by Jodie Barrett | Mar 4, 2022 | grief, prayer
Grief can knock us over, leave us breathless, and take our words. From the beginning of my grief journey, I found my words to be few, but trusted the Lord to take my small offerings and hold me close. In the morning I would sit with my Bible open, reading His word and...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 27, 2020 | Christmas, praise, prayer, Uncategorized
Every day it seems someone says, “I am ready for 2020 to be over.” We understand. With everything that we have experienced this year we long to focus on something positive. And, we can. Christmas is indeed coming and it can be filled with expectation! God...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 9, 2020 | Christmas, jingle and joy, praise, prayer, Worship
When my children were little we taught them to “say grace.” God is good. God is great. These words were as familiar as my little one’s faces and I knew them to be true. But then my son was killed and my world was shaken. God is good. God is great....
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 13, 2020 | Arise, Bible Study, prayer
Every morning we wake up from sleep we have an opportunity. A new day is upon us and as we arise from our slumber, we get to choose what we do with our day…what we will chase after or run from… how we will fuel and feed our soul. What would life look like if each...
by Jodie Barrett | May 24, 2020 | #instaprayer, prayer, seeking God
Did someone say. “Day 14”? Say it isn’t so, Jo? It is. It’s time to close out the study, Praying Big Prayers to Our Amazing God. Just the study. We can continue to pray continually and trust that God remains a-MAY-zing! Today’s prompt reads, “Today, just pray one...
by Jodie Barrett | May 23, 2020 | #instaprayer, prayer
As we near the end of our 14-day study we stand in awe of our amazing God. He is with us and for us. Patient, compassionate, omnipotent, omnipresent. He bends down to hear the big prayers of His children, even those we can not put into words. We trust He can do more...