by Donna Fender | Aug 26, 2015 | be still, blessings, contentment, family, featured, rest, Treasures, Uncategorized
This has been a BIG week in the Fender household. Cailee started middle school. Austin started third grade. And Sara started kindergarten. They are growing so quickly. Where has the time gone? Time slow down. In the past I have wished for time to almost stop. I wanted...
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 19, 2015 | Beautiful, blessings, burdens, difficult circumstances, featured, joy, Pain, Uncategorized, Understanding
Some answers take time. And I’m impatient. Some learning comes from hard times. And that hurts. Rainbows come after storms! Before I continue this post let me preface this by saying I know that hearing good comes from hard is not always reassuring. I know that...
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 14, 2015 | featured, Uncategorized
A reblog in honor of special local friend whose photography has touched my heart. Today she is featured on the front page of our small town Daily Herald, but more importantly she is just a beautiful person who loves to preserve history through a lens and talk about...
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 13, 2015 | featured, Uncategorized
Today an old drawing popped up on in my “On This Day” newsfeed and I was reminded of a beautiful verse about the refreshment of forgiveness that comes after repentance! Boy we have such a loving and gracious God! And as I peeked back to what I blogged...
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 5, 2015 | featured, God's word, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Uncategorized
Apps. There would have been a time that I would have thought you were asking me about appetizers. And I would gladly come over to taste! Now “apps” has taken on a whole new meaning and there seems to be an app for everything. One day we were working out...
by Jodie Barrett | Jul 28, 2015 | expectations, featured, God's prompting, God's word, listen, Mentors, Uncategorized, VBS
Ahhhh….summer! Swimming pools, lemonade , water-skiing, lazy rivers, summer breaks, family vacations and VBS! Vvvvv-Bbbbb-Sssss! When I was a little girl VBS was an awesome week of going to church with all my cousins, eating ring cookies off my finger and...
