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 [...]
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 [...]
The Warm Fire of Aloha
April 3, 2009 By 25 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim As I write this I am listening to the rumble of thunder. It begins as a low rolling drumbeat then rises to a crescendo of clattering cymbals ending in a brilliant flash of light that casts a blue glow across the room. The light fades and the [...]
Coming Soon to Theaters Near You
April 2, 2009 By 7 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim “First of all, I choose the great [roles], and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don’t come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.”–Michael Caine When an actor auditions for a role they are often given a scene to play. The tiny [...]
Silent No More
March 23, 2009 By 11 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim Evan sat at his computer screen, unable to focus. His shoulders sagged with the weight of disappointment. It had been one of those weeks when failure had followed him around like a stray dog who adopts you as master after one meal. He rubbed his hands across [...]
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