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“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

Three Quick Ways to Find Peace When Chaos Rules the Day

April 21, 2018 by Loree

He looked rumpled like an unmade bed, as if he had fought hard for his peace. But with his charming demeanor, this whimsical bear seemed to be begging me to grasp the secret he knew deep. Carved with [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: annoyance, anxiety, beauty, breathe, carpool, Colossians 3:15, distraction, John 14:27, nature, obsession, peace, Pray, Psalm 23, sunrise, sunset, worry

Nature’s Love Song: Being Fully Present In a Distracted World

July 5, 2015 by Loree

That sound The one that soothes my soul The one that makes me want to sit for hours And cast my eyes upon his beauty.   The soft whisper of the brook beside me, washing, flowing, [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anxiety, beauty, birds, depression, distracted, Dr. Alan Logan, frogs, melody, nature, noise, Psalms 65:8, restore, soul, streams, stress, technology, worry

The Constant Battle: Kicking Worry to the Curb

June 28, 2015 by Loree

  The view is spectacular, thirty-thousand feet above home. The sun creates the illusion of pristine snowfields Abruptly ending in a dark abyss below. As we fly over the darkness, [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: beauty, dirt, Disappointment, distractions, Focus, gift, joy, peace, Phillipians 4:6-7, politics, War, worry

In The Demand For Perfection Are we Missing True Beauty? ((Rwanda #13)

June 14, 2015 by Loree

From the third floor of the high rise, ringed by sister skyscrapers, all seems modern and prosperous in this emerging African city. The reflections of sky gives a beautiful blue tint to the structures [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, Travel Tagged: 1Tim 4:5, beauty, blessings, first world, free enterprise, perfection, Rwanda, skyscrapers

The Irish Countryside: Finding Peace in Nature

September 14, 2014 by Loree

We sat silently on adjoining benches in the chilly Irish fall morning. The sun vainly attempted to warm the cold breath of the incessant breeze. Wrapped in my long woolen sweater from the local [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace Tagged: beauty, free, gift, Ireland, nature, peace

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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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