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Why We Are Fascinated With The Royal Wedding: How To Live Your Own FairyTale

June 2, 2018 by Loree

The sun peeked bright above the horizon of a sleepy city, and I was supposed to be writing. But when the newsfeed danced across my screen, I couldn’t help but click. Before I knew it, I was submerged, [Read more...]

Posted in: grace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: adored, American, Beloved, encourage, fairytale, gift, grace, heal, John 3:16, love, Megan Markle, Prince Harry, redeemed, royal wedding, sacrifice, Sin

Good or Bad? The All Seeing Eye of God

April 8, 2018 by Loree

I came around the corner and Bam! There it sat in all it’s bulging glory—a ginormous two story eyeball loitering with nonchalance in the grassy space. Talk about unnerving. The icy blue stare seemed [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: fear, grace, joy, love, mercy, mess, pain, Psalm 139:1-12, rebellion, sees, Sin, thankful, wash sins, weep

How The Tomb Allows us to Live Fearless and Free

March 31, 2018 by Loree

Would you want to know when you were going to die? The date. The time. The place. The how? I fear with a deadline of my mortality looming I would begin a panicked list, beanstalk high, of what I [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anxiety, Beloved, blood, choice, death, death row, Easter, evil, fearless, forgiven, free, Jews, Sin, third day, tomb

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

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

God Has Patience For We The Wishy-Washy: (Israel #2) Showdown at Mount Carmel

February 25, 2017 by Loree

To think I was standing on a place where God wrought a mind-blowing miracle, a mountain where unprecedented drama unfolded thousands of years ago. Where his presence glowed through the answered prayer [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: 1 Kings 18:16-45, Ahab, Baal, confidence, Elijah, faithful, Jezebel, prayer, Sin, wishy-washy

Lizard Alert: How to Navigate This Dark World

August 29, 2015 by Loree

He had a funny look on his face. I knew something was up. As he led me down the hall to our room, he prefaced the bomb with, “Now don’t worry, I’ll get it out…” And then I began to feel the [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: evil, fallen world, Google, listen, lizard, navigate, Pray, Proverbs 1:32, Rwanda, Sin, spiritual battle

Secret Places: The Sins We Try To Hide

August 1, 2014 by Loree

It was in my closet, That secret scary place. We approached with whispered note, And cautious tread. A nervous giggle and a breath of courage propelled us inside. To most people, a [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: discouragement, failure, God's love, remorse, secrets, Sin, West Texas

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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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