On my soapbox Archives

If at First You Don’t Succeed, When Should You Try, Try Again?

by Robin | Apr 14, 2024 | #OYTO, (in)courage, Aging, Life Philosophy, On my soapbox, Personal, Uncategorized, Women

Maybe the fourth time would be a charm. I sure hoped so. Even though I was determined, I wasn’t sure I could take another disappointment. Was this the God-given “desire of my heart” spoken of in Psalm 37, or simply me pursuing something I wanted in my own...

Honest Thoughts About #GivingTuesday

by Robin | Nov 28, 2017 | Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Love Gifts, On my soapbox, Personal

I love Holly Hunter. An Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actress, she seems to take any role and make it memorable; she dies to self while her characters come to life. I appreciate her talent, sure, but maybe tipping the scale for my fangirldom is the fact she’s...

A father’s plea

by Robin | May 5, 2016 | Do Something!, Family, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, On my soapbox, Parenting, Teens & Tweens, Uncategorized

An email shared with me today, from someone our family loves. I asked permission to post it here, hoping to share its heart-breaking message beyond his original recipients. Please read it as if your husband or father or brother or best friend wrote it;...

Because 50 is Relative

by Robin | Mar 30, 2016 | Aging, Life Philosophy, On my soapbox, Personal, Uncategorized

If you were backed into a corner and forced to give an answer, what age would you say is “old”? What milestone birthday is The One that tips a person beyond the top of the hill into a mess of wrinkles and infirmity? How old do you have to be to be...

Why I refuse to be discouraged (when your scale is a jerk)

by Robin | Feb 12, 2015 | Advice, Aging, Do Something!, Encouragement, Nutrition, On my soapbox, Personal, Raves & Rants, Uncategorized, Whole 30, Women

I wonder how many times I read about it before taking action. A least a dozen, probably twice that. A Boot Camp offered at my church–I mean, really, how hard could that be? Initially, I wasn’t as intimidated by “Boot Camp” as I was by the early...

We interrupt this blog to bring you a PSA for those who (n)ever text and drive (which pretty much you & me)

by Robin | May 24, 2013 | Brand partnership, On my soapbox, Parenting, Raves & Rants, Teens & Tweens

I'm probably a teen's worst nightmare when it comes to driving: my mantra to my own children when they were of legal age to get their permit (and, later, their license): A car in the hands of a driver is a loaded weapon. They understand the depth and...