by Robin | Dec 25, 2011 | Christmas
Merry Christmas and joy-filled wishes from our family to yours. ~ love, robin Click for image credit.
by Robin | Dec 24, 2011 | Christmas, Faith, Family, Uncategorized
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...
by Robin | Dec 22, 2011 | Christmas, Encouragement, Faith, Inspiring
Have you been following host Margaret McSweeney's 12 Pearls of Christmas devotionals? Margaret and her team invited some of today's most beloved writers (Tricia Goyer (I love her!), Babbie Mason, Suzanne Woods Fisher…and me on Christmas...
by Robin | Dec 21, 2011 | Beauty, Christmas, Family, Marriage, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Personal
It was a Christmas gift to my husband the first year we were married, discovered under a pile of marked down sweaters at the Pawleys Island Men's Shop, circa 1987. I thought it was a wonderful gift. I knew he needed a larger size, but I liked it so much I...
by Robin | Dec 17, 2011 | (in)courage, Christmas, Parenting
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. ~ Pierre Corneille, Le Menteur Most memories are merely past recollection, but a rare few are heart branders… soul-shapers… the living of which interminably alters the future. I was just 12 years old when...
by Robin | Dec 12, 2011 | Christmas
While Christmas is hardly about a thing, I certainly have favorite Christmas things. My Favorite Ornament One of three handmade ornaments of my mother’s, beaded and bedazzled during her five-year battle with cancer. It’s fraying now and some beads have...