by Robin | Jun 26, 2014 | Advice, Affiliate links used, Encouragement, Family, Favorite things, friendship, Great quotes, Love Gifts, Memoir, Personal, Real beauty, The Wonder of a Woman, Uncategorized, Women
My sister gave me a gift last week and it made me so happy I screamed. Literally. We were alone in my house sitting on my youngest son’s bed, for a reason I can’t recall now. She handed me a package neatly ribboned and wrapped in the brown paper sack from...
by Robin | Jun 8, 2014 | Deeper Family @ Deeper Story, Faith, friendship, Memoir, Personal
Those were the days, my friend We thought they’d never end We’d sing and dance forever and a day We’d live the life we choose We’d fight and never lose Those were the days Oh, yes, those were the days. ~ Those Were the Days, credited to Gene...
by Robin | May 9, 2014 | (in)courage, Adventures in Germany, Faith, friendship, Life Philosophy, Memoir, Nature, Personal
Last month I returned from Germany with precious cargo: three rocks To siphon memory and draw inspiration, I stacked them on the counter when I began to write this , and that’s exactly what my husband and son saw when they walked into the house that day....
by Robin | Apr 19, 2014 | (in)courage, Faith, Friends, friendship, Uncategorized
There’s something special about having a song written just for you, especially when it’s a love story of sorts and a genuine celebration of one of the best things in life– Real community. A week from today I’ll be co-hosting an (in)RL Meet-up...
by Robin | Oct 9, 2013 | friendship, Memoir, Personal, The Wonder of a Woman, Women
Women amaze me. We wield mysterious superpowers often overlooked, dismissed or undervalued amidst a culture where proud is loud and success is too often measured only in dollars– We nurse an infant while potty training a toddler while supper is on the stove and...
by Robin | Oct 7, 2013 | friendship, The Wonder of a Woman
Recently, through a rather miraculous chain of events, the kind the unimaginative would call mere coincidence, I ran into the parents of a dear college friend. Mr. and Mrs. R. were my parents away from home and it's likely they altered the trajectory of my...