by skimhenson | May 25, 2011 | choices and decisions
“He ruined his life.” Mom made that comment about a lot of people over the years. It sounded so permanent that it scared me. It also made me wonder what choices were severe enough to ruin a person’s life. Determined not to make one, I didn’t have sex until we married....
by skimhenson | May 20, 2011 | life improvement
“We bought this one because it felt right,” sounded like a lame explanation for why my husband and I downsized to a dilapidated fixer-upper instead of taking time to find more space at a lower price. Our friend looked confused, and no wonder. Our decision was far from...
by skimhenson | May 17, 2011 | acceptance, belonging
Outgoing, bubbly, contagiously funny. I met her online and we hit it off. I appreciated her personality more as we emailed back and forth and “liked” each other’s Facebook pages. We had a lot in common, even more than I knew till we met. Although a mutual friend...
by skimhenson | May 11, 2011 | attitude
“I wanted to call you so bad a few months ago and say, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with me.’ But making the call didn’t feel right. Instead, I put on my big girl panties and said, ‘Deal with it.’” My daughter shared this yesterday while we talked on the phone into the...
by skimhenson | May 8, 2011 | letting go, life improvement, relationships
Church seemed an unlikely place over which to have a breakdown, but nonetheless, that’s the place that prompted it. My church friends also helped end my severe bout with run-on yeses. Our family participated in three, four, sometimes more events each week. In fact,...