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 | Feb 9, 2017 | assurance, be still, challenges, difficult circumstances, encouragement, featured
Stuck. She was stuck behind a log truck trying to get to a 9am class and her students were waiting. The she wasn’t me, but I can just imagine the anxiety that was building. Well, if it were me anyway. I would be constantly looking for away around the truck...
by Jodie Barrett | Sep 19, 2016 | contentment, difficult circumstances, encouarage, featured, focus, Uncategorized
The sun was shining and the dark clouds were forming. The sky looked at odds and off I went to walk the dog. Surely I can get this walk in before any rain falls. And then it hit me. Not the raindrops. The proverbial thought of the day. When we see darkness looming we...
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 23, 2016 | burdens, difficult circumstances, disappointment, encouragement, featured, Uncategorized
When conversations start with, “I need to talk you about something”, uggh! I heard the words and it felt like I fell flat on my face! Processing words that hurt can be hard especially when they come out of nowhere and are completely unexpected. With all...
by Jodie Barrett | Aug 9, 2016 | assurance, bad day, difficult circumstances, encouragement, featured, Uncategorized
The slow climb to the top of the hill just before the giant drop that sends you stomach to your knees and makes your heart drop was bad enough on every rollercoaster ride I’ve ever been brave enough to endure. Then there was the flip! The giant upside down flip...