By Anjanette Barr, Contributing Writer I recently took on a full time job. 40 hours a week on top of homeschooling, writing, working craft shows, and trying to keep my family alive and well fed. That was dumb, right? The particular position that I accepted was one that I could do from home. And it was in an… Read More
We are all afraid of failure. We manifest that fear differently depending on our personalities and circumstances, but no one enjoys the sinking feeling of disappointing yourself or someone else. And most of us, most of the time, dislike that feeling so much that we are actually afraid of it in a way that affects our… Read More
By Anjanette Barr, Contributing Writer Some of my most memorable times in the Word have been while reading our favorite children’s Bibles with my little ones! And honestly, there are seasons when those are my ONLY times in the Word. I am not by nature a very disciplined person. I follow a routine like anyone else,… Read More
By Anjanette Barr, Contributing Writer I could alternately have titled this post, “Housekeeping and Intentional Parenting: How I Stink at Both.” I have over a decade of independent living under my belt and I am still regularly stunned by how difficult it is to just live day by day in these roles of wife and mother…. Read More
By Anjanette Barr, Contributing Writer Nothing can completely take away the sorrow of saying goodbye to a beloved community and making a new home elsewhere, but earlier this year when my family set off on our grand adventure (Kansas City to ALASKA!), our friends certainly made an impressive effort to comfort us and smooth our transition!… Read More
Post by Anjanette Barr, Contributing Writer Over the years I’ve taken many personality tests – mostly of the Myers-Briggs variety. Recently I was asked to take another type of personality test and a test to determine my “ministry style.” Can I tell you how much I hate those tests? It’s ok to be shocked! I know so… Read More
Post by Anjanette Barr, Contributing Writer Until a few weeks ago Farro could have been the name of an Italian car for all I knew! I would have at least had the Italian part right. When it arrived in the mail from a lovely family member who knows how much I love to eat cook for my… Read More
Post by Anjanette Barr, Contributing Writer I had been married for almost three years and was desperately in love with my life. My sweet little boy had a permanent place on my hip and I couldn’t wait for my husband to come home so that I could tell him about every second of fun we’d… Read More
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