by Robin | Oct 9, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Kids, Parenting, Personal
Early in my parenting adventure, even before I gave birth, I had a few wishes for the children I would eventually bear. Heart whispers, really, things I didn’t speak out loud, hopes that informed how I parented. I suppose you could call them...
by Robin | Oct 3, 2011 | (in)courage, Encouragement, Faith, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Personal
After I got (<– the nicest way I can characterize it), how could I possibly have the audacity to channel The Help's Aibileen Clark for a post; and not just any post, one for ?! Well…because I believe she had something wise, important and...
by Robin | Sep 30, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Advice, Inspiring, Kids, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
Please . And THANK YOU for visiting! For the first 3½ years of my illustrious blogging {coughcough} career, I posted daily. NaBloPoMo was nothing to me; if I remember correctly, I m i g h t have even suffered...
by Robin | Sep 23, 2011 | Blog Carnivals, Family, Kids, Life with boys, Parenting, Personal, Sponsored post, Story Bleed
I'm convinced it's his Super Power…or at a minimum, an exquisite gifting. The kid knows how to play. "But wait," you protest, incredulous I'd make such a ridiculous assertion. "Don't all kids instinctively know how to...
by Robin | Sep 15, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Friends, friendship, Personal
. Knowing this keeps her present in my mind and prayerful in my heart. For as long as I can remember, my husband and I have played this little game; well, less a game and more a practice: Whenever anything happened to someone we know–and by...
by Robin | Sep 3, 2011 | Inspiring, Mom stuff, Personal, Poetry
Expectant…. Isn’t that the loveliest word to describe a pregnant woman? Is there any more eager anticipation than meeting your baby face to face, holding her in your arms, nursing him from your own body? And the gift divine– that singular joy of feeling...