Robin Dance

If you’re a bargain shopper, this post is for you! {Time sensitive}

by Robin | Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized

I am, quite possibly, the worst affiliate marketer on the planet. (For my friends who aren't quiet sure what I'm talking about: if you click a link from ANY website that takes you to an online store, then buy something, the originating site earns...

Close calls

by Robin | Aug 15, 2012 | (in)courage, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Life Philosophy

It was instinct and adrenaline, a hopeful protector but futile shield: “Close your eyes, Abby.” Impotent words, like the reflex a mama uses when brakes are slammed and her arm flings across the front seat of the car. The big sister in the driver’s seat...

The First Last. Again.

by Robin | Aug 13, 2012 | Family, Kids, Life with boys, Memoir, Mom stuff, Parenting

“What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.” ~ Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding My all-time favorite picture of Thomas, back in the olden days of...

On coming home

by Robin | Aug 11, 2012 | Uncategorized

My eyes blink open to black of night, my body disoriented to time and place. It's saying nine but the clock insists it's three. Familiar is foreign and foreign is familiar. Crazy, sleepy thoughts, crafted from fatigue and mental exhaustion, the toll...