by Robin | Jun 22, 2011 | Inspiring, Kids, Mothers and daughters, Nature, Personal
“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.” Saint Augustine It is preparation for...
by Robin | Jun 21, 2011 | Blogging, Inspiring, Personal
“The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community (even if their intentions are ever so earnest), but the person who loves those around them will create community.” ~ Bonhoeffer When community becomes agendized, even if a noble one, EVEN if a...
by Robin | Jun 20, 2011 | Favorite things, Food and Drink, Gratitude, Health, Inspiring, Nutrition, One Thousand Gifts, Personal
It's an achievable thing for my Bucket List–cultivating my own vegetable garden; but my cowboy father-on-law insists it will cost me exponentially more to grow my own. That, and a 90% shaded yard, are healthy deterrents. So until something...
by Robin | Jun 17, 2011 | Family, friendship, Kids, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
There's a season of life where sleep is impossible. It's the Season of Teenagers. Last night while my oldest was away at her college's pre-orientation, my two boys, 14 & close-enough-to-17-for-it-to-count, had friends over. When I went to bed,...
by Robin | Jun 16, 2011 | Family, Favorite things, Inspiring, Marriage, Personal, Photos
Once upon a time there was a girl and a boy. His face is all boy when he looks at her–twinkling eyes that belie his age and lips that curl in mischievous affection. It doesn't matter whether anyone else is in the room; he's laser-focused on his...
by Robin | Jun 13, 2011 | Personal
I don't know how long I stood there, wanting. Ten minutes might as well be forever to a kid. I walked the aisle up and down, stopping in front of the arts and crafts supplies and desperately wanting to slip the box off the shelf and into my...