by skimhenson | Feb 28, 2018 | following our dreams
“What’s your purpose? The answer comes from what you’re willing to be burdened by.” Reverend Bruce Cote Early Sunday morning, this quote from the sermon sounded heavy. That was, until I jotted down, “It is an honor to be given a purpose.” I used to want my family to...
by skimhenson | Nov 10, 2016 | creativity, following our dreams, talent
“Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.” Thessalonians 4:11 I took my own advice about being quiet, voting, and being creative until I let people I care about (on and off of...
by skimhenson | Sep 15, 2016 | following our dreams, getting your own life, life improvement, time well spent
“The days you work are the best days.” Georgia O’Keeffe Four blog posts ago, I wrote “Choose Well” about sitting still so as not to miss the magic. This week’s post is about working, and for the same reason … so we don’t miss the magic. A phone conversation gave...
by skimhenson | Sep 9, 2016 | following our dreams, getting your own life, living fully
Today’s writing is more a blog list than a post. With every click, another piece of inspiration showed up that I wanted to share. I couldn’t narrow “our calling” down to a story, so I decided to include it all – quotes, links, and insights,...
by skimhenson | Sep 2, 2016 | following our dreams, getting your own life, relationships
“Sometimes we have to figure out what our calling is not in order to find out what it is.” s. kim henson No doubt there are moms and dads called to full-time parenting, grandparents called to full-time grandparenting, and wives, daughters, and...
by skimhenson | Jul 17, 2015 | following our dreams
When I heard author Sue Monk Kidd speak in Greenville, SC at Furman University, she answered this question at the end of her presentation, “Do you have any advice for someone who wants to get published?” “I’ve never known a writer who wanted to be published who didn’t...