by Robin | May 18, 2011 | Advice, Christmas, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
The BEST list of high school/college graduation gift ideas for guys and girls I’ve seen. And…you don’t have to click through an annoying slide show to see everything! List below is updated for 2020 and for an even MORE extensive list of vetted...
by Robin | May 6, 2011 | Advice, Personal, Writing
Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne It was the first honors class I took in...
by Robin | Mar 27, 2011 | Advice, Connect ~ Community by Therapon, Therapon, Videos, Vlogging
I can live for two months on a good compliment.~ Mark Twain When someone pays you a compliment, how do you typically respond? I know what my go-to mechanism is and I’m curious if you can relate. I double-dawg-dare ya to make...
by Robin | Mar 21, 2011 | Advice, Blog friends, Book Review, Giveaways, Home
There is no greater evidence of God's twisted sense of humor than when he pairs a Messy with a Neat Freak 'til death do us part. It's a combustible combination that will have both parties at times tugging and warring. In our family, I'm the...
by Robin | Mar 9, 2011 | Advice, Encouragement, Friends, friendship, Life Philosophy, Personal
Have you ever struggled with a relationship you wanted to pursue that met with resistance or indifference–or worse–from the object of your friendly affection? Perhaps professional or conceivably personal, a pursuit that leaves you scratching your head over...
by Robin | Mar 2, 2011 | Advice, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
My husband (who's celebrating his birthday today!!) is an excellent financial manager. This has proven important in our marriage since I’m partial to words, not math or anything remotely associated with budgets–he’s much better at crunching numbers...