by skimhenson | Nov 19, 2013 | faith
The woman knocked five or six times before she gave up and left a tract in the door. Until she was out of sight, our dog barked (unusual for her) like she was terrified. “Our visitor came to proclaim the gospel while our dog sounds like she’s encountered a demon” was...
by skimhenson | Nov 4, 2013 | about me
Susannah Friis, how did we hook up anyway? However it happened, I couldn’t be happier to share blogging space with you, my special (and sassy) Aussie friend and encourager. Check out Susannah’s blog at Personally Speaking. Susannah sent 10 questions to be answered (I...
by skimhenson | Oct 29, 2013 | acceptance
Contentment has seldom been part of my life’s equations, especially when the car goes into the shop for new brake pads and comes out squealing, or when a relationship unexpectedly ruffles, or when our son hikes 60 plus miles with only his backpack and his dog, like...
by skimhenson | Aug 26, 2013 | awareness and action
When I taught kindergarten, a fellow teacher assured me I was lucky. She said it again and again at the beginning of each school year. She told me how lucky I was to always be assigned a well-behaved class, while paying little attention to the hours my students walked...
by skimhenson | Aug 20, 2013 | faith
A friend emailed in response to the post about dying. He mentioned religious dysfunction, which made me think of lions and tigers and bears … oh my. Well, not really. Only lions came to mind, but still, what a weird thing to reflect on at the mention of religious...