by skimhenson | Aug 26, 2016 | freedom, getting your own life, letting go, relationships, relationships, parent and child
“If we had God’s power, we would change everything. If we had God’s wisdom, we’d change nothing.” Scott Richardson If you’re a parent, especially a mother, you likely know the feeling when family gathers all together after not seeing...
by skimhenson | Jan 21, 2016 | freedom, relationships, suicide
“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” Voltaire Besides asking for qualifications, editors and publishers ask, “Who is your audience?” I figured out my readership when I figured out what I needed to write about. I’m...
by skimhenson | May 13, 2013 | depression, freedom, letting go
After reading Dave Hamlin’s blog post Wanted: Dead and Alive, I think I got it. Dave describes better than I ever could what God’s been up to for the last, oh, I don’t know, 55 or so years of my life. The last eight have been especially significant, as well as...
by skimhenson | Aug 25, 2011 | choices and decisions, freedom
For a long time I couldn’t name it. All I knew was Betty was good for me, and because of her, I got better. I set out to follow her example, whatever it was. “Just think about where you get it and what size before you have it done. You may not always want others to...
by skimhenson | Jun 1, 2011 | freedom, holidays, patriotism
He walked into the jewelry store and stood in line behind me while I waited at the counter to pick up my repaired rings. While the clerk figured my bill, the gentleman stood patiently with the help of his cane. He mentioned to the lady working the counter that he was...
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...