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The Secret Sauce to Finding Peace: Bobsledding Terror Turned Triumph

August 12, 2017 by Loree

Tamping anxiety down into my hip pocket, I tried not to think about it, How bad could it be? If they let the public sign up it must be safe, though the list of health warnings on the ticketing [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: adventure, answer is always yes, anxiety, bobsled, fear, inner tubeing, pain, praise, Psalm 5:3-4, ropes course, trust, Utah Olympic Park, Write Brilliant, writer, zip line

6 Telling Signs That Our Motivation is Undermining Our Prayers

August 5, 2017 by Loree

 Kristen Marble has been gracious enough to share another post on my blog. A co-student in my husband Randy’s Doctoral program, I’ve gotten to know what a cool gal she is over the past two years as I [Read more...]

Posted in: Guest Post, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: 1 Kings 18:36-39, Baa, Elijah, guest post, Kristen Marble, l prophets, lottery, Mt Carmel, prayer, Win

How to Navigate The Secret Surprise of Grief

July 29, 2017 by Loree

Guest  Post: I want to introduce you to one of my dearest friends Janice. You know how there is an immediate connection with some people from the first moment you meet? Janice was that instant friend [Read more...]

Posted in: Family & Friendship, Guest Post, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: CharleeCompany, comfort, cried, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, God's arms, grief, Janice Stephenson, Jesus wept, Lazarus, loneliness, mourning, tears, TinyButMighty

Confession Time: I’m Glad God Gives Me More Than One Strike

July 22, 2017 by Loree

I hadn't done something so dumb since I was a teenager. Cars whizzed by me at seventy miles an hour.The wind force of the trucks rocked my stationary SUV like a Volkswagen in a cyclone. The [Read more...]

Posted in: Family & Friendship, Life & Work, Marriage, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: busy, Concert in the Park, grace, one strike, out of gas, Psalm 73:26, strength, thankful

What To Do When “Me” Gets in the Way of “Him”

July 15, 2017 by Loree

******************************************************************** I’d like to introduce you to my new friend Kristen Marble. A co-student in my husband Randy’s Doctoral program, I’ve gotten to [Read more...]

Posted in: Guest Post, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: desire, Elijah, fame, fortune, hope, I Kings 18:36-39, Kristen Marble, prayer, truth

How a Singing Angel In the Gym Reminded Me Where to Find My Treasure

July 8, 2017 by Loree

******************************************************************************* I am honored to introduce you to my sweet friend Amy Dee Stephens. She always has a smile on her face and warmth in her [Read more...]

Posted in: Guest Post, Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly

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

Plan Your Escape: How to Survive in the Deserts of Life

June 24, 2017 by Loree

I've never been buzzed by a hummingbird before. Or two or five. As if in a dare, they darted fearless, while I wrote at my canyon top perch in the midst of their breakfast. Cocooned by a radiant [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: blessed, blessing, dare, Decker Canyon, desert, dust, escape, fear, flourish, forgetful, High Plains, Jeremiah 12:2, Malibu, Norfolk Pine, nourished, survive, trials, West Texas

Why God Is Not Mad At Me When I Forget Him: Three Ways To Help Your Focus

June 17, 2017 by Loree

I perched tall on the cushioned pew, trying to focus, warbling a hymn of love. The cross projected heroic on the screen, pierced my heart while I gazed silent rapt. Then a phone Brrrrings [Read more...]

Posted in: Forgiveness, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: busy, communion, doubt, encourage, Focus, forgiveness, God's love, guilt, love, Psalm 135:1-5, Psalm 139:23-24, remember, thankful

5 Things We Dare Not Forget When the World Doesn’t Feel Safe Anymore

June 11, 2017 by Loree

As the world reels and groans And terror splatters red, The innocents perish Father’s mourn Mothers weep Brothers cry raw for their lost. Will the madness never end? And the ferris wheel [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Poetry, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: apathy, broken world, Faith, hate, John 16:33, London, murder, music, Paris, terrorism, victory
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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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