by skimhenson | Jul 16, 2013 | belonging, depression
At a friend’s funeral last Monday, I sat very still while they played Rascal Flatt’s song, Moving On. I wondered how many hundreds of times over the past few years I’d listened to the lyrics that said home would end up where I don’t belong. The song was one of a...
by skimhenson | Jun 25, 2012 | belonging, relationships
We relaxed into a sense of belonging because of each other’s sense of not belonging. Over a jar of Fruition fudge, my friend and I talked into the afternoon about marriage, kids, church, good places to eat, houses, marriage, travel, kids, good places to eat … you...
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...