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New Year, New Focus: Five Tips to Fight Distraction

February 4, 2023 by Loree

As I wind to the entrance, the blur of a male bent on escape nearly topples me flat. Tall and powerful looking, dressed in an immaculate suit and tie, he reeked of success. I imagine him presiding [Read more...]

Posted in: God in control, Life & Work, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: distraction, New year resolution, prayer, Psalm 119:47-48, self-care, study

How to Trust God When Our World Disappoints

January 22, 2022 by Loree

The night storm slams rain onto the lonely highway, shooting his lightning daggers near. In an instant, the world reverts to slow-motion, tires leave the pavement and spin me 360-degrees. Losing [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Family & Friendship, God in control, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: car wreck, David and Bathsheba, depression, Disappointment, israelites banished to the desert, Israelites rebellion, out of control, pandemic, prayer, Psalm 91, trials, trust God, Walking in the desert

My Trauma in the ER: How to Pray During Trials—Psalm 61:1-5

July 28, 2020 by Loree

Are you kidding me?? Me who lives careful about where I go and who I go near because of the littles and elder folk I love—and wear my mask and avoid busy places and sanitize 10x a day. And now they [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, Peace, Poetry, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: emergency room, never fail, pray the Psalms, prayer, Psalm 61:1-5, trials, Walter brueggeman

What We Will Never Forget: Three Doctor Tips to Deal with Anxiety–Psalm 59:16

July 20, 2020 by Loree

Some things we never forget. Like that first fumbling kiss in the darkened movie theater. Not impressed. Or the knee-knocking reprimand from a policeman--after being stopped for speeding my first [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Family & Friendship, God in control, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: fear, never forget, pandemic, peace, prayer, Psalm 59:16, trust

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

2018 Olympic Update: How the Bobsled Reminds me of the Secret Sauce to Finding Peace

February 24, 2018 by Loree

2018 Olympic Update: I'm obsessed with the Olympics. While watching the bobsled last night I couldn't believe last summer, I hurtled down a 103 foot vertical drop on the track from the 2002 Winter [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: anxiety, bobsled, fear, Olympics, Park City Utah, peace, prayer, Psalm 5:3-4, stress, terror, thankful, thrill, tubing, yes, zip line

How to Cope When the Grief of the World Weighs You Down: 4 Crucial Verses

February 18, 2018 by Loree

We all know someone with cancer as it runs like wild horses through our towns, our churches, our families, our selves. Our children sicken and die of the flu of all the blasted things. And cars wreck [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 1966, anxiety, cancer, Faith, fear, flu, Isaiah 41:10, marriages, pain, prayer, Psalm 23:4, Psalm 34:4, Psalm 91:14-16, school shooting, statistics, suffering, trust, University of Texas

What Choices Would You Make if You Only Had Thirty-eight Minutes to Live? Three Steps to Living Thankful

January 21, 2018 by Loree

The text message screamed, “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL”. What followed was thirty-eight excruciating minutes of terror. An ordered world [Read more...]

Posted in: Family & Friendship, Life & Work, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anxiety, apology, confession, Faith, fear, Hawaii, joy, love, Matthew 6:34, missle, North Korea, prayer, Proverbs 10:6, Psalm 5:11, terror, thankful, Tv, 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

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
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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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