charity Archives - Robin Dance

Understanding Others || a guest post by my daughter

by Robin | Oct 17, 2015 | Family, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Missions, Mothers and daughters, Personal, Uncategorized

Motherhood is a gradual series of Letting Go. Some days it’s harder than others. Today is one of the hard days. My daughter is in her second month of a two-year fellowship with CrossPurpose, a training program “designed to bring together highly motivated...

10 Things Salvation Army Bell Ringers Want You To Know

by Robin | Dec 12, 2013 | Christmas, Faith, Love Gifts

Shop Amazon – Give the Gift of Amazon Prime Thank you for shopping Amazon through my affiliate link year-round! Last week I did something I never thought I’d do. In some ways, I even felt bad for the people whose lot it befell every Christmas season: I...

Conscientious compassion is a beautiful thing…

by Robin | Jun 8, 2009 | Compassion International, Faith, Good causes, On my soapbox, Personal, Photos

You don't go to Calcutta, India without experiencing a lifetime of stories. The people I met, even those I merely passed on the street, have burrowed deeply into my heart and settled quietly in my mind and I don't know quite what to do with them. ...

What if you were so hungry, the lion in your stomach stopped growling?

by Robin | Mar 11, 2009 | Compassion International, Do Something!, Good causes, Personal

It's 1:15 on a Wednesday afternoon and my stomach is growling because I've yet to have lunch. It's important to note I've had precisely 2.5 cups of coffee and two butter-lavished blueberry muffins, and yet I'm still hungry. My pantry...