by Jodie Barrett | May 19, 2020 | #instaprayer, be still, prayer
Has Covid 19 given us the opportunity for fresh starts? Our answers may vary but what we hope to agree upon is that amazing God is in control, listening, and responding to our prayers. Unusual times offer opportunities for trust and reevaluation. Our prayer prompt for...
by Jodie Barrett | Apr 27, 2020 | assurance, bad day, be still, burdens, prayer
I wept a lot this weekend. And after I did all the things I knew to do, I wept again. Monday came and I felt hopeful. God’s word inspired me to press forward, reminding me that in my weakness, He is strong. I opened a message from a friend and found that anxiety...
by Jodie Barrett | Feb 9, 2017 | assurance, be still, challenges, difficult circumstances, encouragement, featured
Stuck. She was stuck behind a log truck trying to get to a 9am class and her students were waiting. The she wasn’t me, but I can just imagine the anxiety that was building. Well, if it were me anyway. I would be constantly looking for away around the truck...
by Jodie Barrett | Jan 9, 2017 | assurance, be still, clean hearts and homes, contentment, encouragement, featured, Uncategorized
“I can’t get no satisfaction, I can’t get no satisfaction. ‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try. I can’t get no, I can’t get no.” Pardon me for using a Rolling Stones song to start a blog post about The Lord and all His...
by Donna Fender | Mar 30, 2016 | bad day, be still, featured, Uncategorized
The last 3 weeks have been a whirlwind. I had a MRI that showed an unusual “mass” in my behind (a cutie in my patootie – as we like to say) and was scheduled to see a surgeon two days later. I had surgery less than a week later to remove said...
by Jodie Barrett | Dec 22, 2015 | assurance, be still, Christmas, family, featured, God's prompting, Jesus birth, Uncategorized, Understanding
Remember this. Driving to church Sunday I was filled with strong emotion for a very dear family and I heard the Lord whisper. “Remember that day, but also remember this.” Knowing that one year ago a young life ended tragically my mind was with a special...