by Doris Swift | Jun 21, 2019 | 2019, christian living, disciple, God, soul, soul-care, value, worth
While walking along the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, the strap of my favorite pair of sandals broke. It was a graceful sight to behold as the sole flopped free, sending me stumbling forward. So what’s a girl to do? She grabs a hair-tie from her purse and...
by Doris Swift | Jun 12, 2019 | 2019, bullied, bully, Encouragement for Women, Friends, healing, heart, help, hope, seeing
Did I ever tell you I was bullied by a girl in high school? It was just this one girl and just this one season, but I never forgot it. She wanted to deck me, and rumor has it she may have etched her plans with a sharp object into a desktop in 2nd period English. The...
by Doris Swift | May 10, 2019 | 2019, Encouragement for Women, guest post, healing, Mended, Mother's Day, Mothers and Daughters, relationships, Restoration
A guest post by Blythe Daniel and Dr. Helen McIntosh “You can do this, Mommy, I know you can.” These were words from my (Blythe) seven-year-old daughter as I prepared to go visit my mom who had just started chemotherapy. Through my tears, my daughter helped me pack my...
by Doris Swift | May 6, 2019 | 2019, discipline, Encouragement for Women, health, healthy, Holy Spirit, spiritual discipline, temptation
Food and I have a rocky relationship. But I know deep down, it’s not about the food… I recently participated in a slow-carb diet and you know what? It wasn’t awful. I said no to pizza, bread, cake–all the palate-pleasing lusciousness that...
by Doris Swift | Apr 6, 2019 | 2019, Encouragement for Women, Jesus, miracle, needs
Picture a child’s drawing of the ground and sky. What do you see? I see a ground-cover of green grass and wildflowers, a crooked house towering over smiling stick people with arms straight out. The sun snuggling deep in a corner or perhaps front and center...
