Personal Archives - Robin Dance

How a Surprise Birthday Party Taught Me Something I Needed to Know

by Robin | May 10, 2023 | (in)courage, Family, Personal

I felt the weight of 2023 as soon as I flipped the calendar; just 89 days to a major milestone birthday. An inescapable and irritating dread dampened my usual sunny disposition. To me, birthdays have always been the perfect excuse to celebrate with much ado. But this...

Why “Come Sit With Me” is a Book You’ll Want to Order Today

by Robin | Oct 30, 2022 | (in)courage, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Fathers and daughters, Personal

Have there been struggles in your life where you didn’t have a safe space to process, work through, or even discuss them? Do you have relationships with family or friends marred by unforgiveness, differences of opinion, or underlying complexities that...

The Amazing Gift I Didn’t Know I Wanted (You’ll Want One, Too!)

by Robin | Dec 28, 2020 | Christmas, Coffee, Family, Favorite things, Love Gifts, Parenting, Personal, Uncategorized

Sometimes you receive an amazing gift and you feel the need to tell the world, so… HELLO WORLD — or more specifically — HELLO EVERY COFFEE & HOT TEA DRINKER ON THE PLANET! You’re going to want to keep reading. My kids were particularly...

Rethinking, Rebooting, and Relaxing

by Robin | May 25, 2020 | Blogging, Personal, Uncategorized, Writing

When I started blogging almost 15 years ago, it was a different world. Literally, figuratively, we all know this. You’ve changed, I’ve changed, life as we knew it then, has changed, blogging and the way writing is distributed has changed. Some of this is...

Why That Stupid Bully Quarantine Can’t Steal My Joy

by Robin | May 1, 2020 | Books, For All Who Wander, Personal, Writing

I had almost forgotten about my plans for tomorrow until a reminder popped up on my phone: I was scheduled for a For All Who Wander book signing at a nearby Books-a-Million. Apparently, I had failed to delete it from my calendar when the store manager messaged to let...

The Best Way to Have a Happy Birthday During Covid19

by Robin | Mar 30, 2020 | Love Gifts, Personal, Uncategorized

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these. Mark 12:30-31 Birthdays are normally a day for personal celebration, but this...