by Robin | May 16, 2009 | Faith, Family, friendship, Parenting, Personal
Following the heart-breaking death of their 17-year-old son in a car accident a week ago, Jamie and Scott are responding with grace, dignity, humility, strength and life-giving faith. Their daughter, Emily, is, too. If this had happened to me, it is how...
by Robin | May 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
All last week I was trying to figure out what time it was after hitting a wall, then in the wee hours of Saturday, we received tragic news. Perhaps it is a combination of the two that I now find myself in the unfamiliar position of having a thousand stories to...
by Robin | May 12, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International, Friends
When I traveled to India with our team of Compassion bloggers last week, I felt like Lance Armstrong. It wasn't just me pedaling a bike along the Champs-Élysée, there were a host of friends–online and off–cheering me on in prayer, thought and...
by Robin | May 9, 2009 | Personal
Our family, school and community are reeling today following the tragic accident last night that took the life of one of my childrens’ friends and leaves another fighting for his life in intensive care. Ryan Gill had just celebrated his 17th birthday....
by Robin | May 8, 2009 | Family, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
Friday morning brought storms to to the Tennessee Valley, and the subsequent patio pitter-patter prompted a grin-induced memory ~ Because kids do say the darndest things and they don’t have a filter for what’s appropriate to repeat in public, as a mom...