by Robin | Jan 29, 2009 | Kids, Parenting, Personal
So I'm sitting in my Bible study last night, listening intently to the discussion about Paul putting a smack down on the Galatians (and being on my best behavior because my friend Julie and I had eaten Zalads at Zaxby's and walked in a wee bit late and...
by Robin | Jan 20, 2009 | Chattanooga, Family, Kids, Photos, Wordless Wednesday
Walnut Street Bridge, Chattanooga, TN. December 2008. A trip to Chattanooga's North Shore must include a walk on this pedestrian bridge, closed to vehicular traffic in 1978. The literal bird's eye view of the Tennessee River, Bluff View Arts...
by Robin | Jan 11, 2009 | Advice, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
The memory is chiseled in my mind as in stone. It was during the season I learned to enjoy my own company, a life-lesson years in the making. Sitting on a park bench sipping a Chick-Fil-A lemonade and reading To Kill a Mockingbird for the fourth time, a cozy blanket...
by Robin | Jan 3, 2009 | Christmas, Exercise in Frustration, Family, Kids, Personal, Raves & Rants
File this one under “You’ve gotta be kidding me…!”: Mentioned a few posts ago, I received an email notification that we would NOT be receiving the Rock Band 2 Wireless Drum Set I had: ordered weeks prior been given a UPS tracking number and a...
by Robin | Dec 24, 2008 | Kids, Mom stuff, Personal
It is one of those moments you want to freeze and tuck away in a safe place to revisit when he’s gone. “Mama, will you lay down with me a while?” “No, honey, I’m in the middle of watching a movie, so just a kiss good-night.” ...
by Robin | Nov 6, 2008 | Compassion International, Good causes, Kids, Personal
compassion Pronunciation: \k?m-?pa-sh?n\ Function: noun : sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it That’s one definition, but Compassion International’s...