by skimhenson | Jul 17, 2015 | following our dreams
When I heard author Sue Monk Kidd speak in Greenville, SC at Furman University, she answered this question at the end of her presentation, “Do you have any advice for someone who wants to get published?” “I’ve never known a writer who wanted to be published who didn’t...
by skimhenson | Feb 25, 2015 | love and grace, relationships
It’s a bit unromantic, I guess, to write about our messy marriage on the same day we eloped 37 years ago, but messy is the only story we’ve got. We’ve been messy from the beginning. John and I married in Mr. Coyle’s living room the day after the justice of the peace...
by skimhenson | Nov 22, 2014 | about me, writing words to live by
“How’d you get started with your writing? And how’d you get published?” I finally decided to blog about my writing detour since I’ve been asked these questions so many times. A lot of people write, so I’m not unusual in that regard. A lot of people get published, so...
by skimhenson | Aug 13, 2014 | depression, pain
Although suffering is inevitable, Sunday’s sermon shed light on how often we suffer unnecessarily. Our stubborn will is the cause. We put something other than God in the place that he set aside for himself.Our will goes something like this –We worship intelligence...
by skimhenson | Aug 4, 2014 | acceptance, marriage, pain
I’ve spent nearly a decade grappling with Dad’s death and with the death of thoughts that I had control over my now 36-year marriage. Both losses left me feeling lifeless. When friends said grief takes time, I nodded. However, I knew this was more than being sad that...