by Robin | Mar 24, 2011 | Family, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Kids, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
He's amused, this boy-man of mine, perhaps more with himself than me; he knows . He likes this power, the ingenuity to hold me hostage, to keep me waiting and wondering, the ability to make me laugh. It is his super power and he brandishes it at will...
by Robin | Mar 21, 2011 | (in)courage, Book Review, Books, Family, Life with boys, Mothers and daughters, One Thousand Gifts
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~ G.K. Chesterton I continue to savor Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are; it won't be...
by Robin | Mar 18, 2011 | Family, Health, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal, Teens & Tweens
Our appointment is at 1:45, perfect timing to complete the oldest one's post-surgery follow-up visit, stop for a snack afterwards, then drop him off before picking up the youngest for his tennis match. The waiting room is large and full. There are...
by Robin | Mar 17, 2011 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
The moon is halfway through the sky and I am alone when they bring her to me and I'm glad. She is joy bundled in flannely white with end stripes in pink and blue. I smile to think she looks like an ice cream cone–swaddled tightly with the...
by Robin | Mar 12, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Family Traditions, Personal
It’s not like I was snooping, it was hardly hidden from sight. Still… I felt like I had barged into a secret diary, leafing through pages never intended for my eyes. The words were to his Father… from his Father… and yet also for his sons and...
by Robin | Feb 28, 2011 | Family, I *Heart* Faces, Kids, Photos
My submission for this week’s I Heart Faces photo challenge; and I sure did have a hard time choosing! This picture exudes joie de vivre, and I just love the memory of my little niece twirling in circles of bubbles....