by Robin | Jan 1, 2016 | Advice, Encouragement, Faith, Life Philosophy
You have what it takes to f l o u r i s h when you embrace who you are and rest in Whose you are. Regardless of circumstances. Despite events from your past. As long as you draw breath, you’re impacting the world around you, and it’s up to you to...
by Robin | Oct 16, 2015 | Empty Nest, Encouragement, Life Philosophy, Memoir, Personal, Uncategorized
Rarely has there been a year when our family has celebrated so many milestones and major events– Our oldest (and only daughter) graduating from college and accepting an incredible two-year fellows position 1,500 miles from home. Our youngest graduating from high...
by Robin | Sep 14, 2015 | (in)courage, Empty Nest, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal
Sometimes when you get what you hope and pray for, it’s not just hard, it hurts. I’m a mama to three — two brothers born before their big sister turned five. Babies, then toddlers, are so active, aren’t they? Endless demands and never enough sleep, a constancy...
by Robin | Jul 6, 2015 | Encouragement, Faith, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Personal, Uncategorized
Mind and memory are such a tricky thing, aren’t they? We don’t always have the luxury of controlling what we’d like to remember – or forget. Some memories are as slick as a greased watermelon, big and colorful but impossible to hold for very...
by Robin | Feb 12, 2015 | Advice, Aging, Do Something!, Encouragement, Nutrition, On my soapbox, Personal, Raves & Rants, Uncategorized, Whole 30, Women
I wonder how many times I read about it before taking action. A least a dozen, probably twice that. A Boot Camp offered at my church–I mean, really, how hard could that be? Initially, I wasn’t as intimidated by “Boot Camp” as I was by the early...
by Robin | Aug 21, 2014 | Encouragement, Friends, friendship
It was one of the stupidest things I’ve ever said, and I wish I could remember more about the context of thinking it and saying it: I don’t really need people. I can even recall the room I was standing in – in our den in South Carolina – so it...