by Robin | May 25, 2009 | Food and Drink, Mom stuff, Nostalgia, Parenting, Personal
1) If I could make the canyon leap from coffee with cream and sugar to unadulterated black, I think I could drink it with dessert (or donuts or anything sweet). Now it's so sugared and creamed it IS dessert. a) ...
by Robin | May 22, 2009 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos, Smiles
"Young boys should never be sent to bed…they always wake up a day older." ~ J.M. Barrie, "Finding Neverland" As a mom of two teenagers and a tween, I am extremely thankful when I see evidences my youngest is still more "boy"...
by Robin | May 17, 2009 | Encouragement, Faith, Family, friendship, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
One of the most frequent searches that leads people to my blog is "words of encouragement…". Sometimes other words are attached–death of a loved one, when a child loses their mom/dad, etc.–and when I stumble across these, I always...
by Robin | May 16, 2009 | Faith, Family, friendship, Parenting, Personal
Following the heart-breaking death of their 17-year-old son in a car accident a week ago, Jamie and Scott are responding with grace, dignity, humility, strength and life-giving faith. Their daughter, Emily, is, too. If this had happened to me, it is how...
by Robin | May 8, 2009 | Family, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
Friday morning brought storms to to the Tennessee Valley, and the subsequent patio pitter-patter prompted a grin-induced memory ~ Because kids do say the darndest things and they don’t have a filter for what’s appropriate to repeat in public, as a mom...
by Robin | Mar 27, 2009 | Compassion International, Family, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, The Mother Letter Project
I can’t help but wonder how different I would’ve been had my mother not died when I was nine; one forever-lasting effect is I never presume a child has both parents when I meet him for the first time. Sometime after Mama’s death, I remember having my...