What a futuristic-sounding number—2020. It feels like something phenomenal should transpire this year. Like some great discovery should be unveiled such as the ten commandments on the actual stone [Read more...]
Hello friends! Happy New Year! I’d like to first apologize for the long silence. Writing a devotional book takes more time and energy than I ever imagined, even when writing with three friends. But [Read more...]
He cuts me off like a zooming maniac. As his silver streak of a car rockets down the left lane past the long line of waiting cars, he whips in front of me. Hey! We are all trying to be patient here [Read more...]
The Most Important New Year's Resolution--It Will Change Your Life Forever (edited repost) Resolutions. Everyone talks about them. Some people are thoughtful and serious, Some folks [Read more...]
We never get to sit still and just listen, shoulders touching, hands linked. But this lovely Sunday, in a California tent church, I settled snug next to The Preacher on a white folding chair. With no [Read more...]
I walked His narrow streets in Bethlehem. I climbed His steep hills in Nazareth. My mind reeled in awe at the possibility—did I stand where His feet trod? My God and Savior. Did [Read more...]
I had a real live conversation with you in the mall last night. Near closing time, the line of anxious children and frazzled mamas had ended. You greeted me warm by your “North Pole” sign. I don’t [Read more...]
December 20, 2014 by Loree | Edit The laden stores display their wares The windows wink and smile Luring, cajoling, enticing. Want, Want, Want. Television [Read more...]
Repost The turkey bakes dark and hot in it’s hidey-hole. No aroma of burnt offerings waft from the kitchen, only mouth-watering promises. So all is well…for now. I’m a second, maybe third [Read more...]
“Where are you God?” Frustrated, fearful and despairing—bitter words we all know familiar—gush forth as they sneak into our souls. Our head tells us he is there. But in our core, we don’t feel his [Read more...]