by Robin | Oct 21, 2016 | (in)courage, Faith, Friends, Uncategorized
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. (James 1:17 ESV) Have you ever found yourself wishing, “If God would just SHOW ME A SIGN…” you...
by Robin | May 3, 2016 | (in)courage, Encouragement, Favorite things, Friends, friendship, Great quotes, Inspiring, Personal, Uncategorized, Writing
It was another one of those “When Harry Met Sally” moments. Not the one in the diner, but that one when Marie, Sally’s friend, quotes an article she read without realizing Jess, Harry’s friend, was its author. I had barely arrived at a...
by Robin | Feb 19, 2015 | Friends, friendship, Memoir, Personal, Uncategorized
I was seven months pregnant with my third baby in four years and my sciatic nerve wasn’t happy about it. Juggling a part-time job, caring for two toddlers, and all the other demands of life siphoned every ounce of energy I could manufacture. With no family in...
by Robin | Oct 12, 2014 | Deeper Family @ Deeper Story, Faith, Friends, friendship, Personal
Her tears were watery magnifiers – incredible resolve damming a river – making her impossibly blue eyes look bigger and bluer. I hadn’t known when we made our plans the conversation would go so deep, so fast. Right about then my Belgian waffle arrived, gloriously...
by Robin | Aug 21, 2014 | Encouragement, Friends, friendship
It was one of the stupidest things I’ve ever said, and I wish I could remember more about the context of thinking it and saying it: I don’t really need people. I can even recall the room I was standing in – in our den in South Carolina – so it...
by Robin | Apr 19, 2014 | (in)courage, Faith, Friends, friendship, Uncategorized
There’s something special about having a song written just for you, especially when it’s a love story of sorts and a genuine celebration of one of the best things in life– Real community. A week from today I’ll be co-hosting an (in)RL Meet-up...