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The Miracle Cure to Worry

March 3, 2018 by Loree

But answers are often not so quick. Or at least answered so I can see them. So when it comes down to my own prayer walk, I can stay connected to God's tubes of life-giving air…or not. I really have [Read more...]

Posted in: Family & Friendship, Forgiveness, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anxious, death, disbelieve, Faith, fear, forgive, illness, miracle, Philippians 4:6-7, pneumonia, prayer, Sin, worry

What Do You Want Most in 2018? Secret To Success—Toss Your Resolutions List

January 1, 2018 by Loree

The pounds snuck up in a cruel game of mid-life Truth or Dare. Those sneaky ones somehow crept into my middle section and dared me to get rid of them. The kind of pounds that pop buttons, and squeeze [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: forgive, grace, hope, Matthew 6:33, mercy, one word, prayer, Psalm 59:16-17, Psalm 63:1-5, resolutions, Thanks

Three Ways to Find Your Footing When The Heat of the Moment Causes You to Lose Your Mind

December 2, 2017 by Loree

THE PREACHER WAS CAUGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A MUD-SLINGING WORD WAR! Hold the phone… An Oklahoma University football season ticket holder, he knows all the devotees in the sea of red [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Life & Work, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 1 Peter 4:8, Chick-Fil-A, forgive, guilt, James 3:5, kindness, love, Oklahoma University, profanity, Proverbs 12:18, rash, the preacher card

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

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

5 Ways to Steal Back Your Sanity: Become a Peace Pirate (Remodel #4)

July 16, 2016 by Loree

Swigging hot beverages, the patrons gazed at laptops, typing like mad or just staring in a mesmerized trance. Some chatted in easy camaraderie with smiling friends. Others settled back on the [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: coffee shop, depression, exercise, forgive, hide, peace, Peace Pirate, powder bath, Pray, Psalm 29:11, secrets, self-protection, shaky faith, stubborn, suffer, termites, thankful

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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