by skimhenson | Dec 20, 2019 | emotions, faith, pain
“The Bible says Jesus came for three reasons: to forgive our past, to give a purpose for living today, and to offer us a future, a home in heaven.” Rick Warren (paraphrased) My husband John and I aren’t as young as we used to be, so we’re making a two-day...
by skimhenson | Jan 23, 2018 | faith, pain
“Live (and die) so that anyone who knows you knows God is good.” The night before we left to meet family for Christmas, my husband John and I drove 45 minutes to Pawleys Island (Pawleys for short), a community where we bought a creek lot this past summer. We wanted to...
by skimhenson | Jun 17, 2017 | faith, gratitude
“Our faith increases when we’re in enough pain, we learn enough, or we’re given enough.” Bishop Chuck Murphy (paraphrased from 20 years ago) Our lot, the one we closed on today, overlooks a creek, as well as houses, inns, and a church on the oldest part of Pawleys...
by skimhenson | Apr 26, 2017 | awareness and action, faith
“Faith don’t come in a bushel basket, Missy. It come one step at a time. Decide to trust Him for one little thing today, and before you know it, you find out He’s so trustworthy you be putting your whole life in His hands.” Lynn Austin, Candle in the...
by skimhenson | Nov 22, 2016 | faith, gratitude, quiet
“A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak.” Ecclesiastes 3:7 #WhileLovingthePeopleInIt Although I wouldn’t call this a typical Thanksgiving post, today, I’m grateful. For a few weeks now, our family’s been going through...
by skimhenson | Oct 22, 2014 | faith, fear, living fully
Lis and her husband relocated two weeks ago to Tanzania, Africa. She asked for prayer to lighten her sadness about leaving behind belongings, friends, and family including her three-year-old granddaughter who calls her Lolly. She asked for prayer to calm anxieties...