A story of a mother's unexpected journey through pregnancy complications and COVID-19 during the birth of her twin daughters. Scheduled for a C-section on March 13th, 2020, the same day that the President declared a national emergency due to the pandemic, the mother had surprising turn of event that changed her life.
And here is the biggest thing that I promised myself this year: I am not holding off and I am chasing my wildest dreams. My wish is not for my “dreams to come true”, my reality is that I know that “chasing my dreams will only get me closer to fulfilling my purpose”.
When I watched myself talk about the transition period between leaving my home country Lebanon, and moving to the US, I could hear my voice choking in the background... All of a sudden, you are no longer under mom and dad's wings, surrounded by their love, and protected by their system... All of a sudden, it is you, yourself, and you. Most and if not every immigrant would have a special memory for the time when they first moved to a new country. The moment where home starts to get a new definition. The moment where the American Dream turns into the American Reality! In the beginning of that period, it is incredibly foggy, busy, noisy, and genuinely painful. It...
If I can brush my teeth everyday of my life because cavity hurts and losing them is not fun, then I can spiritually connect to God everyday for the rest of my life because uncertainty hurts and losing yourself is not fun either.