by skimhenson | Jan 31, 2014 | acceptance, gratitude, writing words to live by
“You better fix your face, young man, and you better fix it now,” said Mom to her son who looked to be about four years old. I turned from the clothes rack where I was shopping to see a little boy shuffling behind his mother. He pulled his hood over his head, crossed...
by skimhenson | Oct 29, 2013 | acceptance
Contentment has seldom been part of my life’s equations, especially when the car goes into the shop for new brake pads and comes out squealing, or when a relationship unexpectedly ruffles, or when our son hikes 60 plus miles with only his backpack and his dog, like...
by skimhenson | Oct 29, 2013 | acceptance
Contentment has seldom been part of my life’s equations, especially when the car goes into the shop for new brake pads and comes out squealing, or when a relationship unexpectedly ruffles, or when our son hikes 60 plus miles with only his backpack and his dog, like...
by skimhenson | Jul 1, 2013 | acceptance
“You know I love you and I’m hear if you need me” was how my friend ended her message that let me know Mom is under hospice care. I keep up with my mom through friends even though she and I have been estranged for more than a decade. My friend, the one who sent the...
by skimhenson | Jul 1, 2013 | acceptance
“You know I love you and I’m hear if you need me” was how my friend ended her message that let me know Mom is under hospice care. I keep up with my mom through friends even though she and I have been estranged for more than a decade. My friend, the one who sent the...
by skimhenson | Dec 19, 2012 | acceptance, pain
“Don’t curse the darkness. Light a candle.” Chinese proverb (Photo by Christy Young) I finished raking the yard yesterday evening about 11, just before bedtime. Prior to taking the rake off its hook and rolling the green garbage receptacle to our front yard, I sat...