by Robin | Jan 25, 2018 | #OYTO, Personal, Uncategorized
? If not, , and if you are already, thank you! Do you believe in signs and wonders? I do…I believe in signs and wonders. Miracles. Divine timing and appointments. Circumstances, if not orchestrated at least permitted, by a great, great God who knows me...
by Robin | Dec 15, 2017 | Advice, Art of Simple, Favorite things, Memoir, Parenting, Personal, Uncategorized
We moved to a new house over the summer. Invariably, that meant we not only had to unpack all the items from the small house we had lived in for the past several years; but also furniture and possessions that had been stored since we sold our (much larger) home...
by Robin | Dec 10, 2017 | Christmas, Personal, Poetry
Tiny things have always made me happy. Oh, I don’t know the why of it–is it necessary to always dissect the whys of things? I just know that miniatures fascinate me. If they had been around when I was a little, Polly Pockets and My Little Ponies...
by Robin | Nov 30, 2017 | (in)courage, Faith, Personal
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 I remember it like it was yesterday, when a new-to-me speaker posed a question that burrowed under my skin like a chigger in the heat of summer — “Are you the kind of person who walks into a...
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...
by Robin | Nov 9, 2017 | Food and Drink, Home, Hospitality, Inspiring, Personal, Recipes, Uncategorized
A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness. Elsa Schiaparelli My mother-in-love is one of the best cooks on the planet. I learned that the first time I met her. Then, a college student sustained mostly by starchy, mysterious, dining hall fare,...