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...
by Jodie Barrett | May 10, 2015 | daughters, disciples, encouragement, featured, friendship, Heart Sisters, love, Mentors, seeds, Shine, Titus 2, Treasures, Uncategorized
She taught me how to wash dishes. I couldn’t wait. From where I was standing on that big chair I had climbed on I could see the backyard. It was the place I was normally found where I would run and play with my brother and sister. But that moment I didn’t...
by Jodie Barrett | May 8, 2015 | expectations, family, fear, featured, friendship, Keeping it real in the chaos, living for Christ, Mentors, Uncategorized
At 23 I became a mom! One of the sweetest moments of my life! And I was going to be the best mom ever! I failed at that about 2 weeks into motherhood. Failed is such a harsh word, but that’s what I’ve felt a time or two in this whole role of mother....
by Jodie Barrett | Apr 23, 2015 | difficult circumstances, expectations, featured, God's prompting, Keep It Shut, Mentors, Uncategorized
To speak or not to speak, that is the question. Well, at least that is the question for me and the first thing that popped in my mind when I saw the writing prompt for #livefree Thursday. You see we are in the middle of studying our words over here at Faithfully...
by Jodie Barrett | Apr 16, 2015 | assurance, Beautiful, birthday, featured, fellowship, Grace, happiness, healing, living for Christ, Mentors, serving others, Uncategorized
It’s coming. 53 days and counting. My birthday! And no, this is not a reminder! At least not for you, but for me. You see the past few years have had some difficult moments. Many of them have been the result of my relationships with other women. My birthday is a...
by Jodie Barrett | Jan 13, 2015 | bad day, encouragement, featured, Mentors, mistakes, overwhelmed, Uncategorized, Winter Session 2015
And it happened! All the things I didn’t want to say spilled out of my mouth anyway. Even though, as tears slipped from my eyes and I lamented in the privacy of my jeep that I wouldn’t…I did! I said all the things I desperately didn’t want to...