by Robin | Oct 3, 2012 | 31 Days in Europe, Adventures in Germany, Beauty, Favorite things, Inspiring
I've been known to play favorites and there's a reason I couldn't include this post with yesterday's feature on Burgfest: I fell head over heels with this precious lady. Her top slipped down revealing her ancient cleavage…and she...
by Robin | Jul 30, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Beauty, BIG Announcements, Blog friends, Blogging, Celebrations, Europe, Favorite things, Memoir, Personal, Photos, Traveling Red Dress
________________________________________________________________ I'm cracking up after she commanded me to "Wink!" Now those pictures are FUNNY because, news to me, I look like a circus freak when I wink… My sister took a thousand...
by Robin | Jun 8, 2012 | (in)courage, Faith, Favorite things
I visited a friend recently whose home had been invaded by giraffes. Stuffed with fluff and mile-wide toothless grins, they told me plenty about the home I was visiting: it was a happy sort of place with a lot of littles underfoot. Three to be exact,...
by Robin | Jun 5, 2012 | Family, Favorite things, Southern, y'all, Wow!, Writing
Last fall I was contacted about contributing an essay for a collaborative print book project; everything about it seemed perfect: I've highly regarded the publisher almost as long as I could read (an arm of Guideposts). Through this Inspiring Voices project,...
by Robin | May 16, 2012 | (in)courage, Faith, Favorite things, Memoir, Nostalgia
Have you given much thought to the strength of sense-memory? How a particular smell can immediately bring to mind people, places or events in your life? Though I demanded very little in the planning of my wedding, I just had to have gardenias in my bridal...
by Robin | Mar 30, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Europe, Family, Favorite things, Memoir, Personal, Photos, Travel
From the beginning, I considered the opportunity to live abroad for a short while a God-gift… …life circumstance preceding my husband's job offer only underscored that truth. The delights and challenges about which I speculated have all come to...