Freeset’s 12 Days of Freedom
One of my greatest life highlights - and most-treasured among many wonderful blogging opportunities the past eight years - was my blogger trip with Compassion International to Calcutta, India. Prior to that trip, the people of India were barely on my radar; but...
A simple question?
Asked in church Sunday - not judge-y at all, and almost said in passing to make a different point - but which has had me thinking ever since. My answer, no my response to my answer, is a game changer. An important distinction was suggested when I shared this on...
The Panhandler’s Breath :: a Christmas Story
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...
I left my heart in…
One year ago today, I boarded a plane in Munich, Germany for a nine-hour flight bound for Chattanooga. Home. Ten months we lived in Southern Bavaria, a beautiful land dotted in ancient castles and green pastures rolling. We lived in a Mayberryesque town...
Eyes on the Prize
Back in September I was one of several who wrote about a bold initiative and sweet partnership between incourage and Mercy House Kenya; how, through the influence of collective voices speaking on behalf of those who have little, we were seeking to raise $74,000....
Shopping Online? Why Bloggers Hope You’ll Click Through Their Site
With Black Friday behind us and Cyber Monday just around the corner, there's a wonderful way to support your favorite bloggers. When I started blogging eight years ago, it never crossed my mind I could earn money from it. Never. Ever. A friend had asked me to read...
Happy Thanksgiving y’all!!
This week I've been scampering around the internets--my regular monthly piece for incourage, and a first-time guest post for Kristen (We Are That Family) while she and her family are loving on babies at Mercy House in Kenya. At Incourage ~ Thanksgifting Children...
Bye-bye Pensieve. Hello Robin Dance.
Welcome friends! I've been looking out the window, watching for this day to arrive for months! People who know me well, would say it's even been years in the waiting. My new blog home. RobinDance.me. I'm still unpacking boxes; the walls are still bare. There are...