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Time to Steep: What Jesus and Tea Have in Common
While closing out the day in prayer last night, the Lord brought a particular word to my mind. That word is "steep." As in, Jesus, let my...
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nikiflorica
Jan 14 min read
A Soundtrack for 2024: Three Lessons to Kick Off the New Year
Too often over the last few months, an idea for a blog post has lit up over my head and I, in true Niki fashion, have failed to execute....
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nikiflorica
Jun 28, 20234 min read
When I say I'm "Fine"...
Well, it's been a minute. And I wish I could just blame school or work or writing commitments, but the truth is both more complicated and...
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nikiflorica
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Why Discipline Leads to Delight
"Discipline" is a word no one really likes to hear. It's uncomfortable and weighty, carrying all the semantic heft of correction,...
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nikiflorica
Jan 22, 20233 min read
To Dance as David Danced
Happy January, everyone, and welcome back to my little corner of the world. I hope my thoughts find you rested, contemplative, and ready...
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nikiflorica
Nov 9, 20223 min read
Stay Enchanted
As elegantly thought-provoking as this title is, I can't take credit for the words. They were part of a testimony at a youth event I...
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Oct 12, 20223 min read
Wait! I Don't Get It!
"They didn't understand what he was saying, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant." Before I provide context for this...
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nikiflorica
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Insights of the Round Table
It's 10:30 p.m. and I'm sitting on the floor with my puppy, tired, but feeling that inner twist of inspiration that keeps me from calling...
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nikiflorica
Aug 22, 20222 min read
Our Great Expectations
Charles Dickens wrote a novel in 1860 about a poor boy whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of his "great expectations"—a...
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nikiflorica
Aug 11, 20222 min read
"Stillness comes naturally to me," said no one, ever.
I was in a canoe nights ago on a lake as still as glass. So still, every sound skipped over the surface of the water and time itself...
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nikiflorica
Jul 25, 20223 min read
My Battle With Legalism (Part 1)
I've been struggling. My focus has been all over the place, my energy has been low, and my "God-time" has been contesting with everything...
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nikiflorica
Jul 15, 20223 min read
Seriously? Now? It's My Day Off!
I'm a routine gal. To the nth degree. If there were no variables in my life to shake things up for me, every day would probably look the...
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nikiflorica
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Even So, Even More
Have you ever noticed that I Thessalonians is a lovely little epistle? Taking up a whopping three pages in my Bible, it's an encouraging...
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nikiflorica
Jun 25, 20222 min read
But It's My Calling!
"I think I've found my calling." Have you ever said these words? Have you ever heard them said? Have you ever wished you could speak...
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nikiflorica
Jun 6, 20223 min read
I'm Pretty Sure I Love You...?
"Love" is one of those words we all think we understand. "I love you" is probably one of the first phrases we learn to say as kids. It's...
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nikiflorica
May 27, 20223 min read
If Reggie Can Do It...
Reggie has come a long way since her initial fear of the garage a few posts ago. In just a couple of short months with us, our 'lil pup...
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nikiflorica
May 13, 20223 min read
The Bible is Not a Supermarket
hermeneutics: n. 1. the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the bible). 2. a fancy new word that brings me no...
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nikiflorica
Apr 26, 20223 min read
God, Gifts, and the Graduating Class of Eternity
A killer podcast called "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" was recently recommended to me by a friend. If you haven't heard of it (I...
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nikiflorica
Apr 18, 20223 min read
I'm Tired. But Aren't We All?
"To every thing there is a season" (Ecc. 3:1). Life is made up of seasons. Seasons of abundance and seasons of want, seasons of...
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nikiflorica
Apr 3, 20223 min read
What Is Wrong With You? You Should Be Better!
At a recent church event, I was praying for a friend with a few others when the focus shifted suddenly to me and my struggles. What...
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