by skimhenson | Sep 28, 2010 | funny ones, relationships, family stories
Our relationship started like most, all over each other like “white on rice.” John would pick me up in his 1966 blue and white station wagon and borrow a one-liner from his dad, “You look finer than frog hair.” We’d eat dinner, dance at a local club and usually end up...
by skimhenson | Sep 23, 2010 | honesty
“We’re members of the Presbyterian church in Conway, but we’re visiting around. We thought it may be time to move our memberships to the beach.” “You signed one of the visitor’s book, right?” the pastor asked. “Sure did,” I said. My husband and I walked silently to...
by skimhenson | Sep 18, 2010 | fear, relationships
“Flies Are No Fools” was all about them – those unpleasant people in our lives who swat because, I guess, they don’t know what else to do. But how about me? A fly swatter? Well, yes…I’ve had my moments. And let me tell you, it doesn’t feel any better to...
by skimhenson | Sep 8, 2010 | acceptance, writing words to live by
My blog went live July 4, 2010. I breathed a sigh of freedom. Finally, I can write whatever I want and publish it the same day. For a moment, I felt like I landed a New York Times bestseller. The next moment, I cringed. Almost visibly. My ideas are half-baked and...
by skimhenson | Sep 6, 2010 | listening and talking, renovations for home and life
I heard the noise when our son pushed his chair back from the dining room table. “Be careful. We just redid the hardwood floors,” I said in a not-so-nice tone. That was about a week after my husband, John, and I finished a do-it-yourself project,...