by Doris Swift | Jun 12, 2015 | acceptance, christian living, faith
There I stood, miles from my comfort zone, vying for a spot on the varsity cheerleading squad. This was my first attempt at cheering and I can honestly say, I would have rather been having a root canal. The once familiar gym floor felt like foreign soil. Anxiety...
by Doris Swift | Jun 11, 2015 | acceptance, approval, faith
Do you ever strive to gain approval from other people? I know I have, and found it to be discouraging, exhausting, and disappointing. What happens when we feel ignored, or that our opinion doesn’t matter? I’m preaching to myself here, and taking notice of...
by Doris Swift | May 13, 2014 | Christian, christian living, emerge, encourage, God, invisible
When I was a little girl, my favorite super-hero power was invisibility. I thought it both adventurous and advantageous to wander around totally undetected, spying on friends, and listening in on conversations. Don’t judge, forgive me I was ten. Besides the...
