by skimhenson | Jun 9, 2012 | hope, marriage, miracles happening, relationships, relationships, family stories
My husband John and I were attracted to each other kind of like moths to fire. He liked that I was quiet, and that my family sat in silence around the kitchen table, listening to each other’s forks scrape the plates. I liked that he was loud, and that his family was...
by skimhenson | Jun 6, 2012 | denial, writing words to live by
The phrase “lying, denying and justifying” describes anyone’s behavior but my own. It tells about people who take little responsibility for their unproductive, unfortunate and unlucky lives. For instance, the fellow who drinks a case of beer, only admits to drinking...
by skimhenson | May 31, 2012 | denial, living fully
Warning. Denial ahead. Our daughter licks cookie dough from the beaters and eats cake icing by the spoonful. She spreads Nutella on her waffle for breakfast unless she is eating icing-drenched cinnamon rolls from McDonalds. When we went to dinner recently, she ordered...
by skimhenson | May 24, 2012 | acceptance, life improvement
“I took off all my clothes and stood in front of a full-length mirror. I told myself, ‘You’re going to stand here until you love what you see.’ It took time, but I did it. I walked away with some self-acceptance.” This quote is from an overweight friend who was at her...
by skimhenson | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
“I noticed you haven’t been blogging. Any reason?” emailed a writer friend a couple of weeks ago. I had not posted on my blog in April, not one single time. Yep, there was a reason. I contracted a terrible case of blog envy. I’m not sure when it began, but in...