Category: short stories
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Untangle
Surrender is a word that comes with baggage for me, conjuring images of defeat and conquest. Then I joined this wonderful upside down kingdom of the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (and their myriad of descendants).
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Talk is cheap
I feel like a powerful warrior woman climbing a hill with a massive iron-sword strapped across my back, curls flailing in the wind, sun at my face and the petty people down below, staring in utter disbelief! Boudica has nothing on me at this point, clearly.
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Tears for fears
Tears. If only I had the patience and planning to bottle them! God knows when we cry, collects every tear and stores them. There is a certain relief and satisfaction in knowing our Father and King loves us so much, with great depth of caring and involvement in our every state of heart and mind.…
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Pebbles and bullies!
What a week and it is only Tuesday. It feels as if I woke up to find the school bully leaning over me. Instant nausea, feelings of vulnerability and violated pace! Ugh! I could scream! No reprieve and as the English say, ‘No rest for the wicked!’ Who me? Apparently crazy is in – like…
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Free-fall
Then I scream, long and loud. My mind goes frantic, as I recall television images of smiling skydivers, enjoying the sensation of floating in the air. I scream louder still, watching as the ground draw near. Anxious that my parachute is about to fail. I hear our daughter’s words of irony, “Epic Fail!”
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The Unravelling
Juanita Bynum wrote “No More Sheets” a few years ago. My sister was kind enough to share it with me. Excellent book on a young woman’s struggle to a life of purity after years of self-doubt and low self esteem. I loved it. This is a powerful book on a woman’s struggle with sexual immorality…
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imperfections
Patriotism is at an all time high in our land. A couple of years of electoral campaigns (it could have been two but felt like five!) Weary, watchful and waiting, we prayed, seeking, crying and fasting; we asked God to show us the way. We had gone too far, taking on politics as our main point…
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The Open Door
Hold my breath and listen, then ease my mind into the tranquility of the moment. Peace at last. Focus on God and pray. A calming and pleasant air takes over me, as I subside into God’s flow.
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The Family Investment
“Dad? Would you please help me with my homework?” “Your Mum will help you with that. I am busy now,” as he turns another page of the newspaper. “Son, I am reading something important. I will get to you when I am done!” Father adds, to quash the guilt welling up inside. Television on and…
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Finding Freedom
Amelia loves approval – other people’s approval. She smiles and delights in it. She turns eighteen today and slices her cake as instructed, by her Mum. Amelia deliberately wedges the cake, cutting more slices for her siblings, watching her domineering mother from the corner of her eye. She carries on, awaiting further instruction. Mother smiles. …
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Short Stories & Poems by WarmBreezeBliss 