by Doris Swift | Oct 26, 2013 | called, christian living, fear, goals, plan, Writing
I’m a writer. I’m a blogger. I’ve read books on writing, taken courses on writing, am currently enrolled in COMPEL through Proverbs 31, and Jeff Goins, the talented guy who wrote: Wrecked, The In-Between, Writer’s Manifesto; he says I’m a...
by Doris Swift | Oct 17, 2013 | called, Christian, encourage, encouragement, faith, God, Him, His will, hope, Jesus, Joy, plan, purpose, servant, serve, The Called, trust, will
Praise the Lord! On October 12th I was very humbled and privileged to speak at a women’s event, Bagels & Blessings at Edgewater Alliance Church. This season’s theme is JOY, and it was just that to bring God’s word to a room filled with...
by Doris Swift | Sep 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
There was a time not long ago, when a half-my-life-long career began to slip away. I kept digging my claws into it, trying to hold on. Now I can see clearly that God had other plans for me; instead of allowing me to remain in a place where oppression was thick as the...
by Doris Swift | Jul 23, 2013 | christian living, date night, encouraging, faith, God, love, marriage, relationships
Brian and I will be celebrating our 29th wedding anniversary in August. We make date night an important part of our relationship, and try to have one at least once a week. It gives us quiet time together (depending on where we go that is!), and keeps the romance in...
by Doris Swift | Nov 29, 2012 | christian living, encouraging, faith, God, hope, relationships, trust
As a young girl growing up in New Jersey, I have fond memories of playing outside with friends in my neighborhood. There was no shortage of games to play, and we didn’t need a Wii to have fun;We used something called “imagination”…. It’s...
