by Jodie Barrett | Sep 23, 2014 | choices, encouragement, Fall Session, featured, God's prompting, Keeping it real in the chaos, living for Christ, overflowing, The best yes, Uncategorized
One of my son’s favorite books ever is Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. The story is of a young boy. An inventor. An inventor with a wild imagination and a knack for inventing things that almost work wonderfully. His mom urges him to dream. His dad wishes he...
by Jodie Barrett | Sep 18, 2014 | encouragement, Fall Session, featured, God's presence, Jesus, Keeping it real in the chaos, Pop-up, Uncategorized
I want to have you all over for coffee! Please save one chair for someone special. I want to have you all over to my house but it’s just not possible…some of you reading live a long way off! But nonetheless my heart desires to have you over! So lets do it!...
by Jodie Barrett | Sep 12, 2014 | Fall Session, featured, Jesus, salvation, surrender, Uncategorized
These spotted green apples drew me nearer to the cross. (Yes, these apples. They are mine.) I stood in my kitchen debating if I could really transform these spotted apples into something edible. From the outside they lacked promise. (I hold the promise~ just share my...
by Jodie Barrett | Sep 10, 2014 | choices, cooking, Fall Session, featured, Keeping It Real Challenges, Keeping it real in the chaos, Uncategorized
Sunday afternoon we pulled out of the church parking lot and then came the question…what are we doing for lunch? Now I wish I could say I had a great healthy meal planned out and on the stove ready to be served to my family but alas, I can not. And its quite...
by Jodie Barrett | Sep 9, 2014 | blessings, choices, encouragement, Fall Session, featured, God's prompting, God's word, Keeping it real in the chaos, The best yes, Treasures, Uncategorized
Last night we gathered to study God’s Word! It was time for a Pop Up Patio bible study! And for those who live near, yes, it was raining…so we popped into the dining room! A few months ago I was struggling. I had a heart’s desire to do bible study...
by Donna Fender | Sep 4, 2014 | Fall Session, featured, Keeping it real in the chaos, She Speaks 2014, The best yes, Uncategorized
Each night when I tuck my kids into bed, we ask them to say their prayers. Sometimes we are surprised but for the most part, they are pretty much the same…hey there is noting wrong with a little “repeating”..right, Faithfully Fit girls? They go a...