by Robin | Feb 21, 2014 | Memoir, Personal, SNOW, Southern, y'all, Uncategorized
i. “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up….” It was little more than a punchline to me back when it aired, a TV commercial for LifeCall, a med-alert device for the elderly. Unintentionally campy. A joke’s butt. Easy target for late night...
by Robin | Feb 6, 2014 | Compassion International, Love Gifts
It’s always, always, a surprise when someone I know tells me they read my blog. It’s one thing for our lives to have crossed in the virtual world first, and wholly another for us to know each other in the space where I can shake your hand or hug you neck,...
by Robin | Feb 5, 2014 | Affiliate links used, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day
Never have I sent more snail mail than when my babies went off to college. I’m pretty sure they’d tell you their mama is the Queen of Random Gift-giving. I’ve been gathering things for their Valentine’s baskets (just like Easter but in...
by Robin | Feb 4, 2014 | Personal, Writing
I took a walk in the woods the other day, the kind of day when I wanted to kiss (rather than kick) the South’s mercurial weather. Or is it everywhere you can have snow and 19 degrees on a Wednesday then mostly sunny and 75 on Sunday? It must’ve felt good...
by Robin | Feb 2, 2014 | Faith, Personal
Based on how much I say it, “love” must be one of my favorite words. It punctuates every phone conversation I have with my children and it’s how I tell my husband good-night. It’s what I say when I want your shoes, see a puppy in the window,...