(in)courage Archives - Page 7 of 22

If God is for you, WHO is against you?

by Robin | Jan 30, 2016 | (in)courage, Advice, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Memoir, Personal, Uncategorized

“The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.” John Eldredge, Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive It almost seems like a dream to me, that season. I wouldn’t call it...

Greater Love

by Robin | Sep 14, 2015 | (in)courage, Empty Nest, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal

Sometimes when you get what you hope and pray for, it’s not just hard, it hurts. I’m a mama to three — two brothers born before their big sister turned five. Babies, then toddlers, are so active, aren’t they? Endless demands and never enough sleep, a constancy...

A Secret to Lifelong Marriage

by Robin | Jul 8, 2015 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Marriage, Memoir, Uncategorized

We didn’t talk for two days after I wrote about him. Them. It wasn’t because he wouldn’t but because he couldn’t. “I know it’s all true because I’ve lived it,” he quivers, “but it’s still hard to...

Heart-shaped :: A Valentine’s Day Feature at {in}courage

by Robin | Feb 14, 2015 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Family Traditions, Memoir, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Personal, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day isn’t about romance or passion to me. Instead, it’s a blur of fizzy affections tethered first to grade school then later to a woman of valor. I grew up in a Mayberry-esque town before the internet or big box craft stores were born....

Thoughts and Convictions || {incourage}

by Robin | Jan 13, 2015 | (in)courage, Faith, friendship, Personal

My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? {James 2:1 NLT} I don’t think she realized the profundity of her counsel nor the impact that her words would have in my life: “Your...

Not Now Doesn’t Mean Not Ever

by Robin | Oct 18, 2014 | (in)courage, Faith, Inspiring, Memoir, Personal

I. I remember it like it was yesterday, when a new-to-me-speaker posed a question that crawled under my skin and has been itching ever since– “Are you the kind of person who walks into a room and declares, ‘Here I am!’ or do you walk into the room and say,...