by Jodie Barrett | Dec 12, 2018 | blessings, celebrations, Christmas, difficult circumstances, God's prompting, God's word, Jesus, Jesus birth, jingle and joy, Uncategorized
Tears flowed, questions flew, hurt hammered, and at the end of it, I was left with one question? How can Christmas be the same? December 25th will mark two months since our son left this earth. The Lord welcomed him home and we rejoice, even in the pain of earthly...
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...
by Jodie Barrett | Dec 22, 2015 | assurance, be still, Christmas, family, featured, God's prompting, Jesus birth, Uncategorized, Understanding
Remember this. Driving to church Sunday I was filled with strong emotion for a very dear family and I heard the Lord whisper. “Remember that day, but also remember this.” Knowing that one year ago a young life ended tragically my mind was with a special...
by Jodie Barrett | Dec 29, 2014 | Christmas, featured, Jesus birth, Uncategorized
It got to me. Just a few simple words. But they got to me. I read them and they went something like this…Christmas, It’s all put away! And I thought, No. No, please don’t put it all away. Let Christmas linger! Now I know what they meant. They had a...
