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 Jodie Barrett | Aug 9, 2016 | assurance, bad day, difficult circumstances, encouragement, featured, Uncategorized
The slow climb to the top of the hill just before the giant drop that sends you stomach to your knees and makes your heart drop was bad enough on every rollercoaster ride I’ve ever been brave enough to endure. Then there was the flip! The giant upside down flip...
by Jodie Barrett | Feb 6, 2016 | assurance, featured, peace, praise, prayer, Uncategorized
Prayer, worry, prayer, worry….it’s exhausting. A vicious cycle. I have stress and tension in my neck and shoulder, rest eludes me night. It was never meant to be this way. Prayer, trust, prayer, trust. That’s more like it! Today God reminded me of...
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...
by Jodie Barrett | Oct 20, 2015 | assurance, Beautiful, beauty, contentment, encouragement, Fall Session 2015 Sweet, featured, Uncategorized
While getting dressed this morning I had a flood of memories come back. It all started while I was putting on a camisole under a new top that the neckline falls a little low on. I stood there with good and bad memories. Memories of living a life wanting acceptance,...