About Robyn Lee

Robyn Lee Robyn Lee is the managing editor of Faith & Family magazine. She is (yikes!) an almost 30 year-old, single lady, living in Connecticut with her two cousins in a small bungalow-style kit house built by her great uncle in the 1950s. She also conveniently lives next door to her sister, brother-in-law and six kids ... and two doors down are her parents. She received her undergraduate degree from Christendom College in Philosophy with a minor in Theology and is currently preparing for her master’s comprehensive exams in dogmatic theology at Holy Apostles College. Besides her Faith and very close (literally) family, she loves spinning in the early a.m., drinking upside down caramel macchiatos, and snacking on chocolate all day long.
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Home Spaces

How do you brighten up a bare room?

Recently I started working from home a few days a week.

It took me some time to adjust to working from home. I missed the daily buzz of working in an office, I missed the convenience of being able to work directly with the designers and most of all, I missed having the blessed sacrament right there in the office.

Working from home has its benefits, however. Since there is no one at my house during... READ MORE


Naming the Christmas Tree

and other annual traditions.

After reading Rachel’s post about her Christmas tree, I started to think about the trees of Christmas past and decided to share my own traditions.

I remember the first conversation with my roommates about having a Christmas tree.

Mary and Colleen both wanted color lights, but I insisted on white. I suggested a fake tree and they both balked at the idea (I think I might have been accused of being... READ MORE


House of the Lord

My Favorite Place to Pray

Have you ever been to a chapel or church dedication?  A few months ago I attended one at Holy Apostles College and Seminary. As we often hear of churches merging or closing, it was such a blessing to be at this event.

The dedication began with an impressive procession: faculty, religious, priests and donors, and finally students (that’s where I was). The seminarians in the front of the procession... READ MORE


Moral Support

Spending time with Mom on the Chattanooga Choo Choo

On this blog I’ve shared with readers the long road of my singing career, from singing in the shower to winning the state talent competition.

If you recall, winning the state talent competition won me a ticket to Vermont to compete in the North East talent competition.

Mom roped me ... er, I mean, convinced me to join this competition, so she agreed to come with me for moral support.

The drive up... READ MORE


Tales from the DIY Diary: Part 3

It takes a family to beat the DIY monster.

Here is the final step for fixing your leaky faucet. If you haven’t already, read step one and step two and learn what not to do when tackling home projects.

Step three: Take the shiny exciting new faucet out of the box and install it. How hard could it be? This is the fun part!

Mom declares that she is going home because we should be able to take it from here.

30 seconds after mom leaves: “Mom I... READ MORE


Tales from the DIY Diary: Part 2

How many people does it take to unscrew a water hose?

Go read part one from my DIY (do it yourself) diary about installing a new faucet. I quickly learned that this DIY monster project was too fierce to tackle by myself and I needed help. With the Queen of DIY (my mom) and a couple of nephews in tow, we were ready to tackle step two.

Step two: remove the hoses from the faucet.

The hot water hose came off no problem. Sweet! Just like the video. This... READ MORE


Tales from the DIY Diary: Part 1

How hard can it be to replace a leaky faucet?

As a single gal with a fixer-upper there is an occasional house project that I have to tackle. Being far from handy, my way of getting it done is to hire Mr. Local Professional.

Why deal with all the frustration when Mr. Professional can come in and do it in no time?

I used this reasoning to avoid all do-it-yourself projects … until I realized that you need some serious cash to hire Mr. Local Professional.... READ MORE


Closet Performer

from singing in the shower to appearing on stage

I love to sing. I sing in the shower, I belt it out in the car and I even hum in the office.

I love driving with the windows down (with the music blaring) and singing at the top of my lungs. Sometimes on long car trips I put in a Broadway musical CD and pretend I’m the main character.

When I’m in my room listening to music from Oklahoma, Ragtime, Annie or any Broadway musical, I act out the part... READ MORE


Hometown Goodness

Why I Love the Memorial Day Parade

I love my small town Memorial Day parade.

Every year our family walks up to the Route 10 parade route. We sit on the same hill every year ... and to be the honest, the parade is pretty much the same every year. But I still love it.

On our designated parade-watching spot, we spread out our blankets and wait for the parade to come. Aunt Karen hands out fun snacks and chocolate goodness to keep the kids... READ MORE


Arriving in Your Mailbox

Summer 2010 issue is hot off the presses!

The Summer 2010 issues of Faith & Family magazine recently arrived in our offices. Opening the boxes of magazines always causes such a commotion. Everyone wants to have their own copy and browse through the gorgeous pages.

Even though I have read every page in the magazine already, I get excited to see the finished product. We edit pages with black and white copies, so it is always exciting to see... READ MORE


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