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3 Bold Scriptures to Help Sift Through the Whys?? of Life

September 17, 2017 by Loree

My son lives in Malibu. I know, tough right? I sent him to college in California knowing in my mother’s heart I’d never get him back. But no matter how hard I hold on to what I know, life marches [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anchor, birds, bombs, domestic dispute, doubt, eye of the storm, fires, forsake, heat, heatwave, Hebrews 13:10, hope, hurricane, Malibu, missiles, murder, numbered days, peace, Philippians 4:7, promises, Psalm 107:29, rain, San Francisco, September, Septembergeddon, son, storm, terror, weather, why?, Zerohedge.com

Why Hurricane Harvey May Force You to Relook at Your Life: When Need Overshadows Want

September 3, 2017 by Loree

Devastation everywhere, like a giant bathtub filled to overflowing with dirty water, rushing down a drain to sodden destruction. The torrential rains were no respecter of persons, flooding [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 911, Cajun Navy, destruction, devestation, fear, flood, homeless, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, light shine, Matthew 25:34-40, need vs want, prayer, rain, rescue, sanctity of life, single parents, socioeconomic status, storm, Texas Navy, victims, widows

The Secret Sauce to Finding Peace: Bobsledding Terror Turned Triumph

August 12, 2017 by Loree

Tamping anxiety down into my hip pocket, I tried not to think about it, How bad could it be? If they let the public sign up it must be safe, though the list of health warnings on the ticketing [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: adventure, answer is always yes, anxiety, bobsled, fear, inner tubeing, pain, praise, Psalm 5:3-4, ropes course, trust, Utah Olympic Park, Write Brilliant, writer, zip line

6 Telling Signs That Our Motivation is Undermining Our Prayers

August 5, 2017 by Loree

 Kristen Marble has been gracious enough to share another post on my blog. A co-student in my husband Randy’s Doctoral program, I’ve gotten to know what a cool gal she is over the past two years as I [Read more...]

Posted in: Guest Post, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 1 Kings 18:36-39, Baa, Elijah, guest post, Kristen Marble, l prophets, lottery, Mt Carmel, prayer, Win

What To Do When “Me” Gets in the Way of “Him”

July 15, 2017 by Loree

******************************************************************** I’d like to introduce you to my new friend Kristen Marble. A co-student in my husband Randy’s Doctoral program, I’ve gotten to [Read more...]

Posted in: Guest Post, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: desire, Elijah, fame, fortune, hope, I Kings 18:36-39, Kristen Marble, prayer, truth

Why God Is Not Mad At Me When I Forget Him: Three Ways To Help Your Focus

June 17, 2017 by Loree

I perched tall on the cushioned pew, trying to focus, warbling a hymn of love. The cross projected heroic on the screen, pierced my heart while I gazed silent rapt. Then a phone Brrrrings [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: busy, communion, doubt, encourage, Focus, forgiveness, God's love, guilt, love, Psalm 135:1-5, Psalm 139:23-24, remember, thankful

5 Things We Dare Not Forget When the World Doesn’t Feel Safe Anymore

June 11, 2017 by Loree

As the world reels and groans And terror splatters red, The innocents perish Father’s mourn Mothers weep Brothers cry raw for their lost. Will the madness never end? And the ferris wheel [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Poetry, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: apathy, broken world, Faith, hate, John 16:33, London, murder, music, Paris, terrorism, victory

God Has Patience For We The Wishy-Washy: (Israel #2) Showdown at Mount Carmel

February 25, 2017 by Loree

To think I was standing on a place where God wrought a mind-blowing miracle, a mountain where unprecedented drama unfolded thousands of years ago. Where his presence glowed through the answered prayer [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: 1 Kings 18:16-45, Ahab, Baal, confidence, Elijah, faithful, Jezebel, prayer, Sin, wishy-washy

Panic at the Movies: How to Deal in the Face of Evil

January 14, 2017 by Loree

Breath held, white knuckles exposed, we ride toward the epic climax. Transported through space and time, we dare believe this impending disaster can reverse itself into a victory for our hero. The [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Peace, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: collateral damage, evil, false alarm, gunman, movies, prayer, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 91:1-5, refuge, solace, terrorism, violence

The “Don’t Make a New Year’s Resolution List” Resolution

January 7, 2017 by Loree

It stares sour. Recriminations whisper ire. My curly handwriting blurs before my eyes and dances death’s dirge. Months have marched steadily past, Ushering in defeat that taunts like a school yard [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: bible study, content, defeat, faithfulness, fasting, fruits of the spirit, Galatians 5, gentleness, goodness, joy, keeping the Sabbath, kindness, love, meditation, memorization, New years resolution, one word, patience, peace, prayer, procrastination, self-control, self-denial, service, silence, simplicity, solitude, spiritual discipline, submission, Timothy 4:7, worship
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Learn how to rewrite your messy stories one grace at a time. In these 52 devotionals, we share stories of hilarity and hardship to uncover how God transforms our mayhem and invites us to live free.
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