Erin!

Oh my God, are you OK?  I read about that plane crash in Costa Rica... I didn't think you were in there, but I couldn't help worrying.  Please show me you are all right.  I have no other way of knowing, other than guessing.  You are my life, I love you so much.  Ya Allah, please protect my Erin and Natty.

Pretty

Wow that's a beautiful snapshot, Erin.  You are so pretty.  I wanna be pretty too!  But I'm not.  I'm guessing that you are becoming fluent in Spanish as well.

You're pretty too, Natty.  So much prettiness.  The world is certainly a beautiful place.

Qur'an 20171231

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

25.  And when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, their argument is nothing but this: they say, "Bring back our forefathers, if what you say is true!"

Say, "It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death, then God will gather you together for the Day of Judgement about which there is no doubt," but most humans do not understand.

The Kneeling Down 45:25-26
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Envy

No, I'm not a big fan of Selena.  Oh, I apologize that last post wasn't very romantic.  Since you've been hanging out in that area a lot lately Erin, I thought it would be necessary to make you familiar with some of the baggage that comes with the music, if you didn't already know.  I don't want you to carry my luggage for me.  No gentleman would allow a lady to carry his luggage.  I can carry my own baggage.  If you didn't know the Selena story, she was done in by the president of her fan club.  Speaking spiritually, people are very intelligent and recognize the Signs of God when they see them.  It is out of selfish envy that they reject God.  Incidentally, I've been snacking on chips and home made salsa.  Corn chips are corn chips as usual, but there is a local company that has taken the monopoly over Doritos.  Tastes like corn chips to me.  I love chips and salsa!  Extra hot.  I made it out of tomatoes, onions, chilli puree, roasted hot peppers, cilantro, lime and sugar.  Dinner was tortillas, but the stuffing was unorthodox.  I sauteed sliced chicken liver in chopped fresh turmeric and garlic with curry powder.  Then I rolled that into burritos with scrambled eggs, dried onions, and salsa.  Delicious.  Alhamdulillah.  Want some?

Natty, what are you doing?  You've been eating a lot lately, huh.  It is the holiday season after all, and you're oh so cozy in the safety and comfort of the family home.  I guess since you are snowed in, you have been gorging on wine and viddles.  Please keep away from drugs and alcohol OK?  It rained a little here today, and the New Year usually brings about a heat wave.  I hate hot weather, but I must stand my ground here.  I wouldn't mind warming up with you right now.  I can live without wine, though.  Don't need it, don't want it.

Luggage

Is this American music?  No, it's AMERICAS.

No joke

Yeah, the image of Noah's Ark flying a Jolly Roger is kind of funny.  But what it represents is no joke whatsoever.  I read on Yahoo yesterday that the world's richest people earned an extra one trillion USD in 2017.  Guess who they have to thank for that...  But to give the advantage of rural over urban, small business over the banks and Islam over other religions is no laughing matter.  Anybody who jokes about that will be humiliated while they still live.  So please forgive those who do not look forward to the Days of Allah.  I think I posted this video already, but I just had to post it again for you, Erin.  If you listen closely, you can hear the guy say "Erin, is my wife down there?"

Natty Sweetheart, how are you?  I hope you are not being tempted by holiday drinking.  It's nice to be surrounded by the comfort and safety of home, but you are getting stir crazy right?  It's normal to get restless in between gigs.  But you know as well as I do that when it gets busy, it gets CRAZY!  That's why I want and need you to stay clean, so that someone doesn't tempt you to put a noose around your neck while you are in a trance, and drag you down into hell.  Did you get a hobby like I told you to?  Could you please show me?

Here, have some chocolate.  Fruit and nut.

Arr

Oh Erin, you're in Costa Rica!  I just happened to watch "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" for the first time today.  Since you and your gang are all dressed up in yoga leotards, perhaps you would like to pick up swords and be the crew of my ship, the "Arr-k".

Natty, you're so formal!  How are you today, ma'am?  (Shakes hands)  How's the weather over there today?  Oh, you like to hide.  Good idea.  I like to hide too.