by skimhenson | Aug 26, 2013 | awareness and action
When I taught kindergarten, a fellow teacher assured me I was lucky. She said it again and again at the beginning of each school year. She told me how lucky I was to always be assigned a well-behaved class, while paying little attention to the hours my students walked...
by skimhenson | Aug 20, 2013 | faith
A friend emailed in response to the post about dying. He mentioned religious dysfunction, which made me think of lions and tigers and bears … oh my. Well, not really. Only lions came to mind, but still, what a weird thing to reflect on at the mention of religious...
by skimhenson | Aug 12, 2013 | love and grace, pain
In the last month, my mom died. A friend/former colleague died. And, early yesterday morning, I received a phone call about a friend’s 31-year-old daughter who died. Yesterday was the second Sunday morning my friend has been awakened around 4 a.m. with news of losing...
by skimhenson | Aug 7, 2013 | emotions
Our granddaughter, Claire, turns a bright shade of red, the same as her parent’s living room sofa, when she is crying for her next feeding or a diaper change. I think she’s adorable when she gets angry, probably because I like feisty girls. And probably because I wish...
by skimhenson | Jul 22, 2013 | depression, listening and talking, relationships, parent and child
Until I recently posted about it on my blog, I’ve been ashamed to admit estrangement from my mom. I blamed myself for the lack of relationship and struggled with thoughts that no one would like me since it seemed I wasn’t liked by Mom. I’ve been unable to...