by Jodie Barrett | Apr 20, 2015 | burdens, difficult circumstances, featured, fellowship, praise, Uncategorized, women's conference
It is with great anticipation and excitement that we are adding a worship concert to our 4th Annual Women’s Conference! We love to worship the Lord and we love to do it with the girls! This year’s concert will be a memorial concert in memory of...
by Jodie Barrett | Jan 29, 2015 | blessings, burdens, challenge, contentment, difficult circumstances, encouragement, featured, healing, Suzie Eller, Uncategorized
Leave it behind! Seems simple enough, right? Just leave it behind. Well, the simplicity of it all is directly related to what IT is that we are leaving. You are not going to guess what I’ve left behind… For the last four months I have left a very...
by Jodie Barrett | Dec 24, 2014 | assurance, burdens, Christmas, difficult circumstances, featured, Jesus birth, Uncategorized
All December we have had the joy of sharing open hearts and homes. Today, Christmas Eve, we have the joy of sharing a special heart and home with you. Peeking in this heart and home is a time I will always treasure and we pray it touches your heart as we share!...
by Jodie Barrett | Oct 22, 2014 | blessings, burdens, difficult circumstances, encouragement, Faithfulness, featured, God's presence, God's word, seeking God, Uncategorized
It’s a fact. I don’t watch the news very often. I only skim a newspaper and rarely do I get caught up in the “hot topics” that surface on the web. But I do stay in touch enough to know that there is turmoil, sickness, anger, death and tragedy...
by Jodie Barrett | Oct 15, 2014 | burdens, encouragement, featured, Uncategorized
After closing my bible I ask, “God, who can I encourage today”? I wait. Names pop to mind. And I use my tools. Facebook, text messages, emails, and yes, even snail mail! Occasionally I drop off small gifts. Always, I try to smile. I talk to strangers, just...