Flower Of Blood (1895) By Odilon Redon

🌸 From One Mother’s Heart – Please Read 🌸

My name is Saja. I’m a wife, a mother, and a woman who once believed her story would be simple. I thought my days would be filled with watching my daughter grow — from her first smile to her first steps — surrounded by the small joys of everyday life.

But life had other plans.

War has returned to our home. Again. And once again, we find ourselves living under skies that never seem to rest.

There was a moment — a fragile, breathless moment — when the bombs paused and the world seemed to remember us. It gave us hope. We thought maybe, just maybe, we could start to rebuild. But now, we are back in the dark — hiding, holding on, praying.

I’m writing this not as someone seeking pity, but as a mother who has no other choice but to speak.

Imagine holding your baby in the middle of the night, not because she cried, but because the world outside roared too loud for either of you to sleep. Imagine whispering bedtime stories not to lull her into dreams, but to keep the fear from settling into her tiny bones.

This is my life.

This is my daughter’s life.

And even now — especially now — I believe in softness. I believe in kindness. Because when everything else is taken from you, hope becomes the most valuable thing you have.

Why I’m Reaching Out Our home has been damaged. Our lives changed. But through it all, my daughter wakes up every morning with a smile. She reaches for me with trust, with love, with faith that I will keep her safe.

That’s why I keep going.

I’ve launched a campaign to ask for help — not because it’s easy, but because silence is no longer an option. I am asking for support not just for me, but for my baby, and for the quiet strength of so many mothers like me who are fighting, every single day, to hold their families together.

How You Can Help: 🤍 Help us restore parts of our home so we can live with dignity 🤍 Support women and mothers in Gaza with access to care and resources 🤍 Keep the light of hope alive for a generation born in the shadows of war

💛 If you can, please support our journey here:

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I Am Saja – A Mother Holding On Through the Return of War

My name is Saja. I am a wife, a mother to a precious 8-month-old girl, and I am writing this in a moment that I wish I didn’t have to live t

If you can’t give, please consider sharing. Your voice might be the reason someone else hears ours.

From My Heart to Yours Maybe our lives are worlds apart. Maybe you’ve never lived through war. But if you’ve ever held a child and wished the world could be better for them — then you understand more than you know.

I don’t want my daughter to grow up thinking the world turned away.

Please, if you’ve read this far — thank you. Thank you for seeing us. Thank you for caring. We are still here. Still hoping. Still holding on to every kind act like it’s a lifeline.

With love and endless gratitude

Jane E. Goldman (American, b. 1951)

Yellow Bittersweet, 1998

11-color screenprint

vintage cop copine moon phase mesh top

Devan Shimoyama

Silver stater minted by Caulonia, Greek Southern Italy, circa 550-520 BC

from The Penn Museum

“No.2 Shengshan Island Village” ~ Shengshan Island, China by Guo Guozhu ↟ What happens when we leave and nature stays?

me in the spring sun

Butterfly …symbolic gift of wings

Gem-set and diamond brooch, circa 1900 Designed as a butterfly, the head and thorax respectively set with a step-cut sapphire and an emerald and oval and pear-shaped diamonds, the wings set with variously shaped rubies, opals, emeralds and diamonds.

The XVIII Duke de Plasencia and Doña María de la Concepción lived during the very troubled and politically unstable years of the Spanish Civil War. They first met in Madrid on the terrace of the Hotel Universal in 1931 and it was love at first sight, however, the political situation separated them: the Duke took refuge in the Rumanian Embassy while Doña María de la Concepción moved to San Sebastian. Only twenty years later did they manage to formalise their union in holy matrimony in the famous Chapel of Santiago de Compostela. This butterfly brooch was a present from the Duke to Doña María de la Concepción when during this very difficult period they managed on one occasion to meet in Biarritz, it was a symbolic gift to give her wings to escape the difficult political situation and a sign of a mutual oath and commitment to each other.

Sotheby’s Geneva 2013

Fundraiser for a big family of 28 people!

Ibrahim (@aburakhiaibrahim) is only 20 years old, and he has been fundraising to support himself and his family of 28 people for more than a year now! They have been displaced countless of times, they have lost everything they owned to the bombs, and they are tired and hungry.

With the blockade of aid and Israel's renewed aggression on Gaza, they are struggling more than ever. More than 900 Palestinians have been killed since Israel broke the ceasefire agreement. Israel has even been targeting charity kitchens in Gaza, killing hungry Palestinians are waiting for a meal. Food prices are surging, and this is why your donation is so important to supporting Palestinians in Gaza like Ibrahim and his family! With your donations, you can help purchase basic necessities like food for 28 people including 15 children!

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Donate to Seeking Safety: Support My Family's Journey to a safe place, organized by Samah Aburakhia‬‏

Dear Compassionate Community, My name is Samah, and I com… Samah Aburakhia‬‏ needs your support for Seeking Safety: Support My Family's

Vetted! This fundraiser is vetted by @/gaza-evacuation-funds, #336 on vetted fundraiser list by el-shab-hussein, nabulsi, and MohAyesh, #802 on Butterfly Effect Project vetted list!

Only $11,842 CAD raised of $30K goal despite fundraising since March 2024! (That's equivalent to only $8277 USD raised!)

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