by Doris Swift | Jul 19, 2019 | 2019, acceptance, Affirmation, Be, beauty, calling, courage, esther
Ever been in a barren place you’ve never traveled through before? A place where your sure-footing lost its balance for a time? When life is hard and it’s hard to find yourself in the midst of it; when it’s hard to just be you– then just...
by Doris Swift | Jul 3, 2019 | 2019, eternity, hope, manna, pain, struggles, Time
Could you use some hope in your struggles? There is not a person on earth who would argue the fact that life is hard. When we face struggles that seemingly go on forever, we need not lose heart. Because what we see as forever is only temporary. While that truth may...
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...
