Being Relevant

Posted on: October 3, 2012 Posted by: Deborah Swanson Comments: 0

What to Expect When Not Expecting

The worst thing that you could possibly say to any woman slipped out of my mouth last week. All my life I have avoided those four little words with triumphant success. I have even snickered at those who have said it. My sweet sister once put her hands on a …

Posted on: May 17, 2012 Posted by: Deborah Swanson Comments: 0

Writing the Code

Recently my life has been consumed by website programming. As an artist, this is a tough task for me because I have to use the other side of my brain which is very resistant. Programming is a world unto its own and a language of many complex varieties. Just when …

Posted on: March 7, 2012 Posted by: Deborah Swanson Comments: 0

She is Willing to Wait

A poem by my daughter who is wiser than her years.   I’m Going to Wait by Matisse Swanson, 16 years oldFebruary, 2012 I’m going to wait, for the perfect man.A man who acts the same in front of his parents,As he does in front of his peers. A man …

Posted on: February 21, 2012 Posted by: Deborah Swanson Comments: 0

The Treasure Lies in the Chair

What IS it that women really want? This is an age-old question that poses the possibility that it is perhaps possible to know what would make a woman—any woman—happy. Perhaps it is only possible to know the answer if you’re a woman and if, as a woman, you actually know …

Posted on: February 20, 2012 Posted by: Deborah Swanson Comments: 0

High Maintenance Girls

All she wanted was cards and flowers and he thought she was too high maintenance. We all have a love language and it is important to figure out what makes your mate feel loved. For her, receiving gifts speaks volumes of love. Now these gifts don’t have to be diamond …

Posted on: February 14, 2012 Posted by: Deborah Swanson Comments: 0

Freedom within Order

I am currently trying to read through the Bible in a year. This morning, as reading through Exodus, I was impressed with the way God took His people out of slavery from the Egyptians and gave them freedom in Him. Yet he gave them laws, rules, and instructions on just …