by skimhenson | Feb 19, 2014 | attitude, love and grace, self-respect
When the deal fell through, I fell also. On my face. Literally. Which is why in my last blog post I talked about the mom who told her young son, “Fix your face.” Her words reminded me that I couldn’t fix mine, and neither could anyone else except God, and, so far, he...
by skimhenson | Jan 31, 2014 | acceptance, gratitude, writing words to live by
“You better fix your face, young man, and you better fix it now,” said Mom to her son who looked to be about four years old. I turned from the clothes rack where I was shopping to see a little boy shuffling behind his mother. He pulled his hood over his head, crossed...
by skimhenson | Jan 14, 2014 | writing words to live by
Even though I wasn’t especially content with it, a sermon about equations hit a nerve so deep that I was convinced my word for 2014 had to be contentment. Instead of making resolutions, I choose to focus throughout the year on one word. In 2012, my word was...
by skimhenson | Dec 2, 2013 | depression
I recently (in the last four years or so) went through the darkest and most painful depression I’ve experienced. I knew a lot about why, but not much about how to stop it. Since very little of the advice helped from friends or from articles and books they suggested,...
by skimhenson | Nov 19, 2013 | faith
The woman knocked five or six times before she gave up and left a tract in the door. Until she was out of sight, our dog barked (unusual for her) like she was terrified. “Our visitor came to proclaim the gospel while our dog sounds like she’s encountered a demon” was...