by Jodie Barrett | Jan 9, 2017 | assurance, be still, clean hearts and homes, contentment, encouragement, featured, Uncategorized
“I can’t get no satisfaction, I can’t get no satisfaction. ‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try. I can’t get no, I can’t get no.” Pardon me for using a Rolling Stones song to start a blog post about The Lord and all His...
by Jodie Barrett | Jan 2, 2017 | clean hearts and homes, encouragement, featured, God's prompting, God's word, new year, Uncategorized
It’s no secret! Donna and I like alliterations. May be we like them to a fault. One weary night before New Years we had a little planning session and we invented a new word. RENEW-alution. Don’t worry, Webster hasn’t returned our calls. It...
by Jodie Barrett | Dec 27, 2016 | Christmas, featured, God's presence, God's prompting, God's word, new year, seeking God, Uncategorized
It’s beautiful! A beautiful mess indeed. The glitter that is scattered on the floor and stuck to my face from the presents opened. The presence of others is beautiful. It’s beautiful! A beautiful mess indeed. The joy that has come from rejoicing over the...
by Donna Fender | Dec 12, 2016 | featured, gifts, Jesus birth, jingle and joy, Uncategorized
“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” 2 Corinthians 9:5 Hi! My name is Donna and I am a Christmasaholic. My halls have been decked and the boughs of holly abound outside…..all since November 16th! The familiar carols of the season have been...
by Jodie Barrett | Dec 5, 2016 | choices, featured, God's presence, Jesus birth, jingle and joy, Uncategorized
Hurry here, hurry there! Everywhere I turn there seems to be hurry. The roadways are congested, the grocery isles have pile ups, and all I can say is it seems we have pushed a button that is counting down the days while we race to complete endless to-do lists that are...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 28, 2016 | celebrations, Christmas, encouarage, featured, focus, Jesus birth, jingle and joy, living for Christ, Uncategorized
We rush. We fuss. We make haste. We waste. We play tug of war in our hearts when we seek to balance all the jingle and joy of Christmas. Jingle bells! Joy to the world! Christmas and Christ. Since I was a little girl the magic of Christmas had been held in the...