by Robin | Apr 8, 2013 | Faith, Family, Life Philosophy, Memoir, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Uncategorized
My roots burrow deep into rusty Georgia clay. Daddy might’ve been born tasting a silver spoon but Mama worked, and worked hard, for everything she had. I remember a literal pot to pee in when we visited Papa, her father; but when I think on that a...
by Robin | Mar 14, 2013 | Faith, Family, Marriage, Memoir, Personal, Uncategorized
He looks at her with hungry eyes, indifferent to the ears that might hear that don’t belong to her. When he finally speaks, his voice is satin, silken and soft, honey’s sweet drizzle. He purrs. “You look luscious….” Their eyes are...
by Robin | Feb 13, 2013 | Deeper Family @ Deeper Story, Faith, Family, Valentine Tea
i. There’s something mesmerizing about the way a creek flows…constant, relentless unapologetic, purposeful; a one-directional wanderer, an effortless meander, masterful sculptress slowly chiseling banks and boulders. Imperceptible erosion or violent torrent,...
by Robin | Feb 2, 2013 | Do Something!, Family, Personal
It arrived in my mailbox without fanfare, and even if it was written in a foreign language, upside-down and reversed, I would have known my sister's handwriting. That's why I love handwritten anything. Isn't handwriting an extension of...
by Robin | Dec 10, 2012 | Deeper Family @ Deeper Story, Family, Memoir, Personal
When I was a little girl, I didn't know any better; I asked her if her blood was brown. Looking back, it wasn't a fair question – my blood wasn't white for heaven's sakes. It wasn't that I judged her skin color,...
by Robin | Nov 27, 2012 | Faith, Family, Inspiring, Memoir, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
A very long time ago, and yet just a blink of the eye, I was the Model Christian Mother. A poster child, if you will, for what you’re supposed to look like if you’re doing all the “right” things as a Christian mom. My car’s radio was tuned only to...