by Robin | Apr 15, 2011 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Personal, Teens & Tweens, Writing
How can the ordinary be nothing short of miraculous? Before first breath she was wholly dependent on me. Every beat of my heart thundered in her ears, the white noise of mother comfort. My body was her protector, her strength, her incubator…her...
by Robin | Apr 8, 2011 | Writing
Written for fun, as prompted by Lisa-Jo's (aka The Gypsy Mama) "Five Minute Friday" challenge; this week's prompt "If you met me." (Click for explanation and details.) If you met me, I hope within minutes we'd be fast...
by Robin | Aug 13, 2010 | (in)courage, Blogging, Celebrations, Giveaways, Writing
Had I known then what I know now, I sure wouldn't have dragged my feet in saying "yes". I received an email in June of last year inviting me to consider joining a new website where I would have "the opportunity to write what God lays on [my]...
by Robin | Jul 30, 2010 | Blogging, Favorite things, Personal, Southern, y'all, Wow!, Writing
Last night some of the happiest, funnest blogging news OF ALL TIME crossed my inbox… If you've read me for any length of time, you know I relish all things Southern. When I learned my beloved Southern Living magazine had chosen me as their Mama...
by Robin | Jul 16, 2010 | Advice, Books, Chattanooga, Encouragement, Family, Favorite things, friendship, Great ideas!, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Personal, Teens & Tweens, Writing
Sometimes you strike gold when you aren’t even mining for it. The idea was planted the way a lot of great ideas are–buried in the loamy subconscious, waiting to burst surface at just the right time. The blame–no, make that credit–goes to Don...
by Robin | Feb 27, 2010 | Book Review, Books, Friends, Personal, Writing
"Who keeps company with wolves will learn how to howl."~ Spanish proverb I don't know why it j.u.s.t. occurred to me, but my friends write books…a lot of them. <– purposefully ambiguous as to whether or not I mean "friends" or...