Susan Dieter-Robinson

How are you?

How are you? A question I’ve gotten a lot over the past 27 months. My standard response on most days has always been, “I’m hanging in there.” Now, with a little one at home, I feel that most want me to do more than just “hang in there.” I have responsibilities as a parent that wentContinue reading “How are you?”

Happiness Journal

One day Abigail came to me and asked, “Susan, if we ever have another baby in the family and it’s a girl can we name her Alice?” Yes Abigail, we will name her Alice and her middle name will be Lucille just like her great grandma and her sister Anna. Cuddling with Alice Lucille makes me happy forContinue reading “Happiness Journal”

Pinterest Win

I would really love to get a photo of Alice and Linus together all cozy and sweet. This week I’ve been looking on Pinterest and I found these images for inspiration. Being that Linus will only be two tomorrow and still very much acts like a puppy (a very large puppy) I decided to goContinue reading “Pinterest Win”

Happiness Journal

Daydreaming while nursing Alice is what I found myself doing today and it made my heart happy…I spend a lot of time daydreaming about Heaven but the “while nursing” is new. Today I daydreamed about Anna and Abigail and how they would have interacted with their new sister. I’m sure there would be some fights over who was going toContinue reading “Happiness Journal”

Unicorn and Guardian Angels

Every little girl needs a unicorn and guardian angels to watch over her. Our little Alice is so loved. This past week we have been snuggling, cuddling, loving and cherishing every single moment we have with our youngest daughter ~ she has brought something back to our home that was lost when the girls wentContinue reading “Unicorn and Guardian Angels”

Settling In

I told Tom yesterday I wanted to write a blog post hoping that in doing so he would keep me accountable to sitting and writing. There is so much I want to write about. Instead, I found that snuggling up on the couch with him and our little girl was what we all needed. WritingContinue reading “Settling In”