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The Heart of Rescue This is the Reason I Write By: Susan McKenzie aka Tender Lily The room was quiet and peaceful. It was all I knew, it seemed. Clean, tidy, and not even the hint of a breeze to turn the pages of time. No flies, not even a speck of dust floating through […]
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Have I Finally Graduated? From the series, "Choosing Love Today" By: Susan McKenzie aka Tender Lily Man measures achievement in terms of degrees, certificates, doctorates, and promotions. God measures achievement in the hidden areas, behind the scenes where no one is watching. We each have a race to win. We must ask ourselves, “How am […]
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The Art of Goofy-Stupid By Susan Deborah Schiller "Do you want to go flying?" asked the Preacher. The Preacher had been sitting in the bandstand, next to the pool I wrote about in, "The Fountain of Youth" at midnight, and he had been listening to me sing. It was the next morning and I […]
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Lessons in the Desert: The Fountain of Youth From the Series, "Escape to Freedom: Diary of a Battered Preacher's Wife" ~ Part 2 Previous Chapter: Voice of the Moon Flower By: Susan McKenzie A.K.A. Tender Lily Stripping off jeans and jacket to my bathing suit underneath, I quickly let my body slip into the tranquil […]
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When the Sorrow is Too Much to Bear Previous chapter: "She Touched Tomorrow with Her Prayers" Deena's Story – written by Susan Schiller following a life story interview Trigger Warning: This is a "pushing back the darkness story" – one of the "True Love Prevails: 100 Stories". There is a mature theme, but if you […]
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Voice of the Moon Flower Escape to Freedom: Diary of a Battered Preacher's Wife: Part 1 By: Susan McKenzie A.K.A. Tender Lily The scorching desert was anything but barren, and it became my classroom for the year 2011. From living in the corner of a hayfield to camping alongside the Big Horn River, it's where […]
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By: Sharon O'Day "Walking with the Wise" Series of Life Stories! Okay, I use the word “girl” loosely. I mean anyone of the female gender between 21 and 65. Or older … And I’m not talking mascara. Or Tampax®. Or Spanx®. Or a Cinnamon Dolce Latte. I’m talking about the real foundations of life. Not […]
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But God! By: Murray Lincoln: Misty Hollow Woodcarver I am a Pastor – now retired after 35 years. In my 64th year and 2nd month there wasn’t enough money coming in to pay the salaries of our staff. So they fired me! I felt like crap!!! Moving from a highly respected, ordained minister, trusted by […]
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Getting Your Life Back By: Susan McKenzie A palpable gloomy shadow stalked our busy lives until one day it completely engulfed us. In 2006, a movie had been filmed of our lives and suddenly we were pushed on stages with cameras and microphones aimed at us. As we ministered, it was exciting to see people […]
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He believed he was the 'black sheep' of his family… By: Susan McKenzie Mark was a giant of a man, but under his powerful exterior hid a man who just wanted to know love. One of the first questions in our Life Story Interview Prompts is, "What is your earliest memory?" You know you're in […]
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Who am I? By: Susan McKenzie "Who am I?" A friend asked that question recently. She even asked it in Facebook, in view of all her friends. Haven't we all asked that question at one time or another? In some primitive cultures an expectant mother leaves her tribe and wanders through the […]
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"A Psychopath's Confession" I was born in East Germany, before the Wall came down. When I was 9-months old my biological father packed me in a suitcase and smuggled me into West Germany, depositing me into an orphanage. At 18-months, I was adopted by a high level US military man. My adopted mom suffered a […]
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The Horse Gourmet By Susan Schiller One of the joys of rural living is working from a home office where with a few clicks on your keyboard you can instantly be connected to nearly anyone on Planet Earth who has a decent internet connection. It does get a little lonely, at times though. It's not […]
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Choosing Love Today By: Susan McKenzie I used to believe that if you were kind and thoughtful, serve faithfully in church, be frugal with finances so you can give lots of money away to worthy causes, work hard, travel a lot, have fun, and always try to be nice to everyone, that you would have […]
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“The One” Secret Heroes, Part 3 Secret Heroes 1 Secret Heroes 2 By: White Dove It was a stuffy late spring day in sixth-grade language arts class and I was incredibly bored. I let my mind freely wander during the redundant lessons. Our chairs faced forward, prohibiting us from glancing out the windows. The vast […]
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