by skimhenson | May 13, 2013 | depression, freedom, letting go
After reading Dave Hamlin’s blog post Wanted: Dead and Alive, I think I got it. Dave describes better than I ever could what God’s been up to for the last, oh, I don’t know, 55 or so years of my life. The last eight have been especially significant, as well as...
by skimhenson | May 6, 2013 | self-destruction, trust
Last Monday, I felt like I was being tested. Not quite like Job from the Bible, mind you, but his trials did come to mind that evening around 11:59. Yes, I was being dramatic. Working on my blog, the perfect photo wouldn’t load, which, after many tries, caused the...
by skimhenson | Apr 29, 2013 | awareness and action
No matter what we do, there are consequences. I’ve been aware for a while about how our decisions add up to the kind of life we live, but I’m not sure I realized the magnitude of every single action until I noticed my husband’s holey T-shirts. Last time I did the...
by skimhenson | Apr 22, 2013 | faith, fear, relationships, parent and child
“It’s a girl.” The nurse announced the baby’s sex while Mom, Dad, both sets of grandparents (this is where I come in), and the baby’s uncle-to-be looked at the ultrasound on a big screen TV. I held my daughter Kelly’s hand during that sacred moment of seeing my...
by skimhenson | Apr 15, 2013 | honesty
Stalling. I’ve done a lot of it lately. I put off posting on my blog because I was afraid of what you might think. Afraid I’d be misunderstood and judged. And the worst, afraid I’d be told I shouldn’t feel the way I already do. After thinking through all that, I...