by Robin | Mar 26, 2017 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Memoir, Personal
He slipped in sideways between the closing elevator doors, as if he were late to a meeting; he pressed the “5” without looking. Instead of suit and tie, though, baggy pants and faded navy hung on his tall, slim frame. His stealth entry stiffened the hairs on the back...
by Robin | Mar 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
My much-beloved grandmother died when I was ten. I was at camp when it happened, and I didn’t even know she was ill. The camp director brought me and my sister into an office space behind the camp store to tell us, and I remember her saying, “You...
by Robin | Mar 13, 2017 | Faith
Used to be I was a Bible study snob. If it wasn’t long and so deep it took me hours to complete, if it didn’t quote Lewis or Piper or Spurgeon or their ilk, if it didn’t use big words I recognized but didn’t necessarily understand, it...
by Robin | Feb 27, 2017 | Movie reviews, Music, Personal
Mondays are my favorite because they feel like a new year, except every week. I know, I know, statistically heart attacks most often , but I’m not giving in to a statistic. I love a fresh start. It’s why I prefer sunrise to sunset. By this...
by Robin | Feb 14, 2017 | Advice, Beauty, Books, Marriage, Memoir, Personal
There was no way to know 35 years ago where we’d be today. Certainly not literally, but not even in a figurative sense. 12,775 days, give or take. Plenty of ups, our share of downs, and all beautiful in their time. I believe it–that everything is...