Joy is too elusive a thing to try to capture for oneself. It’s easier to…
Stories of Grateful Living
Caregiving: Coming Home
by Robin Botie
I dragged home the heartbroken remains of who I was, and the beginnings of the…
Stories of Grateful Living
Swan Songs
by Robin Botie
If I sing and dance and do everything like it’s my swan song, when it’s…
Stories of Grateful Living
The Mother Who Swallowed Her Daughter
by Robin Botie
When I expanded my world to include Marika’s, my life grew richer. No longer simply…
Robin Botie
About the author
Robin Botie is a blogger and photographer in Ithaca, New York. She believes she can design her way into or out of anything. For three years she lived in the trenches of her daughter’s war against cancer, becoming an expert in walking the tightrope between protecting her and guarding her instinct to live life like it could end in an hour. In weekly blogs at www.robinbotie.com Botie writes about growing in the midst of grief and finding life after loss.