by Robin | Jan 8, 2011 | Chattanooga, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos, Teens & Tweens, Weather
I'm buzzing around my kitchen exaggerating every move as if each is of Some Great Importance, but mostly I'm just irritated. My two oldest are attending a concert tonight and their convoluted and confusing "plans" do not make...
by Robin | Jan 4, 2011 | Exercise in Frustration, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
After a restless night, I was rudely awakened by the sounds of footsteps and chatter just outside my bedroom door; the hallway hardwood floor might as well have been canyons. This was unusual–my daughter and her two friends typically sleep in when...
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 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 30, 2010 | I *Heart* Faces, Kiawah Island, Kids, Nature, Photos
One of the most scenic beauties I've discovered lies hidden in South Carolina's Lowcountry–Angel Oak. To be in its presence is to bask in the glory of God. Believed to be 1,500 years old, the magnificent live oak stretches six stories tall with...