nikiflorica
"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
- Mar 10
- 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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nikiflorica
- Jan 6
- 3 min
A Message from the Stars
I kind of have a thing about the night sky. I mean, one of my latest projects is called Operation Stars, my first book cover featured not...
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nikiflorica
- Nov 25, 2021
- 3 min
And the Walls Came A-Tumbling Down
For the past few weeks, sitting down to blog has felt like staring at a solid wall and trying to see through it. And no, I'm not...
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nikiflorica
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
The War for Time
Crazy week, folks. Craaaazy week. Second-year has just begun and already there just aren't enough hours in the day; writing and...
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nikiflorica
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
Let's Talk About My Most Epic Failure Ever
I bombed my first driver's test. And, no, before you say, "Oh, I failed, too!" believe me when I say that mine was probably worse. In...
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nikiflorica
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
Bad Dreams Are Good for Something
Imagine this. You have a dream about something you've been dreading. It goes badly. You screw up, or the whole shebang goes south in the...
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nikiflorica
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
Here's an Idea.
Ideas. Why is that such a scary word? Don't get any ideas. She's been filling her head with ideas. I think sometimes we forget that life...
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nikiflorica
- Jun 17, 2021
- 2 min
When the Stakes Are High—Smile!
I'm usually pretty good at laughing at myself. You know, when the stakes are low. When things get stressful, though, and nobody else is...
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nikiflorica
- May 13, 2021
- 2 min
Legend of the Lemon Squares—Why Job Training Is Straight From Heaven
Job training is no one's idea of a good time. All the uncertainty and awkwardness, the stupid mistakes, the overlooked details, the...
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nikiflorica
- Apr 8, 2021
- 2 min
Swabs & Psalms, Sparrows & Blossoms
Well, I had a good run, but I've officially reached the other side of my first Covid test! I'm grateful that my family has been able to...
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nikiflorica
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Writer Diaries, #1
I thought I knew exactly what God wanted me to do. When I set out to write my first "real" novel (excluding its epic mermaid precursor),...
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nikiflorica
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Let's Talk Toast... and Jesus
Funny thing about toast—when you smell it, you want it. Ever notice that? I mean, there was a time when I would sooner eat dirt than...
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nikiflorica
- Jan 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Squirrel Mentality (and Why We Need It)
Squirrels get a bad rap. I know from experience—watching my family's ongoing bird-feeder vs. squirrel feud of feuds—but I can't help...
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nikiflorica
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
How Was Your Productive-in-Its-Own-Way Thursday?
Now, I typically don't write my Thankful Thursday posts at eight o'clock on Thursday night, but when life hands you lemons and a busy...
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nikiflorica
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
Snowmen Smiles
Meet Dudley, Myrtle, and Rudy, the three happy snowmen mascots of this Thankful Thursday post. Technically, I should be studying for my...
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nikiflorica
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
And Bob's Your Uncle
I do not have a spontaneous bone in my body. I mean that in the most literal sense. I am not impulsive. I hate making decisions and...
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nikiflorica
- Oct 29, 2020
- 2 min
How Great is Our God
In our effort to have a relationship with God, to know Him and His Son on an intimate, personal level, I think there is a pitfall we...
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nikiflorica
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Unsinkable
I've always known what it's like to have Someone in my life who would never let me down. You'd think after all this time I'd figure out...
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nikiflorica
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Time Keeps on Slippin'
I feel like I've spent way too much of my life watching the clock. Despite my early enthusiasm for it, I realized quickly as a...
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