by skimhenson | Jul 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
A friend recently gave the best advice for following someone’s example. “If you want what they have, you have to do what they do,” she said. So when I heard author Jerry B. Jenkins speak at a conference about two of Billy Graham’s life-changing practices,...
by skimhenson | Jul 19, 2010 | writing words to live by
Well Written Days (without a hyphen) was posted on every page of my Web site, in letters big enough for a billboard. It also happened to be the title of the second post on my blog. Again, without a hyphen. Turns out, I had quite a few well-written days without the...
by skimhenson | Jul 17, 2010 | awareness and action
The poem wasn’t nearly as funny once I found out it was true. With a magnifying glass in hand, I turned on the light over my bathroom sink. I sat on the lid of the commode to check. That’s when I saw them – hairs long enough to curl, maybe even long...
by skimhenson | Jul 12, 2010 | awareness and action, life improvement
My well-written day? I’m up and showered by 6 a.m. I write for a couple of hours before going to Zumba, a Latin dancing class, then I take a brisk walk on the beach. Back home by 10, I eat a cup of yogurt while at my keyboard. I write until noon. I eat salad for...
by skimhenson | Jul 4, 2010 | awareness and action
“I know the other one. It’s the sense of walking,” said a little boy sitting on the back row. He was naming a sixth sense during the lesson on the five senses. He got the idea from Mr. Potato Head’s big blue tennis shoes. The intern taught to a group of...