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 | Oct 24, 2018 | assurance, burdens, disappointment, Faith, God's presence, In God's Presence
Today we are joined by our sister, Mary Lyn Livingston. With a beautiful story, she reminds us that the Lord sings over us and in His presence we find love. We pray you are blessed. A Story of a Father’s Love By Mary Lyn Livingston They were busy, just attending to...
by Jodie Barrett | Apr 5, 2017 | burdens, Embracing God, featured, God's word, Jesus, prayer
As I read all of Mark Chapter 1, I thought, WOW! Jesus was a busy guy! Ya know, we ladies are often found going in ten different directions at one time and we often pride ourselves on getting many important things done. But if you are like me, there comes a point...
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 23, 2016 | burdens, difficult circumstances, disappointment, encouragement, featured, Uncategorized
When conversations start with, “I need to talk you about something”, uggh! I heard the words and it felt like I fell flat on my face! Processing words that hurt can be hard especially when they come out of nowhere and are completely unexpected. With all...
by Jodie Barrett | Dec 4, 2015 | burdens, Christmas, difficult circumstances, encouarage, encouragement, featured, Friends of Jesus, friendship, joy, living for Christ, Uncategorized
Every Friday from now until Christmas we will share one gift that can be given freely without a purchase and one that you can purchase. It’s all part of our Gifts of Friendship series inspired by studying The Friends of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury. Each gift we share...
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 19, 2015 | Beautiful, blessings, burdens, difficult circumstances, featured, joy, Pain, Uncategorized, Understanding
Some answers take time. And I’m impatient. Some learning comes from hard times. And that hurts. Rainbows come after storms! Before I continue this post let me preface this by saying I know that hearing good comes from hard is not always reassuring. I know that...