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Sep 23, 2019
2 min

letting go

It's happening again. Like we all knew it would. Like we all have come to expect. This time of year, in the Midwest, when the leaves star...

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Aug 31, 2019
2 min

rewriting your story...again

I stepped off the plane last week, being out of town for two weeks. So much has changed in just that short time. The weather is cooler, t...

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robyn

Aug 6, 2019
2 min

keep your breadcrumbs

I am not the kind of girl that gets what she wants. I sometimes don't even get what I need, despite knowing exactly what that is. And alt...

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robyn

Jul 23, 2019
3 min

Redefining forever

You know me. I don't always play by the rules. I am not one to hide behind the shoulds. And although I care deeply what you think of me, ...

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robyn

Jun 20, 2019
2 min

How to have a kickass relationship

I am no expert here. I know that’s not exactly what you want to hear. I can’t even tell you that I don’t struggle with this myself.... da...

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Jun 10, 2019
3 min

riding out the storm and mini shifting

I used to think that my life was made up of a few very big decisions. I can sometimes look back and pick out those big moments where my l...

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robyn

Apr 30, 2019
4 min

what a snow storm in April can teach you...lessons in trusting your intuition

That there is an end-of-April snow creature. I can't promise you it will be the last one we will make this season, as we have seen snow i...

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robyn

Apr 15, 2019
3 min

welcoming the change

When I first moved down to the driftless area in Wisconsin 15 years ago, I was mesmerized by the beauty this place had to offer. The ridg...

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robyn

Apr 4, 2019
4 min

uncovering the new

I woke up to hot coffee and the sound of birds this morning. Here in Wisconsin, the birds are a welcomed sound and a reminder of warmer w...

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robyn

Mar 24, 2019
4 min

If I were honest...

I'd like to think I was an honest girl. I'd like to think that if you and I are tight, you know me. Like really know me. And, I'd like to...

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robyn

Mar 14, 2019
4 min

stepping out of fear...

This winter has been long. If you live in the Midwest, I imagine you have felt it to. Here in Wisconsin, we have had record snowfall and ...

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robyn

Feb 22, 2019
3 min

finding that safe space and the importance of friendships

Yep. That's me. Seventh grade and rocking the perm and braces look. At a science fair, no less. Two weeks before this, I was begging my m...

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robyn

Feb 12, 2019
3 min

what we don't talk about and why we should

I wrote a story on love last week (find it here). Specifically, how our first experiences shape our views on what love looks like, and t...

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robyn

Feb 7, 2019
4 min

love looks like this: rewriting your story

I was having a conversation with a friend the other day about love. It began, as most of these conversations do, about love from others a...

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robyn

Feb 3, 2019
3 min

what do you want to create?

There is this saying that goes, "life doesn't happen to you, but instead, life happens for you." It is an interesting way to think becau...

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robyn

Jan 24, 2019
4 min

this one simple thing can change your world

My youngest child is completely special. You probably can say the same thing about your children. In fact, we all feel that our children ...

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robyn

Jan 21, 2019
2 min

the magical art of doing nothing

I wish I was an expert at this. But I have to be honest...I am still working at it. I am still learning to be still, to breathe deeper br...

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robyn

Jan 6, 2019
5 min

Being a badass (and other books to read this winter)

Every winter my life slows down. It is a welcome slowing in comparison to our very busy summers that bustle with markets throughout the m...

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robyn

Dec 30, 2018
3 min

when a homeschooler wants to go to school (and other empowering decisions)

Last month, I heard the words every homeschool parent dreads to hear, "mom, I think I would like to go to school...." This coming from my...

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robyn

Sep 20, 2018
2 min

the importance of family.

When I first got divorced over ten years ago, I would venture out into this small community I lived in, with my three young children and ...

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