Thank you to my new blogging friends! By: Susan McKenzie Photo Credit – Beth Hewitt at Simple Blogging Network Everything is for a time and season, and I can say April 2013 has been quite a ride! I'm grateful for this season of accountability with you. You've inspired me, encouraged me, taught me, and it's […]
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Painting My World By: Susan Deborah Schiller Photo Credit – Jim Palmer I wet my paintbrush. I sense a glimmer of hope that the words I choose to paint my world with will sparkle, dazzle, and renew my soul. I'm so tired of dull, achy grey. I love colors, curves, lines, and texture. My […]
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Tell your story, color your world. By: Susan McKenzie Photo Credit: Jim Palmer We all want to change the world, but we feel powerless against so much evil. I want to propose we change our perspective. This world is currently run by sociopaths, people who only care about their own agenda. If Jesus is your […]
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When Silence Abuses the Abused By: Susan Schiller Nice people say nice things about other period. I know, because I've been a "nice girl" all my life, as are the majority of Christians. I was raised with the motto: "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all!" Being a nice, […]
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Her Last Swim By: Susan McKenzie The warm, golden sun had already begun sinking deeply into the pink horizon, casting a shimmering glow on the rippled hot mineral pool. A family with three children were splashing with hoots and hollering in the shallow end of the hot healing waters, taking turns riding on their daddy's shoulders. […]
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Cowgirl Up! By: Susan Deborah Schiller My husband and I were invited to manage a ranch, that they wanted turned into a House of Prayer. Stepping foot into the sprawling, 5,000 sq ft barn-turned-into-a-house, we took the bull by its horns and began cleaning and decorating the newly constructed "winter home" which we were to […]
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The Art Room: Create Your World By: Susan Deborah Schiller Photo Credit: Akianne Gallery (I purchased a digital copy of her painting many years ago and I cherish it!) "What you speak is what you get," said Papa with a grin. Really? The ageless child inside me is restless to test this out! Words fascinate […]
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Rising as a Phoenix from the Ashes By: Caleigh Royer Photo Credit Editor's Note: This article has been reprinted with permission by the author, Caleigh Royer. Caleigh's story speaks deeply to my own heart. As a survivor of spiritual abuse she gives voice to what so many of us have experienced. It's raw, straight […]
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