by Robin | May 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
"Life is not a straight line leading from one blessing to the next and then finally to heaven. Life is a winding and troubled road. Switchback after switchback. And the point of biblical stories like Joseph and Job and Esther and Ruth is to help us feel in our...
by Robin | May 21, 2011 | Beauty, Connect ~ Community by Therapon
She hasn’t been featured in a TV movie or show in over ten years nor appeared in film in a substantive role in over 20, yet at her death Elizabeth Taylor remains one of Hollywood’s most recognizable movie stars of all time. Hear her name and you think the Golden Age...
by Robin | May 20, 2011 | Blogging, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Personal
When Harry Met Sally is one of my favorite movies of all time. Between her 80s hair, my beloved Bermudas and knee socks, and her incessant need to reconstruct EVERY MENU SHE’S EVER READ, I could BE Sally. Everyone remembers the “Diner scene.” Hands...
by Robin | May 20, 2011 | (in)courage, Advice, Kids, Mom stuff, On my soapbox, Parenting
“… do not exasperate your children;instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”~ Ephesians 6:4 I have a love/hate relationship with cell phones. I’m thankful for the many conveniences they afford, but I despise the potential temptations,...
by Robin | May 18, 2011 | Advice, Christmas, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
The BEST list of high school/college graduation gift ideas for guys and girls I’ve seen. And…you don’t have to click through an annoying slide show to see everything! List below is updated for 2020 and for an even MORE extensive list of vetted...