by Doris Swift | Jun 12, 2019 | 2019, bullied, bully, Encouragement for Women, Friends, healing, heart, help, hope, seeing
Did I ever tell you I was bullied by a girl in high school? It was just this one girl and just this one season, but I never forgot it. She wanted to deck me, and rumor has it she may have etched her plans with a sharp object into a desktop in 2nd period English. The...
by Doris Swift | Oct 2, 2017 | 2017, Encouragement for Women, Failure, inspirational, myth
What exactly is the Failure Myth? Let’s break it down… First we’ll tackle the confusing mixed messages regarding failure. Optimists look at failure as a teacher and friend. believing failure teaches us things like try again, be persistent, never give...
by Doris Swift | Sep 20, 2016 | Encouragement for Women, truth
Have you ever served on a jury? I have and found the experience to be quite fascinating. My case? The big, bad insurance company vs. the little guy, who paid hundreds of dollars in premiums to said mega-company in exchange for the...
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...