“Oh there been times that I couldn’t last for long But now I think I’m able to carry on It’s been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will” –Lyrics from A Change is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke I no longer care about rules. Challenge has a way [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain
September 29, 2008 By 23 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim There is an old gospel song called “Rough Side of the Mountain.” The song is older than I am and has been sung by many artists. At odd times, the song comes to me (the Mahalia Jackson version) and I sing the chorus (I’m coming up on [...]
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