by Robin | May 29, 2010 | Advice, Encouragement, Family, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
If you've read my blog for any length of time, you know I'm a mom of three teens who loves them fiercely and intentionally. I'm heartened they're turning out to be lovely human beings who most any adult wouldn't mind having around, and...
by Robin | Feb 9, 2010 | (in)courage, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Personal
When the two of you became one, and his people became your people, how’d that work out for ya? Does your relationship with your in-laws fall into the “for better” or “for worse” category? If it falls into the former and your relationship rains roses and...
by Robin | Nov 7, 2009 | (in)courage, Blogging, Encouragement, Faith, Personal
When I submitted a recent post for (in)courage, in spite of so desperately wanting to “get it right”, I felt like I blew it. Some posts and pieces I write with ease–they almost write themselves–but sometimes I labor with diligence only to...
by Robin | Oct 15, 2009 | Advice, Encouragement, Family, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Home, Kids, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos
What are the little, almost ignorable things that touch you…that can turn a frown upside down and absolutely make your day? It's almost a joke in my home, the teensy things that "bless" me. {This is more a Southernism than a spiritual...
by Robin | Aug 10, 2009 | (in)courage, Cancer is NOT okay!, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Memoir, Mothers and daughters, Personal
"I wanted you to see what real courage is….It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do."~ Atticus Finch, in Harper Lee's, "To Kill a...
by Robin | Jun 21, 2009 | Encouragement, Family, Fathers and daughters, Parenting, Personal, Photos
{Originally published as a three-part series in September 2007, this is one of those posts that “someone” needs to read; I just wish I knew who…. If you’ve struggled with the relationship you share with your father (or mother), it could be...