by Doris Swift | Dec 5, 2017 | calm, Christmas, simple
Christmas is on the horizon and at this point, you’re either calm or you’re frazzled. You can choose calm. Last Friday I wanted to decorate for Christmas, but I was exhausted. In order to stay calm, I planned on taking things a step at a time. First I...
by Doris Swift | Dec 15, 2016 | Christmas, Encouragement for Women
They say my nest is empty. I never truly understood what it meant until now. It slipped in quietly while I wasn’t looking and it magnifies at Christmastime. There’s something about children in the house that adds a special dose of delight and wonder (and...
by Doris Swift | Mar 24, 2016 | baking, Encouragement for Women, family, gifts, new self, sufficient
I’m a faker-baker. You too? I buy cake mixes in colorful packages, add oil, eggs, and poof, oven-ready batter. Cookies? Same thing. I’m usually buying what the dough-boy is selling. I used to feel inadequate for my lack of skills in the from-scratch...
by Doris Swift | Sep 6, 2015 | encouragement, healing, Joy, laughter, medicine
In need of healing today? A merry heart does good like medicine. God’s natural goodness for healing up those hurts and making life sweeter. The second part of the verse says a broken spirit dries the bones. I don’t know about you, but I’m thinking...
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....
