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Mary, Did You Know…? How One Fateful Decision Changed Her Life and Ours Forever

December 25, 2022 by Loree

A thirteen-year-old girl, maybe fourteen but most certainly not more than sixteen…the chosen one? Not a gal from a wealthy family. Not a gal with a prominent Dad or a PTA president Momma, but she does [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Family & Friendship, Forgiveness, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: bitter waters, Christmas, curse on adulterous women, Faith, highly favored, Jesus, Jesus birth, Jesus the greatest gift, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:31-33, Luke 1:38, Luke 1:46-55, Mary Jesus mother, redemption, torah curse

How to Find Hope in a Dark World

December 26, 2018 by Loree

I walked His narrow streets in Bethlehem. I climbed His steep hills in Nazareth. My mind reeled in awe at the possibility—did I stand where His feet trod?  My God and Savior. Did [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Bethlehem, childhood, flesh, Jerusalem, Jesus, John 1:14, Nazareth, purpose

The Trouble With Christmas

December 12, 2018 by Loree

December 20, 2014 by Loree | Edit The laden stores display their wares The windows wink and smile Luring, cajoling, enticing. Want, Want, Want. Television [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Christmas, commercialism, homeless, Jesus, nativity, need, Proverbs 23:5, shopping, want

Move Over Santa, Our Joy is in Jesus

December 24, 2017 by Loree

As she slid the register drawer open and and fisted my change, I chirped, "Merry Christmas." She returned the greeting in like, but then turned square on, and scowled, “I’m over it. I wish it was done [Read more...]

Posted in: Family & Friendship, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: A Christmas Carol, choice, Ebenezer Scrooge, hope, Jesus, joy, Luke 2:10-14, peace, Santa, Tiny Tim

When Sin Sticks Like Christmas Glitter: How Jesus Lasers it Away

December 16, 2017 by Loree

It winks and shines and teases. The minuscule particles stick like super glue to my skin. Glitter remains my constant companion and overzealous friend from the end of October, until all the Christmas [Read more...]

Posted in: Decorating & Design, Forgiveness, Life & Work, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 1 Peter 1:18, Beloved, Christmas, daughter of the King, glitter, Isaiah 63:9, Jesus, joy, Matthew 1:20, Pharisees, prostituite, reason for the season, redeemed, Santa, Sin, Zacchaeus

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

How to Shine in a Dark World Without Falling Into the Swamp

July 1, 2017 by Loree

I dare not breathe. He’s never been this close before. The least movement will send him into the skies. So like a statue I hunker frozen to the red glider. He stalks quiet. Stealthy tiptoe. A [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Bold, brave, catch and release, fishing, Fred, Galillee, Great Blue Heron, Jesus, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:14, patience, Satan, White Egret, Wilma

A Bazillion Questions I don’t Know the Answer to But One I Do

December 10, 2016 by Loree

You entered this beautiful, broken world as we all did, Red, Wrinkled Helpless. Did you wail unsure as your tiny body birthed into the cool air? Were you fussy and colicky in that hay filled [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: baby Jesus, betrayal, blessed, broken, change his mind, fairness, frog, God-consciousness, heaven, humble, Jesus, John 13:1, justice, love, Luke 2:7, manger, Oh Holy Night, pain, regret, sorrow, temple, temptation, thankful, twelve years old, worth

Five Ways to Keep Stress From Making you Zombie Walk Through December

December 3, 2016 by Loree

My friend emphatically proclaimed, “ You just ruined my day.” Her sharp intake of breath and wild eyes should have warned me. I absolutely didn’t mean to, I just made the statement, “It’s three [Read more...]

Posted in: Decorating & Design, Family & Friendship, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 1 Peter 5:7, calendar, Christmas, gift card, Jesus, Joyful, lists, overextend, peace, perfectionism, Psalms, stress, thankful, The Grinch

The Trouble With Christmas

December 20, 2014 by Loree

The laden stores display their wares The windows wink and smile Luring, cajoling, enticing. Want, Want, Want. Television commercials swirl Prices slashed Best deals here Better deals there. We are the [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Poetry, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Christmas, crave, excess, homeless, Jesus, merry-go-round, nativity, need, Proverbs 23:5, shopping, want

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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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