by Robin | Dec 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
{Scroll down for Christmas Tour of Homes pictures.} Two Christmases ago, we had just completed a home renovation that included~ knocking out the wall separating our kitchen and dining room moving our dining room into our to-that-point unused living room making the...
by Robin | Dec 11, 2009 | (in)courage, Personal
One of my favorite gifts ever received was a box of Kleenex. It was winter and I had a cold, in college and broke, and while the dorm bathroom toilet paper might have been two-ply, to my red and raw nose it more closely resembled sandpaper than pillowy...
by Robin | Dec 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
{I’m joining a special holiday Blog Carnival hosted on Blog Nosh Magazine. Our theme is “hope”. Thanks to our sponsor, Tide Loads of Hope program, which is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to helping others; in essence,...
by Robin | Dec 8, 2009 | SNOW
When we moved to the Tennessee Valley from South Carolina six years ago, I couldn't have been more excited about living in an area that had snowy winters. That was the year our hometown had a 100-year record snowfall of 18 inches; during the 14 years we lived...
by Robin | Dec 7, 2009 | Faith, Personal, Poetry
Leathered and lined, his face hints a story of life knocked hard. I think "those incredible blue eyes of his are almost a waste," and immediately I'm ashamed of the thought. They're perfectly matched pools of turquoise.Of course,...