Will Life Ever Feel Normal Again? By: Susan Deborah Schiller This is the shortest version of my story that I've yet shared! And it's also the first time I've ever done a video like this, apart from the "Miracles" movie that was produced in 2006. There's so much more that I could have […]
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I AM FROM: Adapted by Levi Romero; Inspired by “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon My friend Esther Emery invited me (and you!!!) to write a poem based on this template from a synchroblog called She Loves Magazine! Oh come on, let's have some fun! You know you need it 🙂 I AM FROM…. […]
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Dream Parables: Bridal Intimacy By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the series "Dream Parables" – Previous video of the Bride Have you ever counted how many Bible studies you've attended, taught, listened to via recording, or done at home? I used to have shelves and shelves of books, and now after moving so often, I'm down […]
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A Safe Place By: Susan Deborah Schiller Who do you trust? Do you have a safe place? We all need to feel secure – it's a basic human need. The family is the backbone of society, but for many of us, it's a broken one, at best. Home – the place we can count on […]
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Shine Like A Star: Your Story Matters! By: Susan Deborah Schiller There's a life message in you and your life story is your message. Your message may be framed in a blog, a book, a piece of art work, a poem, a dance, or a song, but whatever the form it's a ray of beauty […]
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Living Naked and Unashamed By: Susan Deborah Schiller Photo Credit Dreams are like portals through which we can see behind the scenes of our lives, and often teach us what we need to know using symbols that present the knowledge in the form of a puzzle that we have the pleasure to piece together. In […]
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Is An Abused Wife Codependent? By: Kimberly Dimick On the issue of co-dependency in MARRIAGE, we must look at this topic using Biblical due process. We want to process this subject through the lens of God's Word. "Abused women are not co-dependent," writes Lundy Bancroft, "It is the abusers, not women, who create abusive relationships." […]
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Random Acts of Kindness – Wen Gutreuder By: Susan Deborah Schiller When little 2-year old Emily Gutreuder fell asleep one evening with what seemed to be an ordinary fever and cough. Her family did not know that she would never wake up alive again. This family, to help deal with the pain of […]
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Portals ~ WeWriWa Snippet ~ 9/15/13 By: Susan Schiller Previously: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Welcome to WeWriWa! Each week, participants sign up HERE, then post 8 sentences of their work, published or unpublished, to […]
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Why Don't We Just Talk About the Good Stuff? Photo Credit: Filip Vd Ende Post Credit: Dr. Stephen R. Crosby The folllowing post was shared publicly on Facebook recently, and I agree with Filip, that Stepehn Crosby has said so well what we all get asked, if we dare speak up for justice, and so […]
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The Accidental Tourist: A Parable By: Susan Deborah Schiller "You've been living as a tourist in the Kingdom of God," said the voice I've learned to trust as my Father God's. It was a dream, but full of truth, what I call a "dream parable". Like an ordinary child, I argued back, "Oh no, that's not true!" […]
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Escaping the Traps By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the series, "Dream Parables" The following dream was a setup for my entire life. In that, I discovered that we are the directors of our own life stage. When we allow God to direct us, we can change our circumstances for the good. When we follow our own […]
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One-Minute Blessings: Blessing of the Father By: Susan Deborah Schiller More One-Minute Blessings, Click Here For an audio version of these blessing, click here! I bless you to be able to call God by the same name that Jesus used, "Abba" or "Daddy". I bless you to see the joy on His face when He […]
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Two-Minute Power Prayer for Ending Captivity Prayer by Kimberly Dimick and Susan Schiller Click here for audio version! Click here for more power prayers Abba, thank you for making a better way for your children. We are leaving Egypt behind – this old life of debt, divorce, and disasters. Your son promised us life MORE […]
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Star Trails By: White Dove Photo Credit: Rod Schaefer used with permission. There's something powerful inside us that is meant to glow in the dark. I don't believe we're simply meant to "grin and bear it" when bad things happen, like kids who hide under the covers when something scary makes a noise in the […]
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Blessings for the Weary By: Esther Emery This one is for the hour of the weary. For the day that you are just plumb tired. Maybe there was a bear and you were anxious all week and you cried in public, maybe. Or maybe life just gets like this. For the day that is a […]
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When You Face the Loss of Your Children By: Susan Deborah Schiller In the mini-memoir series "I love you so much! I love you so much that I would carry you on my back straight up the tallest mountain!" is what I used to tell my children as I would carry them piggy-back, spinning around […]
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Portals ~ WeWriWa Snippet ~ 9/8/13 By: Susan Schiller Previously: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Welcome and thanks so much for visiting today – your helpful comments have inspired me to keep writing and are helping […]
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