by skimhenson | Nov 6, 2019 | depression, hope, suicide
“There is no solution to our emotions except to feel them, even the hard ones, especially the hard ones.” When I read about astronaut Charlie Duke speaking at our church for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, I expected to hear a lot about the moon and a...
by skimhenson | Oct 4, 2019 | depression, love and grace, suicide, writing words to live by
“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.” Jana Stanfield I took off the summer from posting on my blog even though I had posts ready to publish. I kept thinking, … Seriously, God, “all the good I can do” is to...
by skimhenson | Oct 22, 2017 | emotions
“Sometimes it takes a meltdown to cool down.” Evinda Lepins A recent meltdown I had wasn’t a public scene or even a really big deal around our house. It was significant enough, though, that I realized how important something was to me that I’ve been ignoring. I...
by skimhenson | Oct 8, 2014 | listening and talking, suicide
Our phone conversation left me teary. Our daughter said the news about Robin Williams’ suicide scared her. It made her think of me. Her comparison was disturbing, and oddly comforting. If I could choose an actor to be like, it’d be him. In the aftermath of his death,...
by skimhenson | Aug 4, 2014 | acceptance, marriage, pain
I’ve spent nearly a decade grappling with Dad’s death and with the death of thoughts that I had control over my now 36-year marriage. Both losses left me feeling lifeless. When friends said grief takes time, I nodded. However, I knew this was more than being sad that...