by Robin | Sep 30, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Advice, Inspiring, Kids, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
Please . And THANK YOU for visiting! For the first 3½ years of my illustrious blogging {coughcough} career, I posted daily. NaBloPoMo was nothing to me; if I remember correctly, I m i g h t have even suffered...
by Robin | Sep 3, 2011 | Inspiring, Mom stuff, Personal, Poetry
Expectant…. Isn’t that the loveliest word to describe a pregnant woman? Is there any more eager anticipation than meeting your baby face to face, holding her in your arms, nursing him from your own body? And the gift divine– that singular joy of feeling...
by Robin | Aug 23, 2011 | Family, Life Philosophy, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal
Nine months I get to know her before I ever see her face, that perfect round face topped in downy black with serious eyes and delicate features, and though my sister warned me it might not happen, it was love at first sight. Love before first sight. I marvel:...
by Robin | Jul 9, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Family, Inspiring, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters
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 | Jun 8, 2011 | Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Personal
I’m anchored to a familiar perch, a red stool at our kitchen bar. It’s one of my favorite writing spots, overlooking a squirrel’s playground every day and a bunny sanctuary on my luckiest days. She rounds the kitchen corner in a burst of morning...