by Robin | Jul 16, 2010 | Advice, Books, Chattanooga, Encouragement, Family, Favorite things, friendship, Great ideas!, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Personal, Teens & Tweens, Writing
Sometimes you strike gold when you aren’t even mining for it. The idea was planted the way a lot of great ideas are–buried in the loamy subconscious, waiting to burst surface at just the right time. The blame–no, make that credit–goes to Don...
by Robin | Jun 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Warm as toast and perfumed with imaginary flowers, why those freshly-laundered sheets invite flight her spirit insists! Giggles float like bubbles from a magic wand, burst too soon by a mama's weary prick. Princess superintends this routine....
by Robin | May 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Now THIS is the power of positive thinking! After seeing this clip of little Jessica Smalley, I couldn't resist sharing it with my teensy corner of the world wide web. How many women do you know who start the day by declaring "…I LIKE MY...
by Robin | Apr 17, 2010 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Parenting, Personal
To the unacquainted, it seemed like an innocent enough question: "Mom, have you heard of 'kisses from Katie'?" But I saw something–her eyes danced, a fleeting twirl of mystery and expectation and satisfaction; she was already...
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...