by Robin | Mar 27, 2009 | Compassion International, Family, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, The Mother Letter Project
I can’t help but wonder how different I would’ve been had my mother not died when I was nine; one forever-lasting effect is I never presume a child has both parents when I meet him for the first time. Sometime after Mama’s death, I remember having my...
by Robin | Mar 23, 2009 | BIG Announcements, Blogging, Compassion International, Personal, Random
Because I'm taking part in the Ultimate Blogging Party, I'm visiting about 10,000 new blogs. I forgot how much time that takes; therefore, I shall not be posting here at PENSIEVE today. Except for this enumerated list, which really doesn't count, does it?...
by Robin | Mar 19, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International
This is one of those times I wish I had my finger on the pulse of every Pensieve reader, to tiptoe into your respective minds to know what I could say in an opening sentence to compel you to read the rest of this post.Please stay…you're not just welcome,...
by Robin | Mar 11, 2009 | Compassion International, Do Something!, Good causes, Personal
It's 1:15 on a Wednesday afternoon and my stomach is growling because I've yet to have lunch. It's important to note I've had precisely 2.5 cups of coffee and two butter-lavished blueberry muffins, and yet I'm still hungry. My pantry...
by Robin | Mar 5, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International, Faith, Family, Personal
If I think about it long enough, it's almost enough to render me babbling and catatonic, curled into the fetal position underneath our non-existent baby grand:In less than two months, over the course of a week, I'll find myself airborne almost 60 hours;...
by Robin | Mar 3, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International
Please… Don't click this picture unless you want to look into the face of a child who wants nothing more than to be a part of your life. What you'll find out, is you want nothing more than to be a part of his or hers. And those children...