deserved wrath, nor of the strayers."