by skimhenson | Sep 11, 2010 | patriotism, relationships, family stories
Dad stopped to watch a flag waving high on the flagpole. I stood quietly beside him and squinted to see its red and white stripes. I looked up at Dad in a starched blue shirt tucked neatly into his creased uniform pants. The eight silver stripes on his jacket sleeve...
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,...
by skimhenson | Sep 2, 2010 | funny ones, letting go
Initially, I didn’t share with my husband why I thought we were under attack, or that I suspected Woodette was assigned to us by God. The woodpecker felt kind of like Dudley in the Christmas movie The Bishop’s Wife. Dudley was an angel sent to save the Bishop...
by skimhenson | Sep 1, 2010 | book reviews and interviews
This is the final day of our C.J. Darlington interview, although I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot more about her and her books. Today she’s answering the all-about-me questions. As much as I hate to see our time together end, C.J. probably needs to get back to...