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Mothering—How To Banish Our Fear of Failure With Four Verses of Comfort

May 14, 2023 by Loree

I tried to give Mom something to look forward to. After Dad passed, I promised I would take her anywhere she desired. Being a world traveler, I imagined what she would choose.  Her first response [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Family & Friendship, Forgiveness, God in control, grace, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Raising Boys, Travel Tagged: 2 Peter 3:9, comfort, courage, Faith, fear, fear of failing as a mother, fear of failure, God chases us, God has us covered, God wants no one to perish, imperfection, John 21:6, John 6:44, Let our light shine, mother, Mother's day, parenting, perfection, perfectionism, Revelation 3:20

Why Waiting (Which We Hate) is Not Always a Bad Thing

July 11, 2021 by Loree

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who WAIT FOR THE LORD! Ps 31:23,24 (NLT,NIV) The text screeches from my screen. YOUR FLIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. What in the ever-loving world? [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, Life & Work, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: airport, courage, Faith, Hardest command, Joseph, patience, persevere, Psalm 31, slow down, wait

When Betrayals Run Deep—He Still Calls Me Friend: From Gethsemane to the Golgotha (Israel #9)

April 16, 2017 by Loree

Brash Peter, chest pumped full, head raised lofty, So sure of his courage. So sure of his loyalty Even if all the rest of them fall away, even if I have to die with you, I am stronger than [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Israel Trip, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: betrayal, courage, forgive, friend, Gethsemane, Golgotha, Judas, loyalty, Luke 23:34, Matthew 26, Matthew 27, Olive tree, Peter, Pilate, Via Delorosa

Finding Courage to Wait For God’s Perfect Timing (Rwanda #1 2016)

August 6, 2016 by Loree

I never ever get a window seat. I aways allow The Preacher to hunker there so I can shield him from Chatty Cathy or Talky Tom. In faux-extrovert mode all day at work, to recharge he thrives on [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: courage, Exodus 4:13, forgotten, God's timing, Mississippi River, Moses, Nile River, Pharaoh, Red Sea, Rwanda, Sahara Desert

Playing it Safe: Chasing The Lie That Prevents Peace

October 3, 2015 by Loree

I sit on the lush creek bank listening to the roaring mountain stream. The mountain cabin with smoke thinly trailing from the chimney, is backlit by the rising sun which chases away the chill. Taking [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Peace, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 1 Timothy 1:7, brave, carpenter, courage, fear, fishermen, healing, joy, pain, peace, playing it safe, regret, rich young ruler, ruler of the earth, sorrow

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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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