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Calling all arachnocologists!!

by Robin | Jul 21, 2009 | Humor, Personal, Photos

While I was elbow deep in cooking dinner last week, my son–heading out our back kitchen door–said, "Whoa…Mom… come look at what I almost walked into!" By the tone of his voice, I knew to drop what I was doing to see what he...

See…serpent!

by Robin | Jul 18, 2009 | Animals, Friends, Humor, Personal, Pets, Photos

Like the new bracelet my daughter brought me back from Guatemala? It's the third bangle from the left. The other three are my former friend Paige's pet snakes. <— yes, plural.If I stumble across a snake in the wild, I'm likely...

A time to speak, continued

by Robin | Jul 17, 2009 | Compassion International, Faith, Family, Kids, Missions, Parenting, Personal

Intro, Goodbye Girl, part one"It was the best dayof my life so far."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~There are aspects to my personality my family does not appreciate; for one, I'm inclined to share my thoughts with you, whether or not they're solicited. ...

While I’m licking my wounds…

by Robin | Jul 15, 2009 | Exercise in Frustration, Personal

Three things while I try my "best" to rewrite the post I was "this close" to publishing, the follow-up to A Time to Speak–somehow lost when I blinked [insert screeching, foot stomping and language that would earn me an "R" rating...

Red, white and blew

by Robin | Jul 14, 2009 | Fourth of July, Holidays, Kids, Nostalgia, Personal, Photos

This is exactly the picture I was trying to capture, timed perfectly with the slip & slider in the background! I’ve always had a soft place for pinwheels…I don’t know if its their twirly spin or color blur, but their simplicity registers...

A time to speak

by Robin | Jul 13, 2009 | Advice, Compassion International, Do Something!, Family, Kids, Missions, Parenting, Personal, Service to others

"We do need to warn you…these kids are not the same!"– Never The Same '09 blogIt's been two of the longest weeks in my life, but I imagine two of the shortest weeks in hers. A mission trip billed as "Never The Same...