Can you hear me…then?
If you've ever wondered what a Pensieve Robin sounds like…you have two opportunities to hear me live, just not in person– First today, with prolific author Tricia Goyer on her weekly show Living Inspired. Tricia's personal story...
On marvel and remedy
What do you do when doubt threatens to extinguish your faith? When you’re tethered to God by gossamer thread, invisible strands of grace that you can neither see nor feel? When life’s circumstance is earthquake beneath your feet? job loss has forced you to...
Starbucks schmarbucks
Ya know what? They may be pretty all dressed up for the holidays but thankfully I'm not tempted a bit– I'll take homemade hot chocolate piled high with whipped cream (or even marshmallows) any day of the week… and tip the Salvation...
The snake who sleeps with fishes: a coming of age memoir
"There's a snake in my boots." ~ Woody, Toy Story It didn't matter if it was 90 degrees in the shade and a thousand percent humidity, he'd paint on his Wranglers and cram his feet into miniature Tony Lama's. Cowboys...
Chookooloonks’ beautiful super power
I can only spell it when I cheat, and I'm too scared to pronounce it out loud, but Karen Walrond's blog Chookooloonks is one of my favorites. Her words infuse me with so much positive energy I'm quite certain one day I might spontaneously...
Shock the world, Tiger girl & a homecoming
I can taste the Fall of 1981. My freshman year in college. The stupidest of times. The best of times. A season of sowing oats and seizing days and when the prayers of my future in-laws must have been protecting me the most. It was the year...
Rollar coaster and BIG mistakes
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 19 ~ I don't know why it took me so long to learn this one; it's not like she didn't tell me e v e r y time I did it. Embarrassed her. In front of grown-ups. And sometimes ~ cardinal...
Perfect timing (with strings attached)
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 18 ~ Had I learned a simple lesson earlier in marriage, the past 24 years might have been smoother. The art of t i m i n g. It can be the difference between delight and disappointment, contentment or...
So, THAT’S where babies come from…!
Last week I shared the most adorable wedding video on the planet, and this week we're going to learn where babies come from. Not birds or bees or cabbage patches or storks… …apparently they come from balloons!! Now, this is one...