by Doris Swift | May 3, 2015 | christian living, faith, Joy
Ever lost something just walking from one room to the next? Glasses, keys, phone. Frustrating isn’t it? I know the feeling. We are not losing our minds, we’re crowding them-with obligations and agendas fighting for brain gigs. Then there’s joy....
by Doris Swift | Jul 9, 2014 | christian living, encouragement, faith, goals, God, lost
Have you ever been on-fire-determined to accomplish a goal, then mid-way through the process, you not only dropped the ball, you couldn’t even find it? Me too. , This drop-the-ball thing for me is exercise. I have an elliptical...
by Doris Swift | Jun 28, 2014 | christian living, encouragement, faith, God, hope
What do you think of when you hear the word “mountains”? A massive elevation, the appearance of which seems to kiss the sky; solid rock; ranges across the horizon? Who or what could move them? I love mountains. Brian and I honeymooned in Helen, GA. ...
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...
