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Legacy and love letters

by Robin | Mar 12, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Family Traditions, Personal

It’s not like I was snooping, it was hardly hidden from sight. Still… I felt like I had barged into a secret diary, leafing through pages never intended for my eyes. The words were to his Father… from his Father… and yet also for his sons and...

The opposite of discouragement

by Robin | Jan 20, 2011 | Blissdom, Encouragement, Faith, Personal

Is it just me or can a n y o n e else out there go from top of the world to bottom of the barrel in a heart beat and for no apparent reason? Is it simply the tortured artist(wannabe)/creative that lives within? Can we chalk it up to hormones for the...

Treasured

by Robin | Jan 9, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith

It occurred to me recently why on the surface so many reject Christianity: It doesn’t make a bit of sense. Why would anyone want to follow a King who was born in a barn and said crazy things? “Blessed are the poor, the hungry, and those who are hated, ostracized...

The New Year’s Eve Miracle, continued

by Robin | Jan 3, 2011 | Encouragement, Faith, Personal

{Please read the beginning of The New year's Eve Miracle if you haven't; if gives the rest of the story a much richer context.} A rush of emotion filled me. No, that's not right. It overflowed. Had you been standing nearby in that moment,...

Celebrate/(in)courage!

by Robin | Aug 13, 2010 | (in)courage, Blogging, Celebrations, Giveaways, Writing

Had I known then what I know now, I sure wouldn't have dragged my feet in saying "yes". I received an email in June of last year inviting me to consider joining a new website where I would have "the opportunity to write what God lays on [my]...