nikiflorica
When I say I'm "Fine"...
Well, it's been a minute. And I wish I could just blame school or work or writing commitments, but the truth is both more complicated and...
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nikiflorica
- Mar 6
- 3 min
Why Discipline Leads to Delight
"Discipline" is a word no one really likes to hear. It's uncomfortable and weighty, carrying all the semantic heft of correction,...
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nikiflorica
- Jan 22
- 3 min
To Dance as David Danced
Happy January, everyone, and welcome back to my little corner of the world. I hope my thoughts find you rested, contemplative, and ready...
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nikiflorica
- Nov 9, 2022
- 3 min
Stay Enchanted
As elegantly thought-provoking as this title is, I can't take credit for the words. They were part of a testimony at a youth event I...
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nikiflorica
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
Wait! I Don't Get It!
"They didn't understand what he was saying, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant." Before I provide context for this...
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nikiflorica
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
Insights of the Round Table
It's 10:30 p.m. and I'm sitting on the floor with my puppy, tired, but feeling that inner twist of inspiration that keeps me from calling...
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nikiflorica
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Our Great Expectations
Charles Dickens wrote a novel in 1860 about a poor boy whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of his "great expectations"—a...
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nikiflorica
- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
"Stillness comes naturally to me," said no one, ever.
I was in a canoe nights ago on a lake as still as glass. So still, every sound skipped over the surface of the water and time itself...
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nikiflorica
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
My Battle With Legalism (Part 1)
I've been struggling. My focus has been all over the place, my energy has been low, and my "God-time" has been contesting with everything...
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nikiflorica
- Jul 15, 2022
- 3 min
Seriously? Now? It's My Day Off!
I'm a routine gal. To the nth degree. If there were no variables in my life to shake things up for me, every day would probably look the...
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nikiflorica
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Even So, Even More
Have you ever noticed that I Thessalonians is a lovely little epistle? Taking up a whopping three pages in my Bible, it's an encouraging...
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nikiflorica
- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
But It's My Calling!
"I think I've found my calling." Have you ever said these words? Have you ever heard them said? Have you ever wished you could speak...
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nikiflorica
- Jun 6, 2022
- 3 min
I'm Pretty Sure I Love You...?
"Love" is one of those words we all think we understand. "I love you" is probably one of the first phrases we learn to say as kids. It's...
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nikiflorica
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
If Reggie Can Do It...
Reggie has come a long way since her initial fear of the garage a few posts ago. In just a couple of short months with us, our 'lil pup...
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nikiflorica
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
The Bible is Not a Supermarket
hermeneutics: n. 1. the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the bible). 2. a fancy new word that brings me no...
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nikiflorica
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
God, Gifts, and the Graduating Class of Eternity
A killer podcast called "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" was recently recommended to me by a friend. If you haven't heard of it (I...
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nikiflorica
- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
I'm Tired. But Aren't We All?
"To every thing there is a season" (Ecc. 3:1). Life is made up of seasons. Seasons of abundance and seasons of want, seasons of...
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nikiflorica
- Apr 3, 2022
- 3 min
What Is Wrong With You? You Should Be Better!
At a recent church event, I was praying for a friend with a few others when the focus shifted suddenly to me and my struggles. What...
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nikiflorica
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
Though I walk through the garage, I will fear no evil. . .
My puppy, Reggie, is afraid of the garage. She loves going outside, bounds down the stairs no problem, trots out the garage door like the...
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nikiflorica
- Mar 10, 2022
- 3 min
Losing Our Balance
I watched my favourite author give a lecture yesterday. As a full-time writer (wow, what beautiful words), he has the luxury of writing...
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