by Jodie Barrett | Oct 24, 2018 | assurance, burdens, disappointment, Faith, God's presence, In God's Presence
Today we are joined by our sister, Mary Lyn Livingston. With a beautiful story, she reminds us that the Lord sings over us and in His presence we find love. We pray you are blessed. A Story of a Father’s Love By Mary Lyn Livingston They were busy, just attending to...
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 23, 2016 | burdens, difficult circumstances, disappointment, encouragement, featured, Uncategorized
When conversations start with, “I need to talk you about something”, uggh! I heard the words and it felt like I fell flat on my face! Processing words that hurt can be hard especially when they come out of nowhere and are completely unexpected. With all...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 12, 2014 | comparison, contentment, disappointment, encouragement, expectations, Faithfulness, Fall Session, featured, Jesus, Keeping it real in the chaos, prayer, Uncategorized
Sharing this post again today as I pick up a copy of Holley Gerth’s new book! Today Holley asked the question, “Where do you think pressure to be perfect comes from and what can we do about it”? My pressure comes...
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 | 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 | 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....