by Doris Swift | Jun 7, 2014 | baggage, christian living, encourage, fear, financial issues, God, Prayer, worry
What was your favorite childhood game? Hide and Seek tops my list. Talk about adrenaline rush; hiders frantically scattering as the seeker shouts “one, two, three,… ten; ready or not, here I come!” Stifling nervous giggles with hand over...
by Doris Swift | Jun 2, 2014 | christian living, encouragement, faith, Jesus, Uncategorized
On Friday afternoons I slip inside another world for approximately forty-five minutes. Where do I go? My weekly piano lesson; the land of musical notes, treble clefs, and crescendos. My piano book cover reads “Older Beginner” and that I am, older but more...
by Doris Swift | May 30, 2014 | christian living, encourage, faith, fear, hope
I was told it wasn’t personal, yet I felt betrayed. A half-my-life-long career began slipping away. I struggled to hold on, digging my manicured nails into it as my feet dangled in the air. Daily stresses stomping on my fingers, I held my breath in fear of the...
by Doris Swift | May 27, 2014 | called, christian living, emerge, encourage, fear, God
I am filled with exuberance at the mention of “a certain woman” in Judges who rocked the world of her people, literally. Who was she? When I get home one day, I hope to meet her, but for now I don’t even know her name. Here’s the passage:...
by Doris Swift | May 20, 2014 | burdens, cares, Christian, encourage, encouragement, faith, fear
Living in Florida, we have five seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall, and hurricane. June 1 officially ushers in the 2014 hurricane season. Here we go again, from now through November all eyes will be watching the Atlantic for developing storms. Each storm is named,...
