by skimhenson | Aug 13, 2015 | honesty
“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” Norman Vincent Peale Below is a link to one of the best blog posts I’ve read about the value of criticism. I believe it applies to healthier daily living and...
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 | 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...
by skimhenson | Jul 1, 2013 | acceptance
“You know I love you and I’m hear if you need me” was how my friend ended her message that let me know Mom is under hospice care. I keep up with my mom through friends even though she and I have been estranged for more than a decade. My friend, the one who sent the...