by Robin | Jun 20, 2010 | Faith, Family, Personal, Poetry
Chronicled fours years ago as my siblings and I watched my father's slow-motion, heart-breaking end-of-life, this poem stands as one of the most important pieces I've ever penned. As my heart bleeds words in witness of painful circumstance, I never let...
by Robin | May 14, 2010 | (in)courage, Advice, Faith, Marriage, Personal
I've felt like the Lord has been prompting me to write this post for months now–it's the third one I've begun regarding the same content–but I'm a Big Fat Chicken. I don't want to write it.Marriages are...
by Robin | May 2, 2010 | Faith, Music, Videos, Wow!, youtube ROCKS!
You've got to see this–armed with iPhones and imagination, the Rend Collective Experiment pulls worship out of the traditional box. I don't think Chris Tomlin needs to worry about getting a day job, but the Rend Collective Experiment's take on...
by Robin | Apr 27, 2010 | Faith, Great quotes, Personal
I've been payin' attention to Francis Chan lately and he especially captured my attention when he announced his plans to leave the church he planted 16 years ago to go…elsewhere. He's not so sure of the "elsewhere" at this point, but...
by Robin | Apr 17, 2010 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Parenting, Personal
To the unacquainted, it seemed like an innocent enough question: "Mom, have you heard of 'kisses from Katie'?" But I saw something–her eyes danced, a fleeting twirl of mystery and expectation and satisfaction; she was already...
by Robin | Feb 28, 2010 | Blissdom, Blogging, Faith, Personal, Religion, Surcies, Sursees, Cercies, TREATS!
Have you ever had a “compulsion” to do something, didn’t do it, then wondered what you missed? I have–too often, I’m afraid–and at the Blissdom Conference I had the delight of finding out exactly what I’ve missed, not...