by Robin | Feb 2, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Encouragement
If the two weeks leading up to our German departure were whirlwind, the 24 hours just prior were tornado, and the morning of? A black hole. I awakened early after a decent Ambien-shrouded sleep, conscious of each item remaining on my check list. I...
by Robin | Jan 25, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Ouch!, Personal
Yesterday the floodgates burst, and try as I might to dam them, they were unstoppable force. Today, if you look closely, swollen eyelids testify. My breakdown was precipitated by Perfect Storm– Discovery of losing an $850 porcelain crown A friend hanging...
by Robin | Jan 19, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Faith, Family, Marriage, Memoir, Personal, Travel
Tick tick tick… Can you hear it? Because I do, and it's loud and relentless…. Time. Ticking. Away. My life as I know it will monumentally change 12 days from now and I am feeling its enormity. After 19 years in the paper industry, my...
by Robin | Jan 5, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, BIG Announcements
Even my husband questioned some of my clues, so here's the 4-1-1 on their significance: Clue #1 ~ Pachelbel's canon in D Major: German composer Clue #2 ~ A Bavarian cream-filled doughnut Clue #3 ~ Levi's jeans, invented by Levi Strauss, born in...
by Robin | Jan 5, 2012 | (in)courage, Adventures in Germany, BIG Announcements, Faith, Family, Marriage, Personal
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~ Helen Keller She’s looking me dead in the eyes when she speaks, a gaze so deeply penetrating its intensity makes me want to look away…but I can’t. “God is getting ready to do a work in you not possible when you’re living...
by Robin | Jan 5, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, BIG Announcements, Personal
I was surprised but thrilled late last night when my friend Susan posted a message to my Facebook wall putting together most of the puzzle pieces :). I asked her to restrict the message to just "Friends" but she went ahead and deleted the entire thing...