Collectively, my essays create a self portrait of me with Bob Robinson, the defining influence of my life, and the lives of our children Shirley Lalia, Elizabeth Smith, Susan Threat, Mary Catherine, Phillip Rease, and their children.

They know, through Bob's book, Doctor Robinson, and his genealogy research, that one must understand her/his roots to know how the past affects their futures.

Through my writing, they will understand more about the people and events that have shaped my life— influences that will also be felt far into the future of Robinson descendants.