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.

Where Home Is

We typically celebrate “homecomings” in the fall. Churches, schools, it’s a common practice to take a day or weekend to go back home and celebrate the place or time you were there. So much talk of homecomings has put fresh thoughts back in my head about “home.” I’ve thought a lot about this topic in …

Welcoming Love

A little girl neighbor of my sister’s took the liberty of writing the word “love” in chalk on her front porch. My sister knew that would appeal to me and sent the picture attached to this post. What really struck me, though, was that in this particular picture we can see the welcome mat, too. …