by Jodie Barrett | Oct 18, 2017 | difficult circumstances, Praying Brave, trust, Understanding
Day 7: Praying Brave with a Yes Heart Open the paper, scroll your newsfeed, and listen to the news. Hurting hearts are all around us. Brokenness is evident and even understandable. Joy and pain collide. Three years ago a few days before Christmas I wept with my friend...
by Jodie Barrett | Oct 16, 2017 | difficult circumstances, Praying Brave, trust
Day 6: Praying Brave with a Yes Heart We discovered that brave prayers require trust. I’m singing now, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight....
by Jodie Barrett | Sep 2, 2015 | Fall Session 2015 Sweet, featured, friendship, Jesus, trust, Uncategorized
There we sat, two teenage girls, wild and free. Nothing to do and all the time in the world. And she let me cut her hair! Yes, we were teenagers, not 3 or 4 years old with scissors and bad bangs. She had a beautiful head of dark amber hair and for some unknown reason...
by Jodie Barrett | Jun 17, 2015 | featured, healing, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Suzie Eller, The Mended Heart, Trials, trust, Uncategorized
God is so cool! Awesome, yes, awesome! But do we see it? Do we believe it? Are we in AWE of His awesomeness? This week alone God has blown me away…in a good way. What did He do? Well, He has continually affirmed His plan, His faithfulness, by continually...
by Jodie Barrett | Oct 26, 2014 | difficult circumstances, encouragement, featured, God's word, trust, Uncategorized
Sometime we just have to hold on! This past week was one of those weeks. News came of tragedy and my heart sank. It even felt like it stopped a moment as I ached inside. My mind raced with questions and thoughts and in an instance I knew I had to hold onto what I...
by Donna Fender | Jul 8, 2014 | featured, healing, peace, trust, Uncategorized
Right this moment…I am physically tired.My eyelids are heavy and I am hoping that my kids will want to watch a quiet movie very soon.Why am I so tired?Well, I am glad that you asked.Meet my mom. As far as I am concerned she is the best mom on the planet. And I...