by Robin | Dec 26, 2010 | Chattanooga, Christmas, Family, Favorite things, Mom stuff, Personal, Photos, SNOW, Weather, Winter
Christmas 2010 will be The One I remember decades from now–the year I celebrated my first white Christmas….and it just occurred to me there are no pictures WITH ME IN THEM documenting this monumental occasion! Then again I was being...
by Robin | Dec 20, 2010 | (in)courage, Christmas, Faith, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting
You can't fool them, you know. Two pudgy hands cup left cheek and right, turn your face to demand your eyes laser lock onto hers, and she whisper-stomps "Mama, you're not listening…!" Technically, you're right...
by Robin | Dec 19, 2010 | Connect ~ Community by Therapon, Family, Mom stuff, Personal, Real beauty
One of the most beautiful lessons on real beauty came to me as a child. Sealed in the story of a child’s stuffed animal, the lesson has clung to me ever since like velveteen on rabbit… * * * * * For a cozy post on the real-ist beauty of them all, please...
by Robin | Dec 9, 2010 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
Young boys should never be sent to bed… they always wake up a day older. J.M. Barrie in Finding Neverland With fairy steps I stealth into his room and slip under layers of covers to envelop his body. We're spoons. He's a...
by Robin | Dec 1, 2010 | Faith, Family, Kids, Personal
"To be caught in secret sin is a horrible thing. Only one thing worse. Not to be caught." ~ John Piper via Twitter "One Seventy-five, Baxter Drive, Apartment J-7," the first address I ever memorized, the one I can't seem to forget, and...
by Robin | Nov 29, 2010 | Family, Family Traditions, Personal, Photos, Thanksgiving
Don't let that innocent smile fool you…I'm a girl on a mission. It's the day after Thanksgiving and class is in session… Gun safety from a well-qualified instructor… And if you do exactly what he tells you… It's...