by Robin | Nov 6, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
Oh, my. I done done it now. If I haven't yet stepped on your toes, I bet the title of this piece alone got your dander up. Or at least raised your curiosity. Surely she doesn't mean what she wrote, you're thinking. But I do. I...
by Robin | Nov 3, 2011 | Parenting, Personal
If you've ever wondered what a Pensieve Robin sounds like…you have two opportunities to hear me live, just not in person– First today, with prolific author Tricia Goyer on her weekly show Living Inspired. Tricia's personal story demonstrates...
by Robin | Oct 29, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 19 ~ I don't know why it took me so long to learn this one; it's not like she didn't tell me e v e r y time I did it. Embarrassed her. In front of grown-ups. And sometimes ~ cardinal sin...
by Robin | Oct 24, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 18 ~ Had I learned a simple lesson earlier in marriage, the past 24 years might have been smoother. The art of t i m i n g. It can be the difference between delight and disappointment, contentment or...
by Robin | Oct 23, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Advice, Parenting
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 17 ~ In wee hours when bones rattled and patience grew thick because it had no other choice, I'd inhale her scent and exhale "This, too, shall pass." Every parent learns that "sleeping...
by Robin | Oct 22, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Advice, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 16 ~ Now that we're over the half-way point in my series, I realize there's something I should've made clear from the beginning: Give yourself a break You're the perfect parent for your...