by Robin | Nov 2, 2015 | My Daily Grace
Last Saturday night at our house probably didn’t look like your typical October 31. Pint-sized vampires didn’t float around. The doorbell didn’t chime every two minutes. Neither Hubby nor I sported a wig or costume, though I could’ve been a pirate in my purple...
by Robin | Oct 31, 2015 | My Daily Grace
Some people use chocolate to get them through the rough spots. I just resorted to movie-theater butter popcorn, with an extra tablespoon of butter for good measure. Today—or should I say yesterday at this hour?— was that kind of day; I was definitely that kind of me...
by Robin | Oct 29, 2015 | My Daily Grace
My halo slipped to the side a bit. Well, it’s more like I just took it off and slipped it into my back pocket and left it there for a while. Songbird couldn’t believe her ears, and once I’d calmed down, I regretted revealing the sinner behind the saint. At first. That...
by Robin | Oct 29, 2015 | My Daily Grace
For the past 24 hours we’ve partied like it’s 1999—roasting s’mores; hosting sleepovers; holding our own “drive-in movie”; baking homemade muffins, cakes, and bread pudding; going on a trampoline outing; exchanging gifts—all to celebrate the births of two of my little...
by Robin | Oct 29, 2015 | My Daily Grace
As a mom I share a lot with the little people—my last bite of pizza, my pillow, my spot beside Hubby on the sofa, my time, my last breath, my last nerve. And I usually do it with a smile. But today, when Brown Sugar arrived at the soccer field and realized she’d left...
by Robin | Oct 29, 2015 | My Daily Grace
I set the bar high over here. Even for myself. I constantly measure my success by what I haven’t done. Here it is Friday night, and all I can think about are the dishes in the sink, the toys on the den floor, the unfinished lessons, and the unwritten posts. I’m even...
