by Jodie Barrett | Nov 9, 2020 | Christmas, jingle and joy, praise, prayer, Worship
When my children were little we taught them to “say grace.” God is good. God is great. These words were as familiar as my little one’s faces and I knew them to be true. But then my son was killed and my world was shaken. God is good. God is great....
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 Jodie Barrett | Nov 29, 2018 | Christmas, jingle and joy, prayer, Prayer Tree, 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. When I was a little girl the magic of Christmas was held in the traditions of...
by Jodie Barrett | Nov 15, 2018 | Christmas, jingle and joy, prayer, Remember Ryan
There I was, eight months pregnant and patiently awaiting the completion of our first home to be built. Well, I was not so patient. It was December and I desperately wanted to have Christmas in our new home. Determination (or stubbornness, you decide) had the tree...
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...
