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I believe in magic (& I bet you do, too!) :: Traditions & Sacred Space

by Robin | Nov 24, 2014 | Family Traditions, Grace Table, Holidays, Hospitality

With all my heart I believe in magic. Oh, how I hope we’re the same, you and me. Not rabbits out of hats or the dark and mystical, only in the sweetest sense of the word. The things that steal my breath, explode my heart, and make me want to burst into an...

Giving (a piece of) yourself away

by Robin | Dec 7, 2012 | (in)courage, Family Traditions, Favorite things

One of my favorite things to do is to gift someone I love with something I know they'll love: Surcies, little love gifts, the value of which is seeded in the thoughtfulness of the gift, not its pricetag. It's why giving a...

(Dis)orientation

by Robin | Feb 14, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Family, Family Traditions, Gratitude, Life Philosophy, Personal, Travel, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day

“Not necessarily better or worse,just different.”~ me It’s Valentine’s Day. It’s Valentine’s Day, but it doesn’t f e e l like Valentine’s Day, and in fact, little feels like it always has. Gone is routine. ...

The Southern Way…

by Robin | Jul 29, 2011 | Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Personal, Southern, y'all

Blood and marriage are reason enough to gather on the hottest day of the year to celebrate family, for no other reason than that. It's the Southern Way. On a canvas of conversation broad-stroked with laughter, the fizzy flit of flies joins a threatening...

A Fourth of July neighborly tradition

by Robin | Jul 2, 2011 | Family Traditions, Fourth of July

{Originally posted two years ago, but the tradition is still going strong and ended with a yummy barbecue potluck at our club house. And we almost missed it because I was thinking it was going to be MONDAY!!} Our neighborhood resurrected a years' old...

Eucharisteo ~ The Beach Edition

by Robin | Jun 6, 2011 | Beach, Beauty, Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, One Thousand Gifts, Travel

I feel like there's something wrong with me; the premise of Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts is so…well…me. It's my nature to be grateful for simple things, to notice the beauty of the ordinary and every day. But I can't seem to...