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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

My Near Disgrace in Wal-Mart: God Has Our Back Psalm 56:8-9

July 5, 2020 by Loree

The pressure intensified. I felt a cringe-worthy explosion mounting. Of all places—the sneaky sneeze threatened to erupt in the middle of the Walmart check-out line. Public disgrace [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, Life & Work, Praise and Thanks, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: isolation, loneliness, Psalm 56:8-9, sneeze, sorrow, tears in a bottle, virus fatigue, Wal-mart

My Grudge Confession—How to Fight Anger with Love and Forgiveness: Psalm 50 & 53

June 28, 2020 by Loree

2020 tiptoed in lamblike. Now halfway gone, we reel as the year morphed from sheep to monster. Our unprecedented events—rampant disease, record unemployment, and hate-filled riots—forever splayed [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Family & Friendship, Forgiveness, God in control, grace, Life & Work, Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: anger, forgiveness, grudge, hate, Martin Luther King, Psalm 50, Psalm 53, virus

Why Love is Always the Right Answer—10 Favorite Love Verses from the Psalms

June 13, 2020 by Loree

Downtown crowds make me wary in light of the mass riots. But my unease defused once I realized the mood of this sign waving cluster. They did it right.  A peaceful protest with a code of [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Decorating & Design, Forgiveness, God in control, Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: COVID, love, Proverbs 15:1, Psalm 32:10, Psalm 33:18, Psalm 33:5, Psalm 36:5, Psalm 36:7, Psalm 37:28, Psalm 63:3, Psalm 86:15, Psalm 86:5, riots, Sulphur Springs, yard sale

A New Normal—The Best Ways to Find Patience during Pandemic Psalm 46

June 7, 2020 by Loree

When will we get back to normal? The question rolls off our tongues with frustration. A portion of doctors and news channels report one thing while others assert the opposite. Leaving us to ponder [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, Peace, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: hug, new normal, pandemic, patience, politicized, promise, Psalm 46, refuge, social distance, truth, uncertain

Violence and Virus: How To Navigate in the Face of These Unyielding Giants—Psalm 46

May 30, 2020 by Loree

(This photo shared by a dear friend in Minneapolis today) Chaos in the streets strikes fear as we view these disturbing images, yet chaos in the medical field parallels the unrest. In the face of [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, Peace, Poetry, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: doctors, fear, Minneapolis, Psalm 46, refuge, riots, social isolation, strength, violence, virus

To Hug or Not to Hug–Why the Assembly of Church Family Matters–Psalm 42

May 23, 2020 by Loree

Don’t get me wrong, I love lounging in my pj’s—with no intention of wearing real pants all day.  But after nearly three months of Sunday video services viewed from the sofa, the novelty has worn [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, Family & Friendship, Life & Work, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: Charles Spurgeon, COVID, exravert, hug, isolation, King David, lament, oxytocin, Psalm 42, worship

What Now? How To Cope When Your Best Laid Plans Go Awry—Psalm 139

May 16, 2020 by Loree

I messed up big time. Those words zinged like a wind-up car ricocheting through my brain. What was I thinking?  The news reports showed multitudes of airports with deserted corridors and [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, Life & Work, Peace, Praise and Thanks, prayer, Pursuit of All Things Godly, Travel Tagged: Airline flight, anxiety, COVID, divine timing, frustration, Psalm 139, scheme, social distance, worry

The Most Important Question We Must Answer During Trials

May 9, 2020 by Loree

I was losing the tug-of-war game big time--to a puppy...Stretched to the max, he yanked at my sweater until I wrestled the fabric from his grip. Once a beloved work sweater, when it became a favorite [Read more...]

Posted in: comfort, God in control, grace, Life & Work, Peace, Pursuit of All Things Godly Tagged: belief systems, bible study, Charles Spurgeon, faith or fear, fear, peace, Psalm 40, trials
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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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