Beside Still Waters By: Susan Schiller Into the wilderness David hides, joined by the misfits, rebels, and rejects of society. The solitude of the wilderness – it's where David learned to sing, dance, and pray. It's where the shepherd boy learned the disciplines to be a man after God's own heart, and God's choice for […]
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I Will Be Your Hero By: Susan Deborah Schiller Part 2 of "I Need a Hero" His whole body went stiff and he told me it was as if "someone else" had taken over his arms, legs, and speech. He was fighting to regain control. His limbs were paralyzed and he could barely move. Confusion, dizziness, […]
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This is where I share my "hard" story… By: Susan Deborah Schiller Charismatic, charming, and good-looking, he was a lovable guy… church deacon, business owner, a friendly neighbor, and a man always ready to lend a helping hand. No one believed what was happening behind closed doors. I had no one to turn to but […]
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Rak Chazak! Our War Cry! By: Susan Schiller Have you ever felt like your soul was under heavy fire for intense periods of your life? Times as intense as any military battle, maybe more intense… That's when we most need the war cry: "Rak Chazak!" Throughout my life I've had dreams that have helped me to […]
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The Greatest Gifts of God are Yours And that includes a home, a job, and "daily bread" By: Susan Deborah Schiller Together, we're pushing through something hugely dark – and it's moving. We're pushing it out of our own hearts and homes, first. Dear heart, your faith, hope, and love are piercingly beautiful! Your fierce […]
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Step into the Light By: Susan Deborah Schiller Stepping into the Light is scary, because for many survivors of sociopathic abuse it means leaving material security. Even losing everything…. job, ministry, family and friends… it's a grieving that goes deeper than the death of a loved one. It's easier to find closure in the death […]
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The Avengers – Answering the Cry for Justice By: Susan Deborah Schiller In that foggy state between dreaming and waking I heard that quiet inner voice say, "Some people think I don't intervene and rescue them, when in reality I set in motion a plan to save every family and individual on earth. It's called […]
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When the Mess Becomes the Message Video by: Jessica Stone who can be found here My friend Jessica, a single mother of four beautiful children, recently made this video to update her friends, clients, and anyone in the world of her recent divorce. Why would someone want to share such a vulnerable and weak period of […]
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The words you speak become the house you live in. — Hafiz A life story chapter by: Susan Deborah Schiller Many of us are living as widows and orphans while God has promised us abundant life. Could it be that the experience of poverty, whether in finances, opportunities, or quality of our relationships […]
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Blazing through the Challenges From the "Memoir Mondays" and "Parables" series By: Susan Deborah Schiller Through this chapter of my memoir, I want to hand you four keys that will unlock your destiny, causing you to to blaze through any challenge. In May 2009, I was on the edge of an abyss that nearly engulfed my life. My husband […]
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Behind closed doors, nice Christian women suffer silently under the illusion of submitting, standing, and staying in abusive marriages. How can you help? By: Susan Deborah Schiller In the series, "Letters to Readers" Hi Susan, I'm writing to ask your advice. A woman I know is in a very mentally and emotionally abusive marriage. […]
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SHINE By: Susan Deborah Schiller To Listen to this Post, Click Here (7 minutes) To see beyond a lifetime of abuse, is to know that you know that you know He loves you… and that comes from knowing His nature. The adventure begins with resting in the nature of God […]
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Rising Like A Shooting Star For R.A. in the series "Princess Blessings" ~ Audio Availiable Here These are the compiled words of knowledge and prophecy by her soul sisters. You are an exceptionally beautiful woman, with talents to match your exquisite taste and good looks. You deserved a prince who would have treated you like […]
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Around the Bend By: Susan Deborah Schiller My husband and I have been exploring rivers this year, sometimes in a motorboat and sometimes by canoe. The Tongue River in Eastern Montana is my favorite, because it bends and twists on itself every few hundred feet. For miles and miles you never hear a sound except […]
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The Race of My Life By: Susan Deborah Schiller The odds are stacked against you and me. This world's system has fixed our race so that we cannot win on solely our own strength. We are not alone, thankfully. Jesus won the only race that counts for us all… and because He lives […]
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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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The Other Side of the Story By: Susan Deborah Schiller aka Tender Lily Photo Credit "Would you believe this was all an accident?" asked Louise, doubtful the detective would be interested in hearing her side of the story. I'm talking about the movie, "Thelma and Louise," of course. Louise commits murder, in rescuing Thelma in […]
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Pat Robertson: "Your husband cheated, but well, he's a man!" By: Kimberly Dimick A guest post by a woman after God's own heart… can you feel HIS heartbeat in Kimberly's cry for justice? Can you hear the voice of the Bride? Pat Robertson's answer should have been that this woman is in NO WAY acting […]
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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 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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