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5 Lessons I Learned from the Pandemic and 5 Choices We Can Now Make

May 16, 2021 by Loree

Covered in goosebumps, I determine to shun the lure of my toasty car--me who despises cold. But a foggy beach day will not deter me from my walk along the waves. I gasp with the first icy lick of the [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Family & Friendship, God in control, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: beachday, busyness, counter-culture, God is in control, hugs, pandemic, Psalm 75, seagulls, solitude, thankful

Three Ways to Battle the Lure of Wanting “More” —Psalm 4

March 19, 2021 by Loree

He staggers under the weight as he zig-zags between the lanes. A sixteen-pound bowling ball rides heavy in the frail arms of a child. Already in his lane sits the balls selected in appropriate [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Family & Friendship, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Alexis de Tocqueville, blessings, bowling, dissatisfied, grateful, happiness, more, Psalm 4, thankful, want

Why Making a List Will Change Your Life

January 6, 2019 by Loree

We never get to sit still and just listen, shoulders touching, hands linked. But this lovely Sunday, in a California tent church, I settled snug next to The Preacher on a white folding chair. With no [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: blessings, church, Deuteronomy 4:9, forget, love, resolutions, thankful

“Where are you God?”–Finding the Beauty of Nature in Rwanda (#2)

September 18, 2018 by Loree

“Where are you God?” Frustrated, fearful and despairing—bitter words we all know familiar—gush forth as they sneak into our souls. Our head tells us he is there. But in our core, we don’t feel his [Read more...]

Posted in: africa, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: Anne Frank, anxiety, be present, beauty, calm, comfort, despair, faithful, fear, frustrated, garden, gifts, hard, healing, heaven, optimism, Psalm 23, Rwanda, savor, scars, slow, soak, sunrise, sunset, thankful, wisdom

Good or Bad? The All Seeing Eye of God

April 8, 2018 by Loree

I came around the corner and Bam! There it sat in all it’s bulging glory—a ginormous two story eyeball loitering with nonchalance in the grassy space. Talk about unnerving. The icy blue stare seemed [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: fear, grace, joy, love, mercy, mess, pain, Psalm 139:1-12, rebellion, sees, Sin, thankful, wash sins, weep

Palm Sunday: Why Jesus’ Tears For Us–Mean Peace for Our Souls

March 24, 2018 by Loree

As Jesus stood on the Mount of Olives and breathed deep the morning air, He knew this final journey into Jerusalem would unroll the last bittersweet pages to His life on this earth. The gentle [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Israel Trip, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anger, Beloved, blinded, bloodshed, cry, Disappointment, donkey, failure, forgiveness, freedom, Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, John 12, Josephus, joy, Luke 19:40, Mount of Olives, pain, Palm Sunday, peace, tears, thankful, truth, victory

2018 Olympic Update: How the Bobsled Reminds me of the Secret Sauce to Finding Peace

February 24, 2018 by Loree

2018 Olympic Update: I'm obsessed with the Olympics. While watching the bobsled last night I couldn't believe last summer, I hurtled down a 103 foot vertical drop on the track from the 2002 Winter [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: anxiety, bobsled, fear, Olympics, Park City Utah, peace, prayer, Psalm 5:3-4, stress, terror, thankful, thrill, tubing, yes, zip line

What Choices Would You Make if You Only Had Thirty-eight Minutes to Live? Three Steps to Living Thankful

January 21, 2018 by Loree

The text message screamed, “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL”. What followed was thirty-eight excruciating minutes of terror. An ordered world [Read more...]

Posted in: Family & Friendship, Life & Work, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anxiety, apology, confession, Faith, fear, Hawaii, joy, love, Matthew 6:34, missle, North Korea, prayer, Proverbs 10:6, Psalm 5:11, terror, thankful, Tv, worry

Black Friday Brawl: Five Things to Focus on When You Are on The Brink of Losing Your Christmas Joy

December 10, 2017 by Loree

 It’s two weeks to Christmas people! Does that statement make your worry level rise or your heart flutter with joy? Does it make your head spin and your tension explode like the top of a pressure [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anxiety, Black Friday, Christmas, competition, Focus, gifts, happiness, holiday, Jesus, John 10:10, joy, love, promises, Psalm 16:11, rush, Santa, stress, thankful, worry

The Secret to a Stress-Free Holiday: Don’t Forget to Stir in These Three Ingredients

November 22, 2017 by Loree

The turkey bakes dark and hot in it’s hidey-hole. No aroma of burnt offerings waft from the kitchen, only mouth-watering promises. So all is well…for now. I’m a second, maybe third generation burner, [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: burnt offerings, Colossians 3:15, Colossians 4:2, contented, forgive, grateful, hardship, Paul, Philippians 4:12-13, pilgrims, praise, prayer, Psalm 50:23, tempers, thankful, thanksgiving, Turkey, William Bradford
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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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