by skimhenson | Feb 14, 2012 | funny ones, holidays
I got this notion I wanted to add ghostwriter, alongside freelance writer, to my writer’s CV. I liked the idea of writing in someone else’s voice even though I haven’t mastered my own. That sounded really funny to me, but still, I wanted to try my...
by skimhenson | Jan 16, 2012 | following our dreams, holidays
Even though it’s been more than a decade since I taught kindergarten, I remember reading aloud about Martin Luther King, Jr., always on the Friday before our long weekend to celebrate his birthday. And never, not even once, did I make it through his words “I have a...
by skimhenson | Dec 23, 2011 | holidays, recipes
Marble Round Cookies (sometimes called Pinwheel Cookies) 1 cup softened butter 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons almond extract 2 ½ cups all purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 ounce semisweet chocolate Mix butter, sugar, egg,...
by skimhenson | Dec 22, 2011 | holidays, incremental living
Christmas is in the details. So is all of life. The excitement of a child sharing his Christmas list. Preparation of food and baking batches of homemade cookies. Wrapping gifts with sparkly red ribbon to match the paper, and tying on nametags lined with glitter....
by skimhenson | Dec 8, 2011 | gratitude, holidays, relationships, family stories
I stook over a bed strewn with ribbon, tape and wrapping paper when I felt overcome with gratitude for knowing how to wrap gifts. Dad used to stand for hours during Christmastime over the bed in an extra room upstairs. He’d meticulously wrap every gift, adding...
by skimhenson | Nov 11, 2011 | holidays, patriotism
The shadows of our neighbor’s American flag flapped against the dark sky. In that moment, I watched from our kitchen window the colors that shown as a symbol of all our country’s been through this decade. Indelibly melded is today’s November 11th holiday...