Written by Karen D. Swim My 4 year old cousin pulled at my pant leg, commanding my attention. I turned toward him to tune in to the conversation that he had apparently been having with me. He then pointed to a big Tonka truck and told me to say “Hi” to Tom. I saw a [...]
Hop, Skip, Double and a Dip
April 14, 2009 By 15 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim I watched the little girls draw the crooked squares in colored chalk on the sidewalk. I smiled remembering my own childhood games of hopscotch. Hop, hop, hop. The first round was always easy because you knew what to expect. Hop, hop, hop, land, hop, land hop. You knew just how [...]
Ebb and Flow
April 9, 2009 By 8 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim It has been a quiet week here at Words For Hire. As everyone turned their attention to Easter, Passover and spring break it was an excellent time to slow the pace, and flow with the rhythm. When I first started my businesss, I never took time off around the holidays. [...]
Why the Shallow End of the Pool is Better than Dry Land
April 8, 2009 By 6 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” –Abraham Lincoln Are you standing on the sidelines assessing, reviewing and analyzing or are you suited up and in the game? I’ve got my issues with Abe but the quote above hit me square [...]
Planted in Adversity, Harvested in Hope
April 6, 2009 By 12 Comments
Image by Waqas Ahmed via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim “What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery The imagery of the desert is often used to symbolize adversity or those seasons in our life when we are challenged from every angle. The dry, scrabbly land [...]
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