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Coping With “What If’s”: When Your Life Feels Like That Saturday Between His Death and the Resurrection

April 2, 2016 by Loree

Red River sunset 2016   In that dimly lit room two thousand years ago, The terror was real. I picture a small, shuttered space, claustrophobic as they huddle together, hiding in fear [Read more...]

Posted in: Life & Work, Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: broken heart, broken spirit, defeat, depression, Deut 31:8, disciples, doubt, fear, fractured dreams, guilt, John 3:16, lie, Psalm 23, Resurrection

When You Are Asked to do More Than You Think You Can Handle

March 26, 2016 by Loree

He was minding his own business.  But whether he just happened to be in town or had come to see the spectacle, we will never know. Trudging his way in from the country, Simon of Cyrene’s day [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: abandoned, Centurion, cross, Isaiah 53:5, King, Palm Sunday, peace, Simon of Cyrene

When It Comes Time to Realize God is Enough

March 12, 2016 by Loree

The shifting sand slows my pace as I veer toward the surfboard stand. The colors beckon, the Dominican sellers flirt and call and cajole. It always makes me smile. The waves whisper my [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: broken world, Dominican Republic, enough, Hawaii, hope, peace, Psalm 42:11, surf, The silver bullet, unconditional love

The Street Vendor: Radiating Joy

March 5, 2016 by Loree

It was a rag-tag mushroom with a spindly stem on three wheels. The once canvas umbrella covered with plastic tarps, hovered above the ancient bicycle, protecting the tiny man and his basket of [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: blessings, circumstances, Dominican Republic, ears, eyes, hands, joy, nose, Psalms 5:11, Punta Cana, Santa Domingo, sugar cane, tongue

Pink Flamingos and the God of Impossible

February 27, 2016 by Loree

Cute, fluffy and grey, With a long orange bill. If I had seen the picture without a title, I wouldn't have known what it was. I'd have supposed some kind of duck, and I would have been way [Read more...]

Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: balance, Dominican Republic, flamingos, impossible, Luke 18:27

Pride: How to Keep From Falling Into That Pit

February 21, 2016 by Loree

So regal, Such posture A monument of colossal proportions, So unintentionally hilarious. Nestled in the heart of the city, the cool shade of the plaza gave us relief in a mid eighties day. [Read more...]

Posted in: Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: 1 John 2:16, blessings, Christopher Columbus, Dominican Republic, pigeons, pride, Santo Domingo, sculpture, vanity

The Cenote: When God Reveals the Beautiful and the Unexpected

February 15, 2016 by Loree

I had no idea what was nestled beneath the surface. To say It was a surprise is an understatement. For some reason we thought it would be fun to rent dune buggies for a day of sightseeing. We [Read more...]

Posted in: prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: cave, Cenote, dirty, Dominican Republic, dunebuggy, pool, Pray, Psalms 114:7-8, unexpected

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

How to Cope With The Sadness We Hide So Well

January 30, 2016 by Loree

Her face drew me, Once beautiful, now lined with years of toil. Her eyes were weary with an unmasked sadness that captivated me. Resignation and hopelessness cloaked her every step. As she [Read more...]

Posted in: Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: baseball, Dominican Republic, hopelessness, James 1:2, joy, Maria, peace, sadness

Sometimes Joy Comes In the Morning…Literally

January 24, 2016 by Loree

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Posted in: Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: Atlanta, Christine, Dominican Republic, hug, Joyful, kind, Proverbs 17;22, smile, spirit, spread joy
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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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