NIKI FLORICA

While closing out the day in prayer last night, the Lord brought a particular word to my mind. That word is "steep." As in, Jesus, let my...

Too often over the last few months, an idea for a blog post has lit up over my head and I, in true Niki fashion, have failed to execute....

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...

"Discipline" is a word no one really likes to hear. It's uncomfortable and weighty, carrying all the semantic heft of correction,...

Happy January, everyone, and welcome back to my little corner of the world. I hope my thoughts find you rested, contemplative, and ready...

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...

"They didn't understand what he was saying, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant." Before I provide context for this...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

"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...

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...

hermeneutics: n. 1. the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the bible). 2. a fancy new word that brings me no...

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...

"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...

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...