by Doris Swift | Apr 2, 2015 | christian living, humility, vanity
Have you ever glanced up at the next-oil-change-date sticker and gasped? I have. I’m the worst when it comes to remembering to get my oil changed. Don’t judge. This morning, after gasping at the sticker date, I resolved to visit the local lube...
by Doris Swift | Mar 26, 2015 | christian living, encourage, life, pattern
Do you sew? I would love to say that I do, but truth be told, I’ve only made one outfit . Ever. My first experience with patterns and fabric was in a 4-H sewing club. We called ourselves The Darkroom Darners. Interesting name, isn’t it? I don’t...
by Doris Swift | Nov 21, 2014 | chosen, christian living, notice
This is my second time participating in Five Minute Friday. So what’s the deal? The deal is, Kate Motaung gives a one-word prompt on her blog, and you take that word and write on it for five minutes straight. No editing, no grammar concerns, no writing rules to...
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....