by Robin | Apr 20, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International, Faith, Personal, Religion
Last night I went to bed early and fell asleep quickly, I just couldn't stay asleep. As insomnia rattled my sleep-hungry brain, an urgent, pervasive thought drove me to desperate prayer:I care about you.It didn't make sense. When my house was...
by Robin | Apr 14, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International, Good causes, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal
The first time I saw her, the solemn look in her eyes flooded my head and heart with questions–Was she really as sad as she looked?Was she just camera shy?Is she happy?Does she know she is chosen?Pinki Roy has been waiting for over six months for a Compassion...
by Robin | Mar 19, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International
This is one of those times I wish I had my finger on the pulse of every Pensieve reader, to tiptoe into your respective minds to know what I could say in an opening sentence to compel you to read the rest of this post.Please stay…you're not just welcome,...
by Robin | Mar 5, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International, Faith, Family, Personal
If I think about it long enough, it's almost enough to render me babbling and catatonic, curled into the fetal position underneath our non-existent baby grand:In less than two months, over the course of a week, I'll find myself airborne almost 60 hours;...
by Robin | Mar 3, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International
Please… Don't click this picture unless you want to look into the face of a child who wants nothing more than to be a part of your life. What you'll find out, is you want nothing more than to be a part of his or hers. And those children...
by Robin | Feb 11, 2009 | Compassion - India
Speechless. In this moment, I am speechless.I've begun this post a dozen different ways and none of them is "good enough", none of them is "right".Frustrating is that moment when you have so much to say yet words fall ridiculously short...