by Rachel Swanson | Nov 26, 2015 | Faith, Family, God, Relationship
There is always something to be thankful for. I have realized in my thirty-some years being alive, from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs, there is always something to be thankful for. I remember when I was in one of my lowest of low places,... 
by Rachel Swanson | Aug 5, 2015 | Relationship
I’m scrolling down my Facebook news-feed. Images begin to rattle my heart. A friend looking sexy in her bikini. A birthday party I wasn’t invited to. Pinterest perfect meals I could never recreate. A mother with her kids enjoying Disneyland, ice-cream... 
by Rachel Swanson | Jun 16, 2015 | God, Relationship
“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” {John 15:13, NASB} Everything was unfamiliar to me. The sounds. The smells. Even the people seemed different here. We didn’t know a single person, my husband and I, in this giant city... 
by Rachel Swanson | May 29, 2015 | Relationship
The weight of failed friendships over the years still seems to roar its ugly head at me; painful percussion effects from loss and betrayal that at times feels too great a burden to bear. Over the past few years, I have untangled the deeper understanding of this issue... 
