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Keep Your Head Up
I think it would alarm me if I actually knew how much time I spend with my head down, watching the road ahead of me. On walks, I barely...
nikiflorica
Dec 28, 20212 min read
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Be Filled.
Want to hear a secret? Just kidding—it's not really a secret. I'm a smidge of a pessimist. Just kidding—it's more than a smidge. I think...
nikiflorica
Sep 8, 20212 min read
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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...
nikiflorica
Jun 17, 20212 min read
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Here's What We Know About 2021
So, I could write an entire post on the ups and downs of 2020 and its multiple dimensions of weird/difficult/sobering/painful/illuminatin...
nikiflorica
Jan 4, 20213 min read
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Joy to the World
God's was the first voice I heard when I woke up this morning. He didn't speak through words, but He was among the first thoughts in my...
nikiflorica
Nov 30, 20203 min read
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Reflections from the Swing
I'm sitting on the wooden swing in my backyard, under an aquamarine sky, the wooden slats warm and familiar against my back. Everywhere I...
nikiflorica
Sep 30, 20202 min read
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Life is Joy—And What To Do About It
Earlier this week, I blogged about the inevitable reality that life is pain, and that we have only two options in that regard: to suffer,...
nikiflorica
Aug 13, 20203 min read
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Need a Reason to Rejoice? Keep Reading.
Tackling new or overwhelming undertakings in our lives can be exciting, but it can also be laden with baggage—fear and uncertainty, doubt an
nikiflorica
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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Come and See Jesus!
At the start of the semester, a friend of mine took the initiative to resurrect a Christian club at our high school from a group that had...
nikiflorica
Dec 17, 20192 min read
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Peripheral Blessings
This weekend I heard the story of a courageous young woman who has battled unimaginable health issues for more than six years. Her story,...
nikiflorica
Sep 30, 20192 min read
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