by skimhenson | Aug 11, 2010 | food
Covered wagons aren’t just out west, folks. Like everything that ends up in the south, we like to deep fry it like chicken or put sugar in it like sweet tea. If it’s dipped in chocolate, that’s even better. Southern cooks can bake a little piece of heaven without...
by skimhenson | Aug 9, 2010 | talent, writing words to live by
“Not all those who wander are lost,” said J. R. R. Tolkien. “But some of us wander a lot longer than others,” I’d like to add. Recently I submitted a job application to a local technical school. It was the sixth one like it. I received my...
by skimhenson | Aug 6, 2010 | awareness and action
“I’d love to find something that’d get me out of bed in the mornings and into a routine,” I said for years. And believe me, I tried every trick that came to mind. I bribed myself with a walk on the beach, keeping a journal, inspirational writing, gathering with a...
by skimhenson | Aug 2, 2010 | writing words to live by
“The first part is really good, until you start interjecting your opinions about discipline and child rearing. Isn’t this supposed to be about parenting and body language?” said my husband. I sat on the edge of the bed, as usual, while he read the story aloud....
by skimhenson | Jul 29, 2010 | faith
There are moments when I throw my hands up and my head back so I can ask God directly if he knows what he’s doing. I have to admit these are moments of insanity, but none compare to the scene I threw in my head when I read a devotion about finding our wealth in...