by Becky Robinson | Dec 7, 2010 | Inspiration
Just saw the news that Elizabeth Edwards passed away today. I had composed this post earlier, inspired by this article that my friend Donna pointed me to in the Washington Post regarding Elizabeth Edwards and her outlook as she faced her final days in life. Edwards ...
by Becky Robinson | Oct 12, 2009 | Inspiration
Creating a meaningful legacy is impossible without perseverance. We persevere because we know what effect our actions will have, both in the immediate and the distant future. So perseverance is toward a future goal. My grandfather was a teacher. In the summer, though,...
by Becky Robinson | Oct 2, 2009 | Leadership
Perseverance and perseveration: words from the same root, similar but nuanced. I first heard the word “perseveration” in my life before kids, when I worked with people who had experienced tramautic brain injury (TBI), helping them find services and...
by Becky Robinson | Sep 30, 2009 | Inspiration
For nearly a year at the end of her life, my mother-in-law spent her days in a hospital bed. After spinal surgery exactly one year before her death, she began a rapid decline that left her progressively disabled. At first, she could transfer from her bed to a...
by Becky Robinson | Sep 28, 2009 | Inspiration
I met Lisa when my husband and I moved here seven years ago. When we moved to Chicago, my husband left his job as a pastor, but we didn’t leave our faith behind. So before we even chose a place to live, we found a church. We joined our church in its formative...
