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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

Five Promises to Help You Paddle Upstream When Life Beats You Down

June 23, 2018 by Loree

“Where were they? They can’t have just disappeared.”  Escaping with the giddy feeling of power in outsmarting their “jailers,” three students snuck off campus and headed for 7-Eleven three blocks [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Beloved, children, despair, discouragement, disgust, guilt, loneliness, promises, shoplifting, shopping, teacher, trials, unhappiness

Forgiveness: Navigating The Rocky Road To Healing

July 25, 2015 by Loree

His blood ran Rivers down his face Dripping from his fingers Raining from his feet.   The tree he was nailed to soaked the precious blood of our Savior into it’s dry pores. The [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: blood, bondage, despair, ego, forgiveness, freedom, healing, heart, humble, joy, kindness, Matthew 6:14, patience, unconditional, ungrateful, unhappiness

Refusing To Forgive Myself: A Prison Of My Own Making

February 7, 2015 by Loree

I hide I succumb to fear I skulk in the shadows I cringe at my ineptness I hope he doesn't notice. But I know he does He knows all He sees all He is all. I know he doesn’t expect [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: blood, despair, fail, fear, forgive, heaven, paralyze, prison, tomb, tree, unforgiveness

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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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