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    NIKI FLORICA

    The Quiet Quill

    Books, Blessings, & Quiet Contemplations 

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    I'm Tired. But Aren't We All?
    nikiflorica
    • Apr 18
    • 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...
    12 views1 comment
    What Is Wrong With You? You Should Be Better!
    nikiflorica
    • Apr 3
    • 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...
    16 views2 comments
    Though I walk through the garage, I will fear no evil. . .
    nikiflorica
    • Mar 21
    • 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...
    23 views2 comments
    Psst. I Have a Valentine For You.
    nikiflorica
    • Feb 14
    • 3 min

    Psst. I Have a Valentine For You.

    Excluding the candy swaps in fifth grade, February 14 has never really been on my radar, but the older I get the more my heart goes out...
    23 views1 comment
    A Favourite Wish
    nikiflorica
    • Jan 24
    • 3 min

    A Favourite Wish

    I've been grappling lately with what C.S. Lewis calls "favourite wishes"—dreams or desires that are close to our hearts but must be...
    23 views3 comments
    So What's the Deal with Me?
    nikiflorica
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    So What's the Deal with Me?

    I don't normally let more than a week slide by between posts, but I don't normally let myself off the hook in general, so this could be a...
    47 views2 comments
    "When Everything Gets Easy"
    nikiflorica
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    "When Everything Gets Easy"

    "I pull you close to me when this life cuts deep But when everything gets easy it's easy not to keep you first." (Riley Clemmons, "When...
    12 views0 comments
    Thankful-Coloured Glasses
    nikiflorica
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Thankful-Coloured Glasses

    Christianity asks us to do a really hard thing when it comes to how we feel about ourselves. On one hand, we need to be brutally honest....
    15 views0 comments
    Eph'pha-tha.
    nikiflorica
    • Sep 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    Eph'pha-tha.

    The moment I saw this Hebrew phrase on the page of Mark 7, I knew I had to blog about it. I knew because I felt called out by it....
    22 views0 comments
    "Hurry Up and Wait"
    nikiflorica
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    "Hurry Up and Wait"

    Surprise—I'm still here! Although normally I try to post blogs even while I'm on vacation, this year, I decided to give myself a break...
    21 views0 comments
    5 Reasons to Just Watch The Chosen Already!!
    nikiflorica
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Reasons to Just Watch The Chosen Already!!

    I'm a passionate person. When I love something, I want other people to love it, too. And when that thing happens to be edifying,...
    66 views0 comments
    Say Yes.
    nikiflorica
    • Jul 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Say Yes.

    I talked last week about the human will. Well, I'm still talking about it. In Luke 18, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem. It was near the end of...
    14 views0 comments
    Back on YouTube! And How That Miracle Happened
    nikiflorica
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Back on YouTube! And How That Miracle Happened

    The title says it all. After a little hiatus to get myself organized and listen for God's guiding voice, I'm resurrecting the ol'...
    29 views0 comments
    Prayer Doesn't Rhyme With Failure
    nikiflorica
    • Jun 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Prayer Doesn't Rhyme With Failure

    I had a rough day last week. A Thursday, but if we're being honest, I wasn't feeling very Thankful. Some new-ish responsibilities at work...
    14 views0 comments
    Reason, Prayer, and Why They Go Together Like PB and J
    nikiflorica
    • May 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Reason, Prayer, and Why They Go Together Like PB and J

    May 6th was the National Day of Prayer and Day of Reason—a thought-provoking combination. Benjamin Franklin once said, "The way to see by...
    12 views0 comments
    The Worker's Prayer
    nikiflorica
    • May 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Worker's Prayer

    I recently saw a post that said something along the lines of, "Be the best at whatever you do," and it struck me as slightly far-fetched....
    20 views0 comments
    107, At Wit's End
    nikiflorica
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    107, At Wit's End

    Lost, chained, a fool, or at wit's end. Which one are you? Try finding yourself in the spectrum of Psalm 107's desperate people. Are you...
    15 views0 comments
    Happy Resurrection! What Now?
    nikiflorica
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Happy Resurrection! What Now?

    I shy away from blogging on Easter weekends—probably because the greatest point in history needs no commentary from a first-year geek at...
    15 views0 comments
    A Word for the Worst Days
    nikiflorica
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Word for the Worst Days

    Ladies, you know what I'm talking about. Those days when the world drizzles in shades of grey, everything is sob-worthy, and the future...
    18 views0 comments
    Lifeboats and Tigers and Fears, Oh My!
    nikiflorica
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    Lifeboats and Tigers and Fears, Oh My!

    “I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary ... It...
    10 views0 comments
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