by Donna Fender | Mar 23, 2016 | daughters, featured, love, Uncategorized
It was a normal “at home” Saturday..you know washing clothes and cleaning up the house. I took the kids clothes basket upstairs to put their clothes away when I encountered the disaster affectionately know as “Cailee’s Room.” Everything...
by Jodie Barrett | May 10, 2015 | daughters, disciples, encouragement, featured, friendship, Heart Sisters, love, Mentors, seeds, Shine, Titus 2, Treasures, Uncategorized
She taught me how to wash dishes. I couldn’t wait. From where I was standing on that big chair I had climbed on I could see the backyard. It was the place I was normally found where I would run and play with my brother and sister. But that moment I didn’t...
by Jodie Barrett | Jan 16, 2015 | choices, daughters, difficult circumstances, family, featured, God's prompting, God's word, healing, Pain, prayer, salvation, Uncategorized, Winter Session 2015
I love my name. I will never forget the first time I heard it. Really heard it. He whispered it to me at the altar that day. It fell upon my ears like a sweet ocean breeze. Warm and fragrant. It is the second most beautiful name I know. He called me...
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 | Apr 30, 2014 | beauty, daughters, featured, Jesus, overflowing, Uncategorized, women's conference
I want my daughter to know that she is a princess!Not just my princess.Not just her daddy’s princess.A very special princess to a very special prince. This past week we had prom preparations going on at our house. I have a son who has been to a prom before and a...
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....
