https://www.robinmounce.com/blogLessons Robin Mounce is learning about Christ through daily life.https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/stranger-dangerhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/stranger-dangerFri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTMy first-class seat on the flight home was inviting, where I could relax with my cheese-and-fruit plate. A young man smiled at me while he sat in his window seat, and I thought, Oh, is he going to want to talk. He has bushy long hair, the length and width of his waist, and a humongous, long beard.” Thankfully, he…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/you-can-take-the-dog-out-of-the-country-but-you-cant-take-the-country-out-of-the-doghttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/you-can-take-the-dog-out-of-the-country-but-you-cant-take-the-country-out-of-the-dogThu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTBrady, our two-year-old German Shepherd, considers himself the manager of his woodland kingdom and takes his bunny patrol seriously. Fluffy pushes his buttons as he darts through the acreage, teasing him. Brady is convinced it’s his sacred duty to keep the bunny out of his domain. The deer thought they had a peaceful haven, but Brady bolts out of the…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/tree-planted-by-the-riverhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/tree-planted-by-the-riverFri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTI walk my German shepherds in the icy air, so cold I can’t take a deep breath. Frost crunches under my boots, and my fingers are painfully stiff from the bitter chill. My clouded mind resets as I hustle back to our rustic cabin. We live on the Pend Oreille River, which flows crystal-clear green, reflecting the cedars and Douglas…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/dreary-winter-dayhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/dreary-winter-dayThu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTMonday, January 19th, a thick fog hangs over the winter sky at a freezing 23 degrees. The mountain across the river struggles to rise above the dense gloom. The ridge pushes through confused clouds. The mountaintop wonders, “Why can’t I see past the clouds and reach the blue sky?” I feel the same. The weight of gray skies and cold,…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/to-be-or-not-to-be-that-is-the-questionhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/to-be-or-not-to-be-that-is-the-questionSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTThis morning I woke up to my quiet time and I read John 3:30. “He must increase, but I must decrease.” John the Baptist is talking about Jesus Christ and his coming from heaven is above all. But he who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. Jesus Christ is to be recognized…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/who-orchestrates-our-thudshttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/who-orchestrates-our-thudsSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTI have learned that life orchestrates our "thuds" but also God knows what is best for us to grow closer to him in the midst of our "thuds." God does do the orchestrating of our “thuds” because he wants our total dependence on him. Our “thuds” can also be caused by our own sin. I have prayed the prayer "Help…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/who-is-your-godhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/who-is-your-godSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTI will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name I have meditated over this Psalm for several weeks. This Psalm has been on my mind and I have reflected on the phrase “before the ‘gods’ I will sing…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/what-is-victoryhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/what-is-victorySat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTEvery morning about a dozen deer saunter to my feeding trough. They jostle for prime dining positions and sometimes kick another away. Eventually, everyone gets fed. After the hubbub feeding frenzy and all the deer have left, a deer with an amputated leg limps to the trough. At first, I shut my eyes or walk out of the room because…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/watch-and-prayhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/watch-and-praySat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTWhich type of person are you? Fix and pray, or watch and pray? Think about how you handle frustrating situations or unexpected heartaches. You have a close friend that is choosing poor choices that will defile her marriage. Your adult kid is making decisions that are contrary to biblical teaching. Money is tight and your commitment to your husband and…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/wait-for-the-lordhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/wait-for-the-lordSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord” (Psalm 27:14). Larry Crabb writes in this book, The Pressures Off, “You’ve realized that what you most want is beyond your reach, and you’re trusting God for the satisfaction you seek. You want Him. Nothing less, not even His blessings will do.” If we…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/through-which-identity-door-are-you-walkinghttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/through-which-identity-door-are-you-walkingSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTI loved being a mother. I enjoyed my kids and I committed my time and energy to them. I had fun being a mother. I often think that I had kids so I could stay a kid. But slowly and surely my kids decided to fly and leave the nest. Our third-born left four years ago for the Marines. Now,…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/the-repurposed-lifehttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/the-repurposed-lifeSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTThink about the time when you were 14 to 16 years old. What kind of goals, visions, and dreams did you have for your adult life? Did you want to be a stockbroker, a missionary, or a wife and mother staying home with your kids? What were your spiritual goals? Did you have any spiritual goals? What does your life…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/the-love-of-godhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/the-love-of-godSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT“On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you: your right hand upholds me” (Psalm 63:6-8). A friend of mine was going through a tough time. At the age of fifty years old, she was wrestling…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/the-best-laid-plans-of-a-women-go-thudhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/the-best-laid-plans-of-a-women-go-thudSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTFor these past two in a half months this saying “the best-laid plans of women go THUD” has been my repeated phrase. My plans did not pan out as I thought they would but God had other ideas. I will give you a little history. 1. My husband and I flew to South Africa for a month to teach and…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/the-battle-of-the-rudderhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/the-battle-of-the-rudderSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTWe have a cabin in Ione, WA on the Pend Oreille River. The other day a paddle boat was floating down the river and we decided to go and retrieve it and call the sheriff just in case someone lost it. No one has called so my husband and I decided to try it and now we know why it…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/taking-my-life-back-one-inch-at-a-timehttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/taking-my-life-back-one-inch-at-a-timeSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTAfter three years, when I was going through a variety of losses where I literally had the rug taken out under my feet, I made a decision to take my life back. It may be an “inch at a time” but it will happen. It is a choice I am making. I pronounced it today. Where did this thought come…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/silent-casualtyhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/silent-casualtySat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTMy heart goes out to pastors’ wives’ as I hear their stories of heartache. Their husband may be going through a difficult time in the church. He may be wrestling with a conflict with an elder or layman. Maybe a person is critical of his preaching or he isn’t visiting enough shut-ins. One story I heard is about a couple…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/sad-saturdayhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/sad-saturdaySat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTI woke up this morning on April 3rd, the day before Easter, quite depressed. The weather was stormy and the clouds were the color of “Spokane” gray. I had not been around people for a few days so my energy level was dropping but I was visiting my favorite place on earth, our cabin, in Ione, Washington. I woke up…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/pray-and-watch-and-hopehttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/pray-and-watch-and-hopeSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTThe other day I spent time with a woman whose husband has kidney cancer, her grandson has a brain tumor and she has a neurological condition where she shakes all the time. She is dealing with many circumstances where she has no control. There is no way that she can fix any of her painful heartaches. I asked her how…https://www.robinmounce.com/blog/my-personal-godhttps://www.robinmounce.com/blog/my-personal-godSat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTI am here sitting in my dining room in Washougal Washington overlooking the Columbia River. If I stand up and look out the window I can see Mt. Hood. Across the river is Troutdale and when the sun goes down I can see the lights flicker across the river. In the back of the house, I look out over a…