by Jodie Barrett | Dec 27, 2016 | Christmas, featured, God's presence, God's prompting, God's word, new year, seeking God, Uncategorized
It’s beautiful! A beautiful mess indeed. The glitter that is scattered on the floor and stuck to my face from the presents opened. The presence of others is beautiful. It’s beautiful! A beautiful mess indeed. The joy that has come from rejoicing over the...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 28, 2016 | celebrations, Christmas, encouarage, featured, focus, Jesus birth, jingle and joy, living for Christ, Uncategorized
We rush. We fuss. We make haste. We waste. We play tug of war in our hearts when we seek to balance all the jingle and joy of Christmas. Jingle bells! Joy to the world! Christmas and Christ. Since I was a little girl the magic of Christmas had been held in the...
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 | Dec 11, 2015 | Christmas, encouarage, encouragement, featured, Friends of Jesus, friendship, joy, living for Christ, Uncategorized
This is our final post in our series “Gifts of Friendship”! It’s been a joy to share gift ideas that can be freely given or given with little expense that share the love of Christ with our friends. We are so thankful to Karen Kingsbury and the...
by Jodie Barrett | Dec 4, 2015 | burdens, Christmas, difficult circumstances, encouarage, encouragement, featured, Friends of Jesus, friendship, joy, living for Christ, Uncategorized
Every Friday from now until Christmas we will share one gift that can be given freely without a purchase and one that you can purchase. It’s all part of our Gifts of Friendship series inspired by studying The Friends of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury. Each gift we share...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 27, 2015 | Christmas, encouragement, featured, Friends of Jesus, friendship, joy, living for Christ, Uncategorized
Every Friday from now until Christmas we will share one gift that can be given freely without a purchase and one that you can purchase. It’s all part of our Gifts of Friendship series inspired by studying The Friends of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury. Each gift we share...
