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Around/About: The “Beauty of Grace” Edition #beautyofgrace

by Robin | Feb 1, 2015 | BIG Announcements, Books, Personal, Uncategorized

Years ago, I crossed paths with a blogger when we both took one of those online quizzes that determined your Celebrity Soul Mates. We both ended up with George Clooney. Later we would go on to meet in real life at a writer’s conference, and when incourage first...

Listen To Your Mother

by Robin | Mar 7, 2014 | BIG Announcements

Updated: Click to see my video and written piece. — See Robin. See Robin Dance. SEE ROBIN DANCE JUMP UP AND DOWN LIKE SHE JUST WON THE LOTTERY, which for her, might be Robin dancing. I’m not sure. Do you live in or near the Atlanta area? Consider this my...

A modern-day fairytale: My Sister, Katie Couric and the Traveling Red Dress

by Robin | Jul 30, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Beauty, BIG Announcements, Blog friends, Blogging, Celebrations, Europe, Favorite things, Memoir, Personal, Photos, Traveling Red Dress

________________________________________________________________ I'm cracking up after she commanded me to "Wink!" Now those pictures are FUNNY because, news to me, I look like a circus freak when I wink… My sister took a thousand...

I’ve got some explainin’ to do…!

by Robin | Jan 5, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, BIG Announcements

Even my husband questioned some of my clues, so here's the 4-1-1 on their significance: Clue #1 ~ Pachelbel's canon in D Major: German composer Clue #2 ~ A Bavarian cream-filled doughnut Clue #3 ~ Levi's jeans, invented by Levi Strauss, born in...

The Year of Living Dangerously

by Robin | Jan 5, 2012 | (in)courage, Adventures in Germany, BIG Announcements, Faith, Family, Marriage, Personal

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~ Helen Keller She’s looking me dead in the eyes when she speaks, a gaze so deeply penetrating its intensity makes me want to look away…but I can’t. “God is getting ready to do a work in you not possible when you’re living...

Clue #8: Three for the price of one

by Robin | Jan 5, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, BIG Announcements, Personal

I was surprised but thrilled late last night when my friend Susan posted a message to my Facebook wall putting together most of the puzzle pieces :). I asked her to restrict the message to just "Friends" but she went ahead and deleted the entire thing...