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How to Ditch Your 2023 Resolutions and Embrace Life Changes Instead: My Three Forever Goals

January 12, 2023 by Loree

" ...When God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. They seldom reflect on the days of their life [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, grace, Life & Work, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 2023 resolutions, AIM acronym, beauty of nature, forever goals, fruit of the spirit, grace, kindness, life changes, prioritize scripture, resolutions, study, trash day

10 Ways to Be Good to Yourself and Others in this COVID Crazy World—Psalms #2

April 4, 2020 by Loree

Like Sully the big blue monster from Jett's favorite animated movie—Monsters Inc, I set a new scare-record. I’ve gone three whole weeks with no make-up. Eek! As a Texas-bred gal, I was raised in the [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Peace, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Beloved, COVID, fear, jpurnal, kindness, lonliness, peace, Psalm 29

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 “Don’t Make a New Year’s Resolution List” Resolution

January 7, 2017 by Loree

It stares sour. Recriminations whisper ire. My curly handwriting blurs before my eyes and dances death’s dirge. Months have marched steadily past, Ushering in defeat that taunts like a school yard [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: bible study, content, defeat, faithfulness, fasting, fruits of the spirit, Galatians 5, gentleness, goodness, joy, keeping the Sabbath, kindness, love, meditation, memorization, New years resolution, one word, patience, peace, prayer, procrastination, self-control, self-denial, service, silence, simplicity, solitude, spiritual discipline, submission, Timothy 4:7, worship

When I Forget That One Essential Fact: I Am Forgiven

June 4, 2016 by Loree

Forgive me Did I forget to say it Lord? Did I forget yesterday and the day before and maybe the one before that? Did I get so carried away with my requests that I forgot a most important [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: forgiveness, grace, I John 1:9, John 3:16, kindness, patience, sacrifice, thankful, ungrateful

Being Thankful When It’s One of Those Weeks: Husband of the Year Award

May 28, 2016 by Loree

To say I was excited was an understatement! It had been a long day directing a TV commercial for the furniture store I stage, but I finished early. Time to pick up The Preacher and my son for the [Read more...]

Posted in: Family & Friendship, Life & Work, Marriage, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: flat tire, kindness, Matthew 7:12, serving, thankful, The Preacher, Thunder basketball

How to Bring Joy to Others With Kindness

February 6, 2016 by Loree

In another life path, I knew we would have been friends. The minute I gazed on his smiling countenance, I fell for his twinkling eyes in a face that wore its wrinkles well. Lines of a life well [Read more...]

Posted in: Family & Friendship, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: Alfredo, baseball, Dominican Republic, Domino's Pizza, friends, Job 6:14, joy, kindness

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

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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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