by Doris Swift | Mar 21, 2015 | christian living, circumstances, devotional, encouragement, seasons
Does this look like spring to you? Emerald leaves swishing to and fro, dancing on soft breezes against a clear blue backdrop. Buzzing bees on bright yellow blooms, soaking in sunlit warmth. Wait a minute, the caption doesn’t exactly fit, does it? Try this one:...
by Doris Swift | Feb 21, 2015 | anxiety, encourage, encouragement, Prayer, worry
“I don’t care anymore, do what you want. I’m done worrying about it. I’m done.” She clicked the disconnect button on the cell, missing those old phones you could slam down hard on the cradle. Somehow a finger tap wasn’t enough. Raw...
by Doris Swift | Oct 24, 2014 | anxiety, burdens, cares, christian living, encouragement, financial issues, God, hope, Joy, surrender
What thoughts deluge your mind in the quiet of night and stillness of morning? For years, my daily routine brought stress and anxiety. I’d stay up late, hoping exhaustion would override the to-do, didn’t-do, should’ve done lists waiting to flood my...
by Doris Swift | Oct 19, 2014 | called, Change, christian living, emerge, encouragement, gospel, truth, Uncategorized
“Be angry, and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your wrath,” Ephesians 4:26 Are things that tend to make us angry all about us? People cutting in front of us in line, the conspiracy train schedule making us late, grocery store out of the one item you...
by Doris Swift | Sep 21, 2014 | christian living, encouragement, Jesus
Are you easily distracted? I admit at times I am, and cringe in saying so. Why? The opposite of distracted is focused, and there’s a myth we buy into concerning focused people; they have it all together. Here are a few common characteristics of the distracted....
