by Jodie Barrett | Oct 17, 2014 | blessings, encouragement, Fall Session, family, featured, Keeping it real in the chaos, Suzie Eller, Treasures, Uncategorized
Sweet momma’s everywhere this post is just for you! It’s a little longer than normal, so pour a cup of coffee and enjoy! Life with babies is chaotic. Life with toddlers is chaotic. Life with children is chaotic. Life with teenagers is chaotic. For those...
by Donna Fender | Oct 17, 2014 | blessings, daughters, family, featured, Hebrews 13:8, Keeping it real in the chaos, Suzie Eller, Uncategorized
I remember each of their “birth”days so vividly. Cailee was my smallest baby and took the longest to come, Austin was my biggest baby and was the most painful (my epidural quit working on the middle of the delivery), and Sara was my bald baby who broke the...
by Jodie Barrett | Sep 30, 2014 | blessings, comparison, contentment, disappointment, encouragement, Fall Session, featured, Keeping it real in the chaos, Uncategorized
I’m driving to work today and I drop down the mirror and it stares me in the face! Another gray hair! No doubt this one came from the fact that I did not have my normal day off work yesterday and at 9:30pm I was stopping to get milk at the drugstore. (For those...
by Jodie Barrett | Sep 9, 2014 | blessings, choices, encouragement, Fall Session, featured, God's prompting, God's word, Keeping it real in the chaos, The best yes, Treasures, Uncategorized
Last night we gathered to study God’s Word! It was time for a Pop Up Patio bible study! And for those who live near, yes, it was raining…so we popped into the dining room! A few months ago I was struggling. I had a heart’s desire to do bible study...
by Donna Fender | Aug 13, 2014 | blessings, difficult circumstances, featured, happiness, Uncategorized
As I type this blog post, I am waiting for some little girls to arrive to celebrate Cailee’s 11th birthday. It has been a little rushed this year because we have to celebrate early. My hours are changing at work soon and I will be away from home on a daily...
by Jodie Barrett | Jul 18, 2014 | blessings, featured, Jesus, Joy in the laundry, Uncategorized
A text received from my husband…”Washing clothes. What is your saying? Joy in the Laundry?”I’m married to an “Army-man”. He’s not always away from home, but this night he is and he’s doing his own laundry.I reply,...