by Robin | Jan 13, 2010 | Current Affairs, Do Something!, Faith, Good causes
Though the news out of Haiti is not good news, I'm heartened to see such quick calls to action from those who can offer help. Everywhere I look online, social media is being used for good…and though this is widespread and different, it reminds me of...
by Robin | Oct 13, 2009 | Breast Cancer, Cancer is NOT okay!, Do Something!, Health, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
Breast cancer doesn't just plunder body, it is a thief of memories. I have good reason to hate it, too: The memory album of my mother is too small. Blank pages are haunted with wonderings of "what might have been, if only." If...
by Robin | Jul 13, 2009 | Advice, Compassion International, Do Something!, Family, Kids, Missions, Parenting, Personal, Service to others
"We do need to warn you…these kids are not the same!"– Never The Same '09 blogIt's been two of the longest weeks in my life, but I imagine two of the shortest weeks in hers. A mission trip billed as "Never The Same...
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 | Oct 10, 2008 | Cancer is NOT okay!, Do Something!, Family, friendship, Good causes, Personal
Think "pink" and what is your mental default? An ice cream parlor (studies suggest pink stimulates sweet cravings)? Little girls in ribbons and lace? Valentine hearts & roses? …or breasts? During the month of October, I suppose many of you...
by Robin | Sep 30, 2008 | Do Something!, Great quotes, Personal
If you were doomed to live the same life over and over again for eternity, would you choose the life you are living now? The question is interesting enough, but I’ve always thought the point of asking it is really the unspoken, potentially devastating follow-up...