by Robin | Jan 4, 2011 | Exercise in Frustration, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
After a restless night, I was rudely awakened by the sounds of footsteps and chatter just outside my bedroom door; the hallway hardwood floor might as well have been canyons. This was unusual–my daughter and her two friends typically sleep in when...
by Robin | Jan 3, 2011 | Encouragement, Faith, Personal
{Please read the beginning of The New year's Eve Miracle if you haven't; if gives the rest of the story a much richer context.} A rush of emotion filled me. No, that's not right. It overflowed. Had you been standing nearby in that moment,...
by Robin | Jan 1, 2011 | Do Something!, Faith, Favorite things, Marriage, Personal
I had almost given up hope of ever finding it. Almost. It had been three years since I could account for its whereabouts after all. Yet dim and hidden away in the farthest corner of my heart glimmered a tiny, inextinguishable spark of hope....
by Robin | Dec 31, 2010 | Blog Carnivals, Blogging, Favorite things, Links to share, Nostalgia
Like many, I enjoy some blog downtime over the holidays to be fully present with my family; but I couldn't resist a good old fashioned blog carnival, hosted by my friend Jo-Lynne at Musings of a Housewife. She's asked us to take a look over the past...
by Robin | Dec 28, 2010 | Chattanooga, Christmas, Favorite things, Personal, Photos, SNOW, Weather, Winter
As a snow-deprived Southerner who finds kittenish delight in even the slightest of dustings, I understand mine is a short-sided view. Where I see beauty and wonder and fun, friends north and west of me see dread and danger and imposition. I suppose...