Robyn Chapman

I'm a work-from-home-mom and former newspaper editor and reporter. My husband and I have two beautiful but rambunctious boys. I love Jesus, travel, sports, quotes, reading and deep conversation. I believe kindness is a lifestyle that everyone should adopt and that we should spend less time arguing and more time encouraging. Because I believe in Jesus, I believe there is always hope.

Be Ready

One element of many of my high school basketball practices was running sprints followed by shooting foul shots. I’m sure other teams did and still do use this technique. The point of that was to practice shooting free throws when you were tired. Late game foul shots can be huge. A player needs to stay …

The Sweetest Choice

Have you ever tried to pick out the right watermelon and just been lost? How is it that we’re supposed to know? Spots? Tails? Thumping? I’m never sure, so mostly I just grab one that doesn’t look rotten and hope for the best. If you ask people you get all kinds of different answers. Well, …