by skimhenson | May 16, 2012 | love and grace, relationships
“Do you feel the Holy Spirit, right here, right now? Do you feel him?” “I think so.” “You think so? Either you do or you don’t.” Sitting across from a family member in a fast food restaurant, I listened while he talked about my salvation. He questioned...
by skimhenson | Jan 2, 2012 | happiness and joy, relationships
Jesus’ quote is from Luke 10:38-42 (NIV). Here is the scripture: As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said....
by skimhenson | Sep 1, 2011 | choices and decisions, relationships
Have you ever noticed when you try to force others to do what you want, they tend to fight, take flight, or rebel? My husband and I learned plenty about this when raising two teenagers at the same time. No matter what age, though, I think most of us react similarly. I...
by skimhenson | Jun 3, 2011 | letting go, relationships
Quit taking it personally. Even popular blogger Seth Godin says “this is tough advice.” He follows up with, “Here’s the thing: it’s never personal. It’s never about you.” His reasoning goes like this: no one really knows us, they only know...
by skimhenson | May 8, 2011 | letting go, life improvement, relationships
Church seemed an unlikely place over which to have a breakdown, but nonetheless, that’s the place that prompted it. My church friends also helped end my severe bout with run-on yeses. Our family participated in three, four, sometimes more events each week. In fact,...
by skimhenson | Apr 20, 2011 | love and grace, relationships
My husband and I headed toward the door of our last stop before calling it a night. We were on a mission to buy pumpkin pie. At the same moment, we made a noise that let each know we’d caught a glimpse of a person from the long ago past who left both of us...