28 June 5, 1992 is my birthday. My 28th birthday lands on a Friday this year. What a memorable year this has been so far. Although it has been a tough 6 months, it has still had its blessings. I feel extremely blessed and grateful to have friends and family that want to celebrate. They…
#148 life update
I can’t believe quarantine has last so long. Today, I listened to this song called Ghengis Khan in the car. The first time I heard this song was the first week of quarantine. My sister and I loved the music video and were trying to learn the dance moves. That feels like such a long…
Yama: Chapter 19

Adres was always angry with Yama for being an alcoholic. When Hasib left the liquor store to go with Omar...Adres stayed with Yama for a while and helped out. But, eventually, Adres left to help Omar open up another liquor store. That store ended badly and when Yama got sick...Adres came back to help him.…
Yama: Chapter 15

My mom got pregnant with Yama at sixteen years old but she was married at the age of fourteen. In Afghanistan, it is common to get married very young. She went into labor at 6am and gave birth to Yama at 7pm. He was 9lbs...a big baby and mom was tiny. Delivering Yama was very…
Yama: Chapter 14

A couple weeks before Yama's life ended...he did some strange things. Yama decided to visit all of his loved ones...even family that he rarely spoke to. He visited his best friend and his god son out of nowhere. He just knocked on their door and said I just wanted to come by and say hello.…
Yama: Chapter 10

Thank you again for everyone that has been reading the "Yama" series. If you are just getting here then I recommend you scroll down and read "Yama" Part 1. Regardless, thank you for being here from the bottom of my heart. The last five years of Yama's life were painful for the entire family and…
#124 Stay Safe
I have been MIA. I know. Way before the virus spread, I took a week off from blogging and right now, I can't remember why. Maybe I was just busy? This week I didn't write because this entire virus situation was scary, confusing and I needed time to process what was going on. I lost…