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Thief of memories

by Robin | Oct 13, 2009 | Breast Cancer, Cancer is NOT okay!, Do Something!, Health, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal

Breast cancer doesn't just plunder body, it is a thief of memories. I have good reason to hate it, too: The memory album of my mother is too small. Blank pages are haunted with wonderings of "what might have been, if only." If...

Call me anytime…

by Robin | Sep 23, 2009 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Parenting, Personal

"Call me anytime." It was how all my phone calls ended with Daddy, usually the sentence just prior to the "I love yous" that substituted "goodbye". Though I never said it, I often thought "YOU call ME!" because I...

Beautiful Ending

by Robin | Sep 13, 2009 | Family, Favorite things, Kids, Mom stuff, Music, Parenting, Personal, Videos

Barlowgirl, a trio of musically-gifted sisters, has been a favorite of mine since their self-titled debut five years ago. Lyrically, their music encourages, challenges and inspires; musically, their range will leave you ROCKIN' it OUT one minute, then...

If you pull for the underdog & bet on dark horses…

by Robin | Sep 12, 2009 | Blogging, Compassion International, Mom stuff, Parenting

I'm gonna ask something of everyone who sees this post (in a reader, via email/bookmark or by any ol' random search). Depending on your perspective, you'll see me as a shameless self-promoter, a brilliant marketing mind or simply someone who's...

Driving me CRAZY!

by Robin | Sep 9, 2009 | Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal

I'm convinced even under the best of circumstances, having teenagers in the house fertilizes the scalp for gray hair. Certainly relational angst contributes, as does juggling academics and extracurriculars, but the one thing that will clutch your heart like...

Bottle caps, innocence and almost Neverland

by Robin | Sep 7, 2009 | Family, Favorite things, Kids, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos

"Young boys should never be sent to bed…they always wake up a day older." J.M. Barrie, "Finding Neverland" He's an anomaly at 12…at least I think he is. His sister suggested he could be happy living in a box with a...