by skimhenson | Sep 5, 2011 | awareness and action, honesty
“I’m fat, aren’t I?” she said. Instead of gently responding that maybe exercise and an eating plan may help, I spent hours telling her what I thought she wanted to hear, that she wasn’t overweight at all. When a mutual friend reproached another about being...
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 | Aug 25, 2011 | choices and decisions, freedom
For a long time I couldn’t name it. All I knew was Betty was good for me, and because of her, I got better. I set out to follow her example, whatever it was. “Just think about where you get it and what size before you have it done. You may not always want others to...
by skimhenson | Aug 22, 2011 | listening and talking, time well spent
As good as feels to be paid for my writing, I’m questioning if 20 plus magazine, newspaper and website articles a month is what God had in mind when together we set out on this writing path. The post about busyness got me thinking whether I’ve traded our partnership...
by skimhenson | Aug 15, 2011 | time well spent
Busy as a bee = too busy to be. Silly, I know, but once I noticed the correlation, I couldn’t unnotice it. I scrambled to justify why I put aside morning readings, my time writing to God, and a 13-item gratitude list I used to say out loud in the shower. Here...