by Robin | Jun 16, 2014 | Faith, Uncategorized
I could show you a picture of my father-in-law, but I think this tells you more about him than his Wrangler jeans and cowboy boots…. It’s a beautiful portrait of a man who seeks first the kingdom of God. A good man leaves an inheritance to...
by Robin | Jun 8, 2014 | Deeper Family @ Deeper Story, Faith, friendship, Memoir, Personal
Those were the days, my friend We thought they’d never end We’d sing and dance forever and a day We’d live the life we choose We’d fight and never lose Those were the days Oh, yes, those were the days. ~ Those Were the Days, credited to Gene...
by Robin | Jun 5, 2014 | Memoir, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal, Uncategorized
Twenty-one years ago I was walking in the days of great expectation. My first was to be born at the end of a long, hot summer, smack dab in the middle of one of only three months I had told God I did not want to have a baby. He grinned and said, “August...
by Robin | May 30, 2014 | Marriage, Memoir, Nostalgia, Personal
Ours wasn’t a fairytale romance. It was the kind of courtship that lasted years, where the heart is batted and bruised, where we both made damn sure the other was The One. Oh, sweet youth…where one dares to presume to k n o w such things! There were...
by Robin | May 23, 2014 | Affiliate links used, Bargains, Favorite things, Uncategorized
As you may remember, I get a head’s up on big sales from the companies for which I’m an affiliate; we got word from DaySpring that they’re having a BIG Memorial Weekend Sale! Fifty popular items are discounted 30-60% PLUS you can save another 20%...