by Robin | Jan 3, 2016 | Beauty, Christmas, Faith, Family, Inspiring, Memoir, Personal
I was sitting in my kitchen, reading and alone. In the peace of Christmas Eve’s morning, I sensed something different, a change in atmosphere. There are a lot of windows in our small house; two entire sides of it are practically all glass. Streaming...
by Robin | Oct 17, 2015 | Family, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Missions, Mothers and daughters, Personal, Uncategorized
Motherhood is a gradual series of Letting Go. Some days it’s harder than others. Today is one of the hard days. My daughter is in her second month of a two-year fellowship with CrossPurpose, a training program “designed to bring together highly motivated...
by Robin | Aug 17, 2015 | Aging, Empty Nest, Family, Health, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Memoir, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
i. I’ve been pulling this Band-aid off for so long, I’ve become accustomed to the sting. It still hurts but the pain is a dull one just below the surface. Until it isn’t. But then once it’s off, that means the healing has taken place and the...
by Robin | Jul 6, 2015 | Encouragement, Faith, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Personal, Uncategorized
Mind and memory are such a tricky thing, aren’t they? We don’t always have the luxury of controlling what we’d like to remember – or forget. Some memories are as slick as a greased watermelon, big and colorful but impossible to hold for very...
by Robin | Feb 10, 2015 | Adventures in Germany, friendship, Hospitality, Inspiring, Kitchen, Life Philosophy, Memoir, Personal, Uncategorized
Here from incourage’s Friendship on Purpose series? Won’t you please take a moment to subscribe by email or in a reader? Thank you! “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” ~ Henry Valentine Miller To say living in...
by Robin | Dec 18, 2014 | Christmas, Inspiring, Poetry
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