Susan Dieter-Robinson

Rainbow Dust

While driving to the coast my heart was very heavy. I wasn’t sure how I would feel when we went from highway 26 to 101, the moment when you first can smell and begin to see the sea. The coast, for our family, is a place for adventure and one we didn’t tap into nearlyContinue reading “Rainbow Dust”

In the Waves

No words this morning. Trying to get things done before we spend a couple of days at the coast with some friends. Excited to get away for a bit but nervous about going to the coast without my girls and without Sampson. No expectations, I will let it be what it is supposed to be.Continue reading “In the Waves”

Hope

I once heard a sermon years ago where the Pastor, a dear friend of mine, talked about our life on earth. He said that our lives here were a dot on a continuous line. I remember thinking, a dot, that’s it, that’s all we have. At that moment my hope was in my life onContinue reading “Hope”

Our Studio

I haven’t spent much time in our studio in the past couple months. This space, which was created for Anna, Abigail and myself, feels empty without my girls. Today I spent the afternoon working on Abigail’s quilt square for the Donate Life Northwest’s Threads of Life Quilt. It felt good to dust off my sewingContinue reading “Our Studio”

Walking

Spent the weekend enjoying this guy! Feel so blessed to have him as my partner in life. We started walking on Friday. It’s been a long time since we’ve gotten any exercise and it feels good to be out moving my body again. Every time we go I can hear the birds chirping overhead.Continue reading “Walking”

Bubbles

The ache in my heart has been intense the past few days. I feel the water getting deeper. I miss my girls, miss their voices, miss their sweet faces and, believe it or not, I miss the way they used to sass back and forth to one another. If you would have asked me in the pumpkin patch onContinue reading “Bubbles”