by skimhenson | Sep 29, 2021 | Happiness and Suffering, On The Other Side of Trying Hard
“But, Much-Afraid, I have already warned you that Love and Pain go together, for a time at least. If you would know Love, you must know Pain too.” The quote above is from Hannah Hurnard’s book Hinds’ Feet on High Places, an allegory dramatizing the...
by skimhenson | Oct 17, 2011 | choices and decisions, pain
In her caretaking role over the past few years, a friend visibly softened while dealing with her mom’s demands during declining health. I hated what I witnessed both women going through. Yet, I treasured how acceptance and allowing others closer became a part of my...