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 | 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 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 | May 2, 2014 | called, christian living, encouragement, faith, His will, plan
Have you ever questioned whether you’re getting it right, doing what God is calling you to do? I have; especially when I find myself playing the comparison game, I mean really, Esther? Ruth? Deborah? Deborah had it going on, didn’t she? Wife,...
by Doris Swift | Apr 20, 2014 | faith
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