by Robin | Jul 16, 2011 | (in)courage, Encouragement, Favorite things, Nostalgia, Personal
Even with the chicken-scratchiest scrawl, there’s something treasurable in a handwritten letter. Isn’t that why we box some away, impossible to relegate them to trash? I still have letters from my Jennie Arnold Edwards Y Camp days, some likely 40 years old. And...
by Robin | Jul 9, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Inspiring, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters
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 | May 2, 2011 | (in)courage, Book Review, Books, Poetry
Just for fun, match the author and book titles with their companion haiku (from my incourage book reviews last week). All of these books have had great impact in my life, and regardless of when you discover this post, I can promise you they’re still...
by Robin | Apr 27, 2011 | (in)courage
In case you've never clicked through to one of my (in)courage posts, if you've never happened to check out the site when I mentioned it, this is a wonderfully fantastic four-minute snapshot of my favorite Hallmark subsidiary. 🙂 As I confided to the writing...
by Robin | Apr 7, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Food and Drink, friendship, Recipes
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinkingif God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. ~ Voltaire In a few weeks Easter will be celebrated and families and friends will gather together to honor a risen King; we'll do so around a...