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Five Ways to Find Joy When You Feel Like Crying: Psalm 100

November 26, 2020 by Loree

A niece, her husband, my parents, and 3 dogs. That’s it. The whole of the Thanksgiving gathering. So if you count the fur babies, and who wouldn’t, we have 8. Missing my kids, my sister, the [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Family & Friendship, God in control, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: choose joy, Christmas, COVID, covid rules, loss, praise, Psalm 100, thankfulness, Thanks, thanksgiving

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

What Pushes Your Buttons? Five Names You Don’t Want To Be Called And Three Ways To Stop the Labels

November 11, 2017 by Loree

My doorbell won’t work. The whole mechanism is only a year old, so what the heck?? Is that why it was on sale for $29.99? Because retailers know you will be buying a new one every year? Which slowly [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Marriage, Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: blessings, comparison, complain, discontented, drama queen, Facebook, gifts, grass is always greener, grouchy, grumble, Instagram, Isaiah 26:3, malcontent, Numbers 11:4-5, Philippians 2:14-16, Thanks, thanksgiving, Thessalonians 5:18, whiney, wishing your life away

What To Do When You Feel Unworthy (Rwanda #6)

September 10, 2016 by Loree

She strode regal like an African Queen. And I stared, all the while pretending I wasn’t staring. Hoping she wouldn’t notice me. Like I used to do at the mall when I wanted to see if that guy I [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: 2.4 under 65, 50% under 20, African Queen, compassion, crucified, Genocide, life expectancy 58, love, Romans 5:8, Rwanda, skin color, Thanks

Poinsettia Tree: Are We Growing As God Intended? (Rwanda #7)

May 3, 2015 by Loree

The first time I saw the tree, I was immediately drawn to the color. Bright red blooms flaunting. Then I did a double take. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Towering over my head, ten feet tall, [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: 2 Timothy 1:9, mercy, Poinsettias, potential, praise, purpose, Rwanda, Thanks

Rwanda: My Trip Gets Off to a Rough Start

March 21, 2015 by Loree

How can a flight just cancel out of thin air? No snowstorm, No ice, No mechanical problems, Just an email notice blaring. I should have checked sooner I guess. But with the rush to get [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Africa, control, flight, Isaiah 14:24, Istanbul, me, Rwanda, son, Thanks, trust, Turkish Air

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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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