by Robin | Jun 20, 2010 | Biltmore trip, Blogging, Favorite things, Personal, Photos, Southern, y'all, Travel
It was love at first sight and yet another reason j'adore the South– Twenty-three years ago hours after we said "I do," my new husband whisked me through a romantic North Carolina tour, honeymooning at two beautiful destinations: Olde...
by Robin | Jun 15, 2010 | Family Traditions, Favorite things, God's Country, Kiawah Island, Nature, Nostalgia, Parenting, Personal, Southern, y'all, Travel
{Note: This is one time you'll want to click pictures to supersize them!In this case, bigger is better!!} The mecca of our family's summer pilgrimage is more than sand and sea… It's where the wild things are. The only high rises are Live Oaks older...
by Robin | Jun 11, 2010 | Family, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos, Poetry, Teens & Tweens
The Malodorous Plight of Mother and Son "The foulest stench is in the airThe funk of forty thousand years*"I hold my breath, near despairWicked boys, give way to cheers.Confined within too small a spacePutrid, vile, scent-clouds descendI cover nose,...
by Robin | Jun 10, 2010 | Encouragement, Health, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Personal
In my on-going quest to (take your pick…): stay in shape get in shape tone existing muscle build non-existent muscle lose weight fit into my summer clothes relieve stress defeat insomnia train for a marathon l i v e t o s e e m y g r...
by Robin | May 29, 2010 | Advice, Encouragement, Family, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
If you've read my blog for any length of time, you know I'm a mom of three teens who loves them fiercely and intentionally. I'm heartened they're turning out to be lovely human beings who most any adult wouldn't mind having around, and...
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...