by Jodie Barrett | Dec 23, 2014 | Christmas, difficult circumstances, encouragement, family, featured, Jesus, joy, overwhelmed, prayer, salvation, Uncategorized
Preparing my heart for Christmas has been a journey of valleys and mountains this year. Each day it seems I have been faced with moments of joy and moments of pain. Many times the two have collided into one another leaving me breathless. The most recent occurrence of...
by Jodie Barrett | Dec 1, 2014 | Christmas, difficult circumstances, featured, Open Hearts and Homes for Christmas, Uncategorized
Christmas. A time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Or is it? We rush, we make lists, we check them twice. We rush. Oh Lord, don’t let us rush past Christmas. Let us see you, celebrate you, ADORE YOU! May our hearts and homes be open for Christ this Christmas!...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 26, 2014 | blessings, difficult circumstances, encouragement, Fall Session, featured, joy, overflowing, Uncategorized
Happy Thanksgiving! Well almost, or already, depending when you read this post! I wasn’t planning to post anymore this week, but God is putting praise in my heart that I just want to share! It started this past weekend and it keeps bubbling over. Popping up,...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 19, 2014 | challenge, difficult circumstances, encouragement, Faithfulness, Fall Session, featured, Keeping it real in the chaos, overflowing, Uncategorized
Recent pain has been causing me an issue. That’s right PAIN. I try not to talk about it all the time, but it hurts almost all the time. For over 6 weeks now I have been dealing with pain in my right shoulder and sometimes my left shoulder has sympathy pain just...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 7, 2014 | blessings, difficult circumstances, disappointment, encouragement, Fall Session, family, featured, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
The month of November. It brings with it so many wonderful things! Cooler temperatures. Harvest time. Hunting season. Beautiful colors. Brilliant moons. Shrimp and grits for Thanksgiving! Why have turkey when you can have shrimp? And for my family, November brings...
by Jodie Barrett | Oct 31, 2014 | difficult circumstances, Faith, fear, featured, God's presence, peace, prayer, Suzie Eller, Uncategorized
That night I didn’t even know I needed to be brave. Crouched on the floor of my son’s bedroom floor, down on my knees, nine months pregnant, prayers and tears pouring. I didn’t know what I needed, but God did. I had just stepped into my son’s...
