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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Write Through Me By: White Dove Vulnerable. Naked. Unashamed. Transparent. Me??? Anyone who's ever known me personally can bear witness that I love the background. Solitude and quiet are my companions of choice. Let others raise their hands and speak up. It takes me so much longer to formulate my words – it's just best […]
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Seasons of Rain By: Susan Deborah Schiller aka Tender Lily Previous Article: Seasons of Fire Last summer our little pastoral town of Ashland was evacuated. It was Fire Season and hundreds of square miles of forests, farms, houses, cattle, and fields are now but charred remainders of once verdant ranches. This week, I was out […]
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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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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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Crying on the Inside By: Susan Schiller From the series "Diary of a Battered Preacher's Wife" It's darkest just before dawn. The prerequisite for a miracle is to be up against a wall with no way out! This is a story of one of God's miracles in my life. From my diary, dated May 22, […]
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In Search of: A Message, A Man, A Meeting By: Vince Coakley The idea for this title belongs to my dear wife, Debbie. As we went for a walk the other day, we discussed the issues that will follow. Just today, I was meditating on the content for this blog posting. The heart behind it […]
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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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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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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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"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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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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As I pray, I wonder, "Is it enough?" Kara's Story Living with a narcissist or a sociopath is a day-by-day fight for survival. Often, due to shared child custody and visitation, the abuse never ends; and in fact, the abuse becomes much more subtle, clever, and designed to make you feel like you're going crazy. […]
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Silent No More: Fighting the Good Fight By: Susan Deborah Schiller I've been silent for too many years. Because our lives were public, I believe I need to speak up using our real names, even though I wish I could write a better story, a more pleasing story, a funny story… anything other than this. […]
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When it Hurts So Bad You Want to Die By Susan Deborah Schiller Many nights I awoke to screaming – but this night was different. Like a mother in tune with her babies every cry, so I could tell when my husband was at the end of his rope. Two years earlier they had sent […]
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