by Robin | May 8, 2011 | Encouragement, Family, Great quotes, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting
Thoughts have scattered this morning, fallen rice on marble tile. I simply can't manage to sweep all the grains into one pile. So instead of sharing my own words, I'll borrow from another and then another, words I found myself in…and maybe you...
by Robin | May 4, 2011 | Family, Favorite things, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Nostalgia, Ouch!, Parenting, Personal
"Shit." In four letters I was outed at our playgroup, betrayed by Goldilocks: I was a terrible mother. Not quite five years old she obviously had learned it "somewhere." Everyone knew somewhere was probably home, and because I spent...
by Robin | Apr 15, 2011 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Personal, Teens & Tweens, Writing
How can the ordinary be nothing short of miraculous? Before first breath she was wholly dependent on me. Every beat of my heart thundered in her ears, the white noise of mother comfort. My body was her protector, her strength, her incubator…her...
by Robin | Apr 13, 2011 | Family
It's the best birthday present a mom could receive, seeing her child reach for stars and return with a dazzling constellation– Today my sister-in-law-who-could-out-Martha-Stewart-Martha-Stewart celebrated her birthday by watching her oldest win the long jump...
by Robin | Apr 7, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Food and Drink, friendship, Recipes
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinkingif God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. ~ Voltaire In a few weeks Easter will be celebrated and families and friends will gather together to honor a risen King; we'll do so around a...
by Robin | Apr 5, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos
His bones were broken… And though it could’ve been much worse, he had surgery… …felt lousy for a little while, and will have to sit out most of the soccer season. When it happened and he was hurting bad, I was hurting bad. And...