by Robin | Mar 26, 2017 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Memoir, Personal
He slipped in sideways between the closing elevator doors, as if he were late to a meeting; he pressed the “5” without looking. Instead of suit and tie, though, baggy pants and faded navy hung on his tall, slim frame. His stealth entry stiffened the hairs on the back...
by Robin | Feb 14, 2017 | Advice, Beauty, Books, Marriage, Memoir, Personal
There was no way to know 35 years ago where we’d be today. Certainly not literally, but not even in a figurative sense. 12,775 days, give or take. Plenty of ups, our share of downs, and all beautiful in their time. I believe it–that everything is...
by Robin | Jun 5, 2016 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Memoir, Mom stuff, Nostalgia, Personal, Uncategorized
I have cried more in the past three weeks than I have since . Emotions? Threadbare. Sleep? Fitful at best. And eating a real meal? Wishful thinking. Who needs a meat and three when you can have a Snickers and coffee? I wish I were kidding on that last one. It’s...
by Robin | Jun 2, 2016 | Art of Simple, Beauty, Empty Nest, Encouragement, Family, friendship, Home, Love Where You Live, Memoir, Mom stuff, Nostalgia, Parenting, Personal, Uncategorized
A week ago we sold the house my children will always remember as home, the one they will dream about when they are the age I am now, when sleep makes them think they are young again. We’ve packed and we’ve purged and we’ve cried – a lot –...
by Robin | Jan 30, 2016 | (in)courage, Advice, Inspiring, Life Philosophy, Memoir, Personal, Uncategorized
“The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.” John Eldredge, Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive It almost seems like a dream to me, that season. I wouldn’t call it...
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...