by skimhenson | Sep 1, 2020 | getting your own life, living our purpose, relationships, while loving the people in it
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and … Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-38 NIV Jesus gave us two primary directives: love God and love people. I heard it broken down this simply at the church across the street. I felt desperate to attend...
by skimhenson | Jul 7, 2020 | getting your own life, living our purpose
“If you focus on obstacles, then you give them more power. Instead, focus on your purpose, …” Ralph Marston The scarier the world got because of virus outbreaks, violence, and violations of freedom, the more scared I got because it’s what I focused on. It seemed...
by skimhenson | Jun 1, 2020 | pain, quiet, relationships, parent and child
“Healing is an inside job.” B. J. Palmer Every Mother’s Day is a reminder of what a counselor told me 39 years ago, “Until you make peace with your mother, you’ll never be at peace with yourself.” After trying and failing to make peace face-to-face with Mom and...
by skimhenson | Mar 26, 2020 | hope, living our purpose, relationships, suicide
“The evidence for Jesus’ resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: First, it is a very unusual event. And second, if you believe it happened, you have to change the way you live.” Wolfhart Pannenberg The title of this blog...
by skimhenson | Feb 19, 2020 | life improvement, responsibility, self-discipline
“You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you.” Josh Shipp, author and...