by Robin | Jun 20, 2011 | Favorite things, Food and Drink, Gratitude, Health, Inspiring, Nutrition, One Thousand Gifts, Personal
It's an achievable thing for my Bucket List–cultivating my own vegetable garden; but my cowboy father-on-law insists it will cost me exponentially more to grow my own. That, and a 90% shaded yard, are healthy deterrents. So until something...
by Robin | Jun 16, 2011 | Family, Favorite things, Inspiring, Marriage, Personal, Photos
Once upon a time there was a girl and a boy. His face is all boy when he looks at her–twinkling eyes that belie his age and lips that curl in mischievous affection. It doesn't matter whether anyone else is in the room; he's laser-focused on his...
by Robin | Jun 13, 2011 | Animals, Faith, Favorite things, Gratitude, Nature, One Thousand Gifts, Personal
As long as I can remember, I've had a fascination with bugs–the good (ladybugs, fire flies & butterflies), the bad (bees, dragonflies & spiders) and the ugly (praying mantises freak me out!). On hands and knees or tippie toes scouring cabinets...
by Robin | Jun 6, 2011 | Beauty, Favorite things, Life Philosophy, Nature, Personal
Finding a four-leaf clover confers an odd sense of accomplishment to me. Its quad of verdant hearts enchants my own. Imagine the delight, then, when along a sizzling 3 1/2-mile power walk I discover not one but an entire elfin bouquet– Seven four-leaf...
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...
by Robin | May 31, 2011 | Beauty, Family, Favorite things, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Nostalgia, Personal
"I was too embarrassed to tell them my answer," she said out of the blue. I think it was conversation over a pile of laundry. Her youth leader had one of those books written to break ice and force people to reveal little known facts about themselves,...