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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
- 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...
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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
- 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...
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nikiflorica
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
A Sliver of Perspective
Perspective is a gift. God knew we couldn't handle the full, grandiose scope of everything He's doing in our lives, so he gave us limited...
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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 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...
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nikiflorica
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
I Got Slapped in the Face Today (and Other Thoughts)
Don't you just love it when your daily devotion reaches out to slap you in the face? I certainly do. Well, mostly. Some of the time. It...
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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...
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nikiflorica
- Feb 16, 2021
- 3 min
Writer Probs: Doing the Next Right Thing
One thing I've been awful at since day one—discerning God's will when I don't know how to move forward. Especially in the publishing...
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nikiflorica
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
Troy, Gabriella, and the Terrifying Future
Anyone who's watched High School Musical or the Teen Beach Movie or any such Disneylicious teen drama know that at some point or another,...
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nikiflorica
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
It's Not All Your Brain's Fault
I don't abide by everything in my psychology course, but here's a fun fact (at least as I understand it): between ages 15 and 25, the...
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nikiflorica
- Dec 30, 2020
- 3 min
Here's What I've Learned About Expectations
I think it's fairly safe to say that we've all had expectations drenched in a cold wave of reality. Human beings are creative. We're...
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nikiflorica
- Dec 21, 2020
- 3 min
A Cumulation of Clarity
A day or so ago, I entreated heaven for clarity. I've struggled for a long time with the desire to use my passions for the Lord, but my...
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nikiflorica
- Nov 3, 2020
- 3 min
NaNoWriMo and Me
It's National Novel Writing Month, and I'm a roiling blend of nerves and excitement and dreams of a finished product by the end of one...
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nikiflorica
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
Gimme a Boost?
It's interesting how we can petition the Lord for help with something, and then when He gives us the boost we need, we assume we can handle
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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 1, 2020
- 3 min
A Healthy Hiatus
If there's one message I've heard God whispering to my heart this summer, it has been to slow down, rest in Him, and wait—a difficult...
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nikiflorica
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
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
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nikiflorica
- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
Self-Hatred: That Dark Indulgence
To indulge, by definition, is to "allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of" something. And it really can be anything. We tend to think of...
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