by Robin | Jan 8, 2008 | Blogging, Celebrations, Favorite things, Personal
Or, this post could’ve been alternately entitled: — I’m so excited, that I just can’t hide it, I’m about to lose control and I think I like it! or — Be there or be square (it really should read "Be here or be square", but...
by Robin | Jan 7, 2008 | Advice, Family, Marriage, Mom stuff, Personal
Giving birth changes you in ways expected and in ways never imagined. Cliches from your own childhood–words you swore to yourself you’d never say–echo for a season in the hollows of memory, eventually finding voice as they pass through your own lips...
by Robin | Jan 6, 2008 | Family, Favorite things, Fun Mondays, Lionhead rabbits, Personal, Pets, Photos
Callie ~ who came to us as a scrawny little rescue kitty :). Aussie ~ the Australian Shepherd, skittish as the day is long… Pepper ~ the "bigger" lionhead rabbit whose mane is graying and growing already… Pippin ~ the babiest of them all. Please...
by Robin | Jan 5, 2008 | Family, Favorite things, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal, Photos
"N e w Y e a r ‘ s R e s o l u t i o n s" in my mind’s ear hears that phrase spoken s l o w l y and voiced authoritatively by James Earl Jones. Try thinking it again, but this time with him saying it, and you’ll know what I...
by Robin | Jan 4, 2008 | Faith, Family, Personal, Photos
I spent the Saturday night before Christmas in prison, surrounded by thieves, murderers, sexual offenders, drug dealers and white-collar criminals. There was no mistaking where we were, razor wire-topped fencing was a conspicuous reminder that the way out...