by skimhenson | Feb 25, 2011 | relationships
There’s a person in my life who is really bugging me. And I do mean really. Like wake-up-in-the-morning-and-there-she-is-in-my-head bugging. I twirl with self-doubt, questioning what’s up with our brief interactions. Even when I stop spinning, I’m still dizzy from...
by skimhenson | Feb 20, 2011 | freedom, relationships
Wonder, wonder? I’ve done a lot of that since Ma died. I wonder how she managed to welcome me with kindness into her home no matter how rushed I acted or how far apart our visits. I’d stop by and stay an hour or I’d stay 10 minutes. Sometimes I’d visit...
by skimhenson | Feb 14, 2011 | waiting, writing words to live by
Writing and waiting are spelled differently by only one letter, which I didn’t notice until the day I sloppily wrote “writing” in all caps on a wrinkled piece of paper. When I glanced back at the note, the R looked like an A. Interesting, huh? Maybe...
by skimhenson | Feb 8, 2011 | acceptance
If my husband’s nose ever grows, it’ll be on a rainy day. And I’m not even sure why he lies, but he does. Sure as it was raining outside, he sat on our couch and said, “I really don’t mind the rain. I mean, I kind of like it. Except when it’s cold or really wet.”...