Wendy Díaz

Let’s talk about menstruation. For some, it is the dreaded “M” word no one wants to hear. Also known as menses, period, that time of the month, Aunt Flo, the vacation, and many other euphemisms, the menstrual cycle is a natural process that most women experience in their lifetimes.

Productivity is a sought-after skill in any setting, be it personal, academic, or professional. The topic is so popular that countless self-help books about productivity are published every year.

As I stood across the kitchen from my friend, a cup of tea in hand, I felt my palms getting sweaty and it was not because of the warm drink I was holding. I was finally ready to share my news with someone other than family.

Imagine if one day you wake up and find that your brilliant, loving, and playful child changed overnight. After making straight A’s in school and being a well-behaved student, you notice his grades dramatically decline.

“And Allah sets forth an example for the believers… (the example of) Mary, the daughter of ‘Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her (womb) through Our angel (Gabriel). She testified to the words of her Lord and His Scriptures and was one of the sincerely devout.”

Little Bear, the main character in The Luckiest Child: Becoming a Blended Family, is worried and sad about what Papa Bear announced during dinner one night. There was a new addition coming to their small family – a step-mama Bear!

The sister’s only session at the annual ICNA-MAS convention in Baltimore, Maryland, always draws a huge crowd, and it was no exception this year when it tackled the issue of divorce.