by Robin | Jan 1, 2016 | Advice, Encouragement, Faith, Life Philosophy
You have what it takes to f l o u r i s h when you embrace who you are and rest in Whose you are. Regardless of circumstances. Despite events from your past. As long as you draw breath, you’re impacting the world around you, and it’s up to you to...
by Robin | Dec 24, 2015 | Art, Christmas, Faith, Family, Favorite things, Personal, Uncategorized
I believe in the art of play. I believe in the play of art. Scripture tells us we’re created in the image of God, and in him we see creativity beyond comparison, imagination with no bounds. Nature screams it in her beauty, her complexity, her diversity....
by Robin | Sep 14, 2015 | (in)courage, Empty Nest, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal
Sometimes when you get what you hope and pray for, it’s not just hard, it hurts. I’m a mama to three — two brothers born before their big sister turned five. Babies, then toddlers, are so active, aren’t they? Endless demands and never enough sleep, a constancy...
by Robin | Aug 18, 2015 | Aging, Empty Nest, Faith, Memoir, Parenting, Uncategorized
ii There’s this scene in the 1980s version of About Last Night where Demi Moore’s character, Debbie, is rebuffing her former lover’s (and boss’s) advances. Steve’s a persistent one, not believing her first “no” and reminding...
by Robin | Jul 8, 2015 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Marriage, Memoir, Uncategorized
We didn’t talk for two days after I wrote about him. Them. It wasn’t because he wouldn’t but because he couldn’t. “I know it’s all true because I’ve lived it,” he quivers, “but it’s still hard to...
by Robin | Jul 6, 2015 | Encouragement, Faith, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Personal, Uncategorized
Mind and memory are such a tricky thing, aren’t they? We don’t always have the luxury of controlling what we’d like to remember – or forget. Some memories are as slick as a greased watermelon, big and colorful but impossible to hold for very...