by Robin | Apr 27, 2010 | Faith, Great quotes, Personal
I've been payin' attention to Francis Chan lately and he especially captured my attention when he announced his plans to leave the church he planted 16 years ago to go…elsewhere. He's not so sure of the "elsewhere" at this point, but...
by Robin | Apr 17, 2010 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Parenting, Personal
To the unacquainted, it seemed like an innocent enough question: "Mom, have you heard of 'kisses from Katie'?" But I saw something–her eyes danced, a fleeting twirl of mystery and expectation and satisfaction; she was already...
by Robin | Apr 13, 2010 | Family, Mom stuff, Personal, Teens & Tweens
L Later I’ll recall I was examining the floral applique on an Eddie Bauer tee when my “Oh-I-love-it!” was rudely interrupted by the ringtone vibrating my pocket. Caller ID indicated it was my daughter, and there were a nanosecond of...
by Robin | Apr 6, 2010 | friendship, Life Philosophy, Memoir, Personal, Uncategorized
It is the best of times and worst of times that reveal the most of who we are. Tuesday was my birthday; on Wednesday two friends died. It’s an odd thing, reconciling the emotions attached to celebration of life and celebration of end of life…. * * * * * I...
by Robin | Mar 13, 2010 | Family, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
Giving birth to two sons was tantamount to delivering comedians. Both boys live for the laughs. Victory is particularly delicious when I'm rolling on the floor or tears sprinkle my giggles. Those are their proudest moments.Perhaps the funniest...
by Robin | Mar 3, 2010 | Humor, Mom stuff, Personal
I'm a multi-tasker, in life and online. This explains the 51 tabs I've got open at this moment, three in Safari and 48 in Firefox (clearly I'm partial to foxes-on-fire as opposed to elephants-in-the-Bush). It also explains how I'm...