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True Romance
Like it or not, our society is saturated with the concept of romance. In February especially, we tend to be bombarded with commercialized...
nikiflorica
Feb 27, 20202 min read


Children of Light
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light. ~Ephesians 5:8 This verse is short but packs...
nikiflorica
Feb 25, 20202 min read


This Present Darkness, by Frank Peretti: Review
Ashton is a small town full of small-town people, the kind of place where life should be simple and neat. But to Hank Busche, the new...
nikiflorica
Feb 21, 20202 min read


When Transformation Takes Its Time
The Bible tells us that if anyone is in Christ, he or she is a new creature—that through him, our old selves pass away and we are made...
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Feb 17, 20202 min read


My Peace I Give Unto You
The world outside my window this morning was blanketed in peace—gentle snow falling in heavy, silent flakes, a crisp white drapery over...
nikiflorica
Feb 13, 20202 min read


The Rest of the Way
"The Lord's gotten you this far, He'll take care of you the rest of the way." These words glowed from the page of Frank Peretti's, This...
nikiflorica
Feb 11, 20202 min read


The Adventures of Robin Hood, by Howard Pyle: Review
"In merry England in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood...
nikiflorica
Feb 7, 20202 min read


Oh, the Lessons I'm Learning . . .
Writing The Heir of Ariad was a lesson in patience, awaiting God's inspiration in the steady, perfect doses that always came according to...
nikiflorica
Feb 5, 20202 min read


Kyrian is at The Bookshelf!
I have lots of hopes and dreams for the year 2020, many of them (or rather, most of them) pertaining to The Heir of Ariad, The Ariad...
nikiflorica
Feb 1, 20201 min read


Addicted to Kingdom Work
The King James Bible can be challenging to interpret at times, but I've often found that the wording in this translation can reach out...
nikiflorica
Jan 28, 20202 min read


Thankful Thursday (except, you know, on a Friday)
Sorry, folks, I know I haven't been overly active in the blogging/social media world this week, but exams have thrown a wrench in my Heir...
nikiflorica
Jan 24, 20202 min read


Thesis from Jesus
Exam week. Crunch time. An onslaught of assignments and summatives crammed into the same stressful, high-intensity seven days. Among...
nikiflorica
Jan 20, 20202 min read


"Rook" is Amazing. Here's Why.
Okay, I know I recently posted a review on Sharon Cameron's exceptionally masterful work of YA fiction, but since I was only able to...
nikiflorica
Jan 17, 20202 min read


Verse of the Month: The Armour of Light
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light....
nikiflorica
Jan 14, 20202 min read


Miriam, by Mesu Andrews: Review
The children of Israel have suffered four hundred years of bondage to the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, clinging to El Shaddai's sacred...
nikiflorica
Jan 10, 20202 min read


Nana
This has been a holiday of goodbyes, and most painful of all was the unforeseen farewell to my great-grandmother, Nana, two days after...
nikiflorica
Jan 7, 20201 min read


Rook, by Sharon Cameron: Review
The world has shifted on its axis. Technology and machinery have been destroyed and thrust into Ancient history, replaced by a world...
nikiflorica
Jan 4, 20202 min read


Adventure Awaits in 2020!
Today (aside from being Tasnil the Usurper's birthday) marks the first day of a new year, a new decade, and what could be a new chapter...
nikiflorica
Jan 1, 20202 min read


A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens: Review
Ebenezer Scrooge is a tight-fisted, hard-hearted, money-hoarding businessman who scoffs at Christmas and everything it entails. He is...
nikiflorica
Dec 28, 20192 min read


An Ode to Buba
Yesterday I spent my Christmas morning at the vet clinic, saying goodbye to my well-beloved and precious little guinea pig, Truffle. It...
nikiflorica
Dec 26, 20192 min read
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