We often need courage, we seldom need criticismSo where do you turn, when the news is corrupt and full of cynasim?We go to the word, the everlasting which doesn’t changeWhen all around is sinking and shifting, his WORD remains the sameThink about Paul when he was in prisonHe chose to encourage others with the freedom …
Author Archives: Nikki C
Restitution
Freedom is often birthed through pain Climbing the highest mountains, to experience the warm, gentle rain Freedom isn’t known, without being in bandage Maybe you didn’t chose it, other’s decisions held you hostage Freedom isn’t free..Quite the dichotomy Soldiers always fight for others, warring against the enemy Lines may get blurred, yet humanity doesn’t change …
Social distancing and the Anxiety Trap:6 practical ways to maintain and sustain your mental health
What many of us are experiencing with being isolated, quarentined, 6 feet apart is basically what anxiety, post traumatic stress and depression does to an individual. Except the confines are within their mind, so it’s not something visible to the human eye unlike today’s current situation where we see our mouths covered, are expected to …
Sea Legs
As I’m trying to enjoy summer here in Jersey as many of you are, my sister in law and I got creative during COVID. We both urged our husband’s to get us paddleboards. Our wishes were granted as we both recieved our birthday gifts in the form of an inflatable raft. We have taken several, …
Sheepish Behavior
John 10:27-29“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand” …
Test the Waters
Saturated: holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked. I’m a word junkie. Those who know me, know I like word games and puzzles for fun. It’s my forte’. While the term saturated is directly related to moisture, allow me to make a comparison in our current state of affairs. Like …
Come to the Garden
As a child, when my mom would take us to the beach, we always packed fruit. For some reason fruit always tastes better to me on a hot sunny day. Didn’t matter what kind, we did not discriminate against berries, melons or citrus fruits. Pay it forward 40 years later, I continue the same tradition …
CULTIVATE
“A Watched Pot”
Have you ever heard the expression, “a watched pot doesn’t boil?”. I remember it quite vividly, especially when I’m in the kitchen preparing a meal, while my stomach is having hunger pangs. And it’s true, you stand there waiting for the tiny bubbles to appear and yet nothing happens! Patience is indeed a virtue. While …
PH Balanced- Just for You
Many times, we may miss certain parallels in our lives. God is continually speaking. Similar to a radio station, his voice is constantly speaking. It is really dependent upon whether or not we are tuned in to hear what he is saying. I often tune into the simple yet profound in which creation speaks. Science …
IN DEEP WATERS 