by Doris Swift | Jul 18, 2014 | burdens, christian living, encouragement, God, hurt, safety
What’s the first thing a mom says when her child is hurt? “Come here, let Mommy see. We’ll put a nice band-aid on it.” Tears streaming down, they run into our arms; we draw them near. We stop the bleeding, kiss the boo-boo, and bandage the...
by Doris Swift | Jun 15, 2014 | burdens, christian living, encouragement, faith, financial issues, God, Prayer, relationships
Life can be overwhelming. A difficult situation may hit us head-on suddenly, or perhaps we saw it coming and failed to take precautions. We may not realize the stress building up in us, until the day that last straw person pops the top, and we explode like a shaken...
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,...
by Doris Swift | Apr 12, 2014 | baggage, burdens, Christian, encouragement, faith, hope, Jesus, relationships, surrender, worry
While reading through my Facebook news feed, I saw that a friend had posted a scripture verse from Romans. After posting it, she caught an error. Instead of using the word “bondage,” the word “bandage” was used. How strikingly similar these...
by Doris Swift | May 28, 2012 | baggage, burdens, cares, choice, christian living, collapse, encouraging, faith, fear, financial issues, God, heaviness, hope, illness, love, promise, sustain, towels, trust, worry
After coming home from the grocery store last week, I found my shower curtain, rod and all, sprawled across the shower floor. At first glance, it startled me since I knew it wasn’t that way when I left the house. Had an intruder gained access to my home while...
