by Robin | Feb 5, 2008 | Faith, Family, Personal
{Continued from this post} Her remark was not mean-spirited, it was no verbal attack. Understanding those things didn’t lessen the sting of its truth. We’ve given our children the latitude to say anything to us as long as they do so...
by Robin | Jan 31, 2008 | Faith, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal
There’s a song on Casting Crown’s current CD, "The Alter and the Door", that haunts me. "Slow Fade". In a nutshell, "Slow Fade" is about compromise and consequence. Considering the repercussions to my own...
by Robin | Jan 14, 2008 | Faith, Family, Personal
Continuing the thoughts from the night we spent in prison…. Reality Check, part one, Reality Check, part two “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a...
by Robin | Jan 11, 2008 | Faith, Family, Kids, Personal
{Continued from Reality Check || Thoughts From Our Night in Prison} When presented opportunity to serve a Christmas dinner to inmates at a mid-level security prison, my immediate thought was “of course”. When my father-in-law asked for our children...
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...
by Robin | Dec 24, 2007 | Celebrations, Faith, Holidays, youtube ROCKS!
Charles Schulz is a great American hero… Wishing you the blessings of peace and hope and joy and grace in the year to come:). Much love, much life! ~ Robin