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 | Jun 21, 2014 | Change, christian living, encouragement, fear, God, lost, relationships, trust
We were out of milk. We were out of bread. A short window of time and a decision to make, I had two options: hit the closest grocery store where I shop less often, or drive farther down the road where I could shop with my eyes closed. Surely the advantage of knowing...
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 | 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 | 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...
