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Month: January 2019

Waiting on God

On January 20, 2019December 13, 2021 By Raina NightingaleIn Application, Enthralled By Love BlogLeave a comment

“Wait for YHWH; wait patiently for Him.” “You watchmen over the house of Israel, give YHWH no rest until He establishes peace for Jerusalem.” “We yearn for You, more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.” “O God, You are my God, I shall seek You early. My soul …

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Raina Nightingale

Raina Nightingale has been writing fantasy since she could write stories with the words she could read (the same time that she started devouring books, too). Now she writes “slice of life” and epic dawndark fantasy, for fiction lovers interested in rich world-building, characters who feel like real people, and religious experiences. Raina thinks giant balls floating in space can have the same magic that fairytales teach us to look for in oak trees and stars. However, she has a lot of universes and while not all of them have giant balls floating in space, most of them have dragons of one sort or another!

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