by Robin | Nov 25, 2009 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Humor, Parenting, Personal
One of my happiest childhood memories is licking the bowl. Didn't matter whether it was a batch of cookies or batter for a cake, there was something deliciously forbidden about swirling my index finger around the rim of the bowl and savoring the sticky...
by Robin | Sep 23, 2009 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Parenting, Personal
"Call me anytime." It was how all my phone calls ended with Daddy, usually the sentence just prior to the "I love yous" that substituted "goodbye". Though I never said it, I often thought "YOU call ME!" because I...
by Robin | Jun 21, 2009 | Encouragement, Family, Fathers and daughters, Parenting, Personal, Photos
by Robin | Jan 4, 2009 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Parenting, Personal
How could I forget the treasures tucked away in the Secret Drawer of my antique chest? Every time I command the drawer to open, I’m greeted with delight and surprise and remembrance. Today my father spoke to me from beyond the grave. The chest is closer to its...
by Robin | Oct 5, 2007 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Personal
(If you have time, this will probably make more sense if you read it in the order it was written. Part One, Part Two) I wasn’t there that morning When my Father passed away I didn’t get to tell him All the things I had to say Looking back, my...
by Robin | Sep 28, 2007 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Personal
Living Years, part one Living Years, part three So we open up a quarrel Between the present and the past We only sacrifice the future It’s the bitterness that lasts** The role I assumed in my family was one of peace keeper. We weren’t a particularly...