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Strength and Endurance . . . But Mostly Endurance
One of my favourite verses in the New Testament is: "The one who endures to the end will be saved." (Matthew 24:14) Not because it's...
nikiflorica
Oct 26, 20203 min read


For the Introvert: Better than One
I used to be a social butterfly. I know—GASP. There was a time when I would get together with friends at least once a week, back when we...
nikiflorica
Oct 21, 20203 min read


Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson: Review
War is fracturing a once-unified people, darkness looms on the world's horizon beyond the sight of most, and the Knights Radiant—an...
nikiflorica
Oct 17, 20202 min read


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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Oct 14, 20203 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Oct 8, 20202 min read


Even the Fearful
I've done it! Finally! After too many years of eyeing it on my shelf, I have completed The Pilgrim's Progress and checked it off my...
nikiflorica
Oct 5, 20203 min read


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


The Blood Spell, by C.J. Redwine: Review
Blue de la Cour, alchemist's daughter, sees life in absolutes. From conducting dangerous alchemy experiments for street urchins in need...
nikiflorica
Sep 26, 20202 min read


Floating
Sometimes we prefer our messages minced—into soft little bite-sized pieces that go down without much thought or pain or conviction....
nikiflorica
Sep 22, 20202 min read


The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson: Review
The Way of Kings had me squealing, shrieking, gasping, moaning, bellowing, clutching my heart, forgetting to breathe, and reading past one o
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Sep 18, 20202 min read


"Going Nowhere" & the Real Adventure
While sifting through blog ideas this morning, I came across one line in my daily devotion and knew I had found my Monday Musing....
nikiflorica
Sep 14, 20203 min read


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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Sep 10, 20202 min read


Applause for The Pilgrim's Progress
There are some stories we fancy we know so well that we don't bother to pick up the book—and for a long time, for me, that was The...
nikiflorica
Sep 8, 20203 min read


The Shadow Queen, by C.J. Redwine: Review
The Ravenspire series came highly recommended as a gem of the clean fantasy genre, and I am happy to add this exciting Snow White retelling
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Sep 4, 20202 min read


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...
nikiflorica
Sep 1, 20203 min read


Passion Is a Puppy
Passion is a difficult one. I understand the struggle, and I'm by no means past it. But if your passion is in the puppy years, like mine,
nikiflorica
Aug 26, 20203 min read


Between Burning Worlds, by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell: Review
Laterre is a planet on the brink of explosion. Unrest is mounting in the impoverished Third Estate, the Patriarche's attempts to smother...
nikiflorica
Aug 22, 20202 min read


100% His—Reaching for the Next Level
God is so much bigger than I've always known, and He's beginning to show Himself to me in ways I hadn't imagined before. I and people in...
nikiflorica
Aug 18, 20203 min read


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


Life is Pain—And What to Do About It
The past couple years have been hard for me. I'm sure they've been hard for you, too. We're all going through something, hiding it behind "o
nikiflorica
Aug 10, 20203 min read
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