Marriage Archives - Page 5 of 9

What women (REALLY) want

by Robin | Nov 21, 2010 | Faith, Family, Marriage, Music, Videos, youtube ROCKS!

You know how you can hear a song without really listening to it? And then when you do listen, you realize how potent it is? Such was the case for me with Santus Real's "Lead Me." If you're familiar with this song (or click through to...

Anniversaries, Stripes & Aunt Jemima

by Robin | Nov 14, 2010 | Family, Marriage, Personal

I was scared to death of him. He was the Golden Child, the proverbial Boy Scout, the Good Christian Boy…and it was our first date. I, on the other hand, having enjoyed my freshman year of college, was settling a bit in my sophomore....

See Chicago!

by Robin | Jul 8, 2010 | Art, Chicago, Favorite things, Marriage, Personal, Photos, Travel

Good gracious–PENSIEVE almost sounds like a travel blog these days! But school is out, my job is ending, and I'd be crazy not to take advantage of these wonderful opportunities! When we realized our two oldest were at camp the same week...

Sex, ideally speaking…

by Robin | May 14, 2010 | (in)courage, Advice, Faith, Marriage, Personal

I've felt like the Lord has been prompting me to write this post for months now–it's the third one I've begun regarding the same content–but I'm a Big Fat Chicken. I don't want to write it.Marriages are...

home alone

by Robin | Jun 23, 2009 | Family, Kids, Life Philosophy, Marriage, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos

Interminable quiet bears witness to my house's 327-pound weight loss this week: my children are scattered like birds leaving the nest.Like the paradox of deafening silence, their absence is more conspicuous than their presence. Almost.It's a...

Valentine’s Day ~ it’s not about romance, but it IS about love

by Robin | Feb 17, 2009 | Celebrations, Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Food and Drink, friendship, Marriage, Mom stuff, Personal, Photos, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day

My husband might be the luckiest man on the planet: I have no expectation from him on Valentine’s Day. Never a fan of Hallmark- and Hershey’s-prescribed holidays, while I appreciate a Valentine’s Day greeting, I’m really not interested...