by Robin | Nov 9, 2017 | Food and Drink, Home, Hospitality, Inspiring, Personal, Recipes, Uncategorized
A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness. Elsa Schiaparelli My mother-in-love is one of the best cooks on the planet. I learned that the first time I met her. Then, a college student sustained mostly by starchy, mysterious, dining hall fare,...
by Robin | Oct 31, 2017 | Faith, Uncategorized
Recently, our pastor led a sermon series that caught me by surprise, six messages celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation (which happens to be today, October 31, 2017). It would have been almost expected in the former denomination we attended...
by Robin | Oct 30, 2017 | Advice, Cancer is NOT okay!, Family, Health, Mothers and daughters, Personal, Uncategorized
Long ago and far away, or so it seems now, we lived in South Carolina. A few years after we landed there, a young couple moved to town, life-friends of my younger brother-in-law. We welcomed them with open arms; friends of family are friends of ours. They were...
by Robin | Oct 10, 2017 | Favorite things, Personal, Recipes, Uncategorized
If every politician had a home-baked batch of Cowboy Cookies – my favorite cookie in the world – we might just be able to achieve world peace. It’s hard to remain at odds when you’re devouring these jokers. Bonus? They...
by Robin | Oct 3, 2017 | (in)courage, Books, Encouragement, Faith, Favorite things, Inspiring, Personal
If you aren’t yet a subscriber, how about today? Our world is reeling these days, isn’t it? Collectively, we feel the tragic news out of Las Vegas, horrified that one man could rob so many of so much; for too many, their lives. I can only imagine...