by Barb Roose | Apr 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Hi friends, I usually like to post something inspirational or encouraging. But, not today. Today, I just want to share four things that gross me out. Here they are: 1. Hotdog chunks with spaghetti This is the photo that started it all. I saw this on Facebook tonight...
by Barb Roose | Mar 21, 2014 | Christian Living/Discipleship, Uncategorized
Bad news always feels like a punch in the gut, right? This morning, I logged onto Facebook and saw that a young mother had lost her 2 1/2 year old little girl last night. This sweet baby suffered from a congenital disease and while her family knew that the precious...
by Barb Roose | Mar 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here’s a portion of an email that I received from a woman about my “Trust Fall” message this past weekend: “For me, I have a hard time trusting God with uncertainty. I like to know when, where, and how all things are going to happen. Over the...
by Barb Roose | Feb 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
It took me two hours to get home on Wednesday afternoon. Two. Hours. For my friends in big cities, I know that two hours doesn’t mean much to you. However, for the rest of us in mom-and-pop cities, we’re not built for that kind of windshield time. You big...
by Barb Roose | Dec 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
‘Twas the night before Christmas and I was nine years old, settled deep in my blankets, shielded from the cold… All I wanted that year for Christmas was a round, yellow, handheld Pacman game. Handheld games were new and I salivated at the notion I hold my...
by Barb Roose | Dec 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
When I was 13, I sang in the youth choir at my small Baptist church. My grandmother was the pianist and director. There were a dozen or so of us kids aged 10-15 and Grandma taught and fussed at us each week during choir practice until we got the songs prepared just...
