by Robin | May 22, 2009 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos, Smiles
"Young boys should never be sent to bed…they always wake up a day older." ~ J.M. Barrie, "Finding Neverland" As a mom of two teenagers and a tween, I am extremely thankful when I see evidences my youngest is still more "boy"...
by Robin | May 17, 2009 | Encouragement, Faith, Family, friendship, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
One of the most frequent searches that leads people to my blog is "words of encouragement…". Sometimes other words are attached–death of a loved one, when a child loses their mom/dad, etc.–and when I stumble across these, I always...
by Robin | May 16, 2009 | Faith, Family, friendship, Parenting, Personal
Following the heart-breaking death of their 17-year-old son in a car accident a week ago, Jamie and Scott are responding with grace, dignity, humility, strength and life-giving faith. Their daughter, Emily, is, too. If this had happened to me, it is how...
by Robin | May 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
All last week I was trying to figure out what time it was after hitting a wall, then in the wee hours of Saturday, we received tragic news. Perhaps it is a combination of the two that I now find myself in the unfamiliar position of having a thousand stories to...
by Robin | May 12, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International, Friends
When I traveled to India with our team of Compassion bloggers last week, I felt like Lance Armstrong. It wasn't just me pedaling a bike along the Champs-Élysée, there were a host of friends–online and off–cheering me on in prayer, thought and...