Planted in Adversity, Harvested in Hope

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 [...]

I’m Still Standing! I’m Still Strong!

Written by Karen D. Swim “It don’t matter what you tried to do, you couldn’t destroy me! I’m still standing! I’m still strong! And I always will be. “– Antwone Fisher, 2002 I saw Antwone Fisher in 2002, when it was first released. I was drawn to the story line about a young man who [...]