Some of my Baha’i internet friends started this initiative to blog each day in November and I thought it was a great way to get back into something that I used to do quite regularly. I’ve made lifelong friendships through…
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As I alluded to in my post from yesterday, Nineteen Months has been a continuous project for nearly 8 years. I strongly advise you to peruse past photos and articles. This month has some beautiful photos from Uganda, the USA,…
I post about Nineteen Months quite a bit on my social media channels, but rarely do I actually explain my involvement in it and the amount of time it takes in my life. It is something that I never expected…
I have lived in Chicago for the majority of my life. We moved here when I was 8 years ago because my parents wanted to live near the House of Worship and my dad was offered a job in the…
5 Things I wish I had known earlier in my career (or: things no one talks about but I really wish they would! All of the below items sound like common sense…but it truly isn’t so common.) 1. Always thank…
This is our first Naw-Ruz (Baha’i New Year) together as a married couple. Around this time last year we were talking to our families about getting married, so it is doubly wonderful to celebrate it with friends, family, and the…
“The Most Great Name beareth Me witness! How sad if any man were, in this Day, to rest his heart on the transitory things of this world! Arise, and cling firmly to the Cause of God. Be most loving one…
There have been happenings. It has been a little chaotic, a little overwhelming, and a little hilarious. A week ago we were parked outside on the street in Chicago and a U-Haul cargo van backed into the front right side…
there is a perfect moment of silent bliss when my head falls to your shoulder and the train shudders on the track and the world stands still for us or when you surprise me with the tiniest thing tell me…
Since I started riding the train 2 hours a day, I have had a lot more time to read. Sometimes I read fiction but I also love history (I even considered studying history for my degree at one point but…
I love Thanksgiving. Everything about it. This year we got to have 2 Thanksgivings, on different days, and it was great. I can’t even look at ham or turkey anymore, though. I had my sister-in-law’s help with the first round,…
I was a “breadwinner” and Shea was “Shea butter” and together…we are bread and butter. Yes, I made the costumes. Only took a few hours. And you expected something different from us? 😉 Happy Halloween!
It still feels like winter here…the gray and cold have seeped into my body, I crave sunshine, heat, and friendly faces. I was reminded this weekend that I can bring joy to myself and others simply by choosing to be…
My friends have been busy. I’m sure I have forgotten someone, but y’all gotta let me know when you’re starting things. 😉 My supremely talented friend Andrew Johnson has come out with some gorgeous, limited edition prints of a few…
Well, it took me more than a week after Thanksgiving to write this post, but my excuse is that I was recovering from the awesome food that I ate. 😉 I spent the evening before Thanksgiving cooking at my condo….
I am feeling ambitious this year. I offered to help my mother cook some things in advance to alleviate the burden of cooking the giant meal. Our family, despite having a Persian element to some of our cooking, does the…
A friend shared this poem by Baha’u’llah with me, which I had never heard, and I wanted to post it here. —————— The following was told by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the friends at Abu-Sinan in 1915. Whilst at Baghdad many learned…
by Sholeh Loehle (originally posted at Nineteen Months) Over the last few months I read Abdu’l-Baha in America by Robert Stockman. I enjoyed the little details that were obviously meticulously researched, as well as the focus on historical context around `Abdu’l-Bahá’s…
These are my coworkers. 🙂 Life of Your Contribution part 2 from FUNDamentals on Vimeo. (Part 1) There has been progress on the building of the new Welcome Center for the Baha’i House of Worship. You can check out drawings, photos,…
Dad, you always taught me to be independent, to do all the things guys are expected to do, but to do them in my own way. You encouraged me to climb trees, taught me how to paint and which kinds…
The people in this video are my coworkers. Your contributions enable us to serve and work each day!
I had a hard time taking my photos for Nineteen Days today. I struggled to find a Dawn subject, and I was at a training for the volunteers for the Centenary events at the House of Worship at sunset. But…
Below is a creative video that explains how to find Baha’i video content online! Share it with your friends, and “like” the U.S. Baha’i Video Library page on Facebook. Ernie’s Quest from Bahai.us on Vimeo.
As much as I don’t like the weather getting colder, I must admit that I love October. Mainly because it contains all things Halloween. I love having an excuse to dress up. Some years I put my costume together at…
I’ve been attending the United States Baha’i National Convention since I was a kid. There have been a lot of changes over the years, but I have to say that this year was one of the best that I have…
She hasn’t heard your voice in years and years the softly whispered tones She had enough of the lovely tears and every night alone. She hasn’t slept with peaceful dreams there has not been a moment’s rest She struggled with…
I realize, looking over recent posts, that I assume that the majority of my readers know what is going on in my life, or even what my day-to-day life looks like. However, it is difficult for me to gauge my…
“We may well emulate Bahá’àyouth whose recent surge forward into the van of proclamation and teaching is one of the most encouraging and significant trends in the Faith, and who storm the gates of heaven for support in their…
In looking for quotations about National Convention, I found this touching story.  I remember that a silk carpet was displayed in Foundation Hall when I was a child, but it is no longer hanging on the wall. I love this…
This morning was a Haifa morning. I stepped outside and the air smelled like (home), like stone paths, the bay, flowers, and a breeze off the mountains and desert that lifts you up… Warm and cool, the kind of cool…