by Robin | Mar 8, 2018 | Compassion - India, Compassion Bloggers, Compassion International, Good causes, Inspiring, Love Gifts, Personal, Uncategorized
I’m sitting at my kitchen table where the sun is piercing filthy windowpanes, a thing I notice in the morning but forget by noon’s shadow. A ladybug sits on the sill, I’m assuming dead. Our home is a death spiral for pretty bugs dressed in red with...
by Robin | Feb 21, 2015 | Compassion International, Love Gifts, Missions, Uncategorized
Had I not had a house seriously overflowing with family last weekend, this week’s Around/About would have been shared then. The beautiful thing about the internet is you can visit blog posts, well, forever, and the words I’m about to share are relevant...
by Robin | Nov 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
So…apparently there IS power in the digital pen. After I mocked the giant coffee mermaid, their marketing genuises (<— they really are genuises imo) got together over an overpriced steaming latte, and decided to give a little back to their...
by Robin | Jul 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
When I think of Shaun Groves, I always, always think of Annie Wilkes, Paul Sheldon's "rescuer" in the Stephen King novel, Misery, perhaps better remembered as Kathy Bates and James Caan in the movie adaptation of the book; which incidentally I never saw...
by Robin | May 29, 2011 | Around/About {weekly link-love}, Compassion Bloggers, Compassion International
A collection of links I love, sites I like, interesting reads or cool happenings nearby. Lisa's call to action for the residents of Joplin is a small initiative with big heart. Help her help them. A perfect example of "Just Do Something!"...