by Jodie Barrett | Dec 2, 2013 | Christmas, featured, mistakes, Uncategorized
I made a mistake. Four simple words that can be so difficult to articulate when they really need to be said. Sometime, like this weekend for me, they just need to be whispered to God. Other times they need to be quickly said to a friend, a child, a spouse. Are you...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 12, 2013 | daughters, disappointment, family, featured, provide, ram, The Greatest Gift, Uncategorized
I put off my run this morning. Not because I think that I don’t need to run anymore (I have a 10 mile race coming up on Saturday) but, because I felt God calling me to my chair in the corner of the room. See this weekend was an emotional roller coaster for me....
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 11, 2013 | featured, Uncategorized
I remember. I remember…..As a little girl I would hug my daddy when he would return from weekend training.I remember the smell of his uniform so vividly that years later when I was given a military issued sleeping bag on a camping trip I knew that smell was just...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 4, 2013 | featured, Uncategorized
Clutter. It’s virtually everywhere. In my garage, desk drawers, closets, atop my desk, in my purse, the backseat of my car…in my mind!CLUTTER. No matter what I try it seems a battle that I am losing. Just minutes ago I spent ten minutes cleaning the...
by Jodie Barrett | Oct 16, 2013 | featured, Uncategorized
The basics. In school they are reading, writing and arithmetic. Most reading this may not be in school, but there are “basics” for just about anything. There are basics for eating healthy, exercise, cleaning house, maintaining a car, balancing a...
