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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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Apr 19, 20212 min read


Under the Fig Tree
"This was done for you." Season 2, Episode 2, The Chosen. Nathaniel sits under a fig tree with a stack of failed dreams in his...
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Apr 14, 20212 min read


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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Apr 8, 20212 min read


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...
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Apr 5, 20212 min read


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...
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Mar 29, 20212 min read


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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Mar 24, 20212 min read


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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Mar 18, 20212 min read


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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Mar 15, 20213 min read


I Need You to Carry On
I'm trying to start a new habit. I love going for walks down my country road when my head feels crowded with the things of this big ol'...
nikiflorica
Mar 10, 20212 min read


Anelthalien, by H.A. Pruitt: Review
Kindle is sick of being unexceptional—that is, until a mysterious necklace transports her to the world of Anelthalien, where suddenly,...
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Mar 5, 20212 min read


Life Lessons from a Rubber Band
Life threw me for a loop this week, y'all. One minute I'm rolling along, feeling reasonably in-control of my routine, and the next I'm...
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Mar 2, 20212 min read


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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Feb 25, 20212 min read


I Will Seek Truth
I am a Truthwatcher. I know because the very thorough results from my "Official Knights Radiant Order Quiz" told me so, and we book nerds...
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Feb 22, 20212 min read


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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Feb 16, 20213 min read


Jesus Laughed.
I can happily say that my new favourite show is officially The Chosen—not only marked by quality acting, sweet costumes, killer...
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Feb 10, 20212 min read


The Gospel Truth, by Caroline Pignat: Review
Born a house slave on Whitehaven Plantation, Pheobe knows how to watch and listen and hide secrets away where no one will find...
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Feb 5, 20212 min read


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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Feb 1, 20213 min read


The "Hammering Process:" Too Hard, Too Soft, or Just Right?
The 39 books of the Old Testament paint a picture of what C.S. Lewis calls the "hammering process—" centuries of God's hard-line training...
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Jan 26, 20213 min read


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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Jan 21, 20212 min read


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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Jan 18, 20213 min read
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