ALL or NOTHING? Elizabeth Willis Barrett……….July 6, 2022 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa—I can’t do it all! The stupid thing is that I ever thought I could! I thought I could send out a weekly newsletter, write a book, have several coaching clients, host a monthly podcast, expound...
Drawers Elizabeth Willis Barrett………….February 2022 One thing I love about our new kitchen is that instead of cupboards, we have drawers. Not on the top, of course. That would be a bit awkward trying to open drawers above one’s head. But most of the bottom sections...
LIGHTING (and liking) CHRISTMAS Elizabeth Willis Barrett…………January 2022 I loved Christmas this year! To those who know me, that is a very surprising and welcomed declaration. I’ve always loved the gathering of Christmas, the fun of being together. It’s just the...
DON’T YUCK MY YUM! Elizabeth Willis Barrett……….January 2022 How do tastebuds work? Does anybody know? I guess I could Google it. But if I did, sure enough some other topic would show up and I’d be rabbit-holing on Google for the rest of the day. Given that I...
POWER UP! Elizabeth Willis Barrett………….August 2021 There is a beautiful painting of Jesus lovingly holding an African baby who obviously needs the Savior’s love. It is painted by Liz Lemon Swindle and is a favorite of a friend of mine. While in South Africa, she...
FOR OR AGAINST?? Elizabeth Willis Barrett………………May 2021 The other day I was looking up a quote attributed to Mother Teresa. I wanted to make sure she is the one who had said it. This is it: “I will never attend an anti-war rally. If you have a peace rally, invite...
Brad’s Mother’s Day Talk Bradley K. Barrett……….May 9, 2021 I’m trying to be like Jesus. Are you? Great! I hope you are a little more successful than I. The word “trying” is a big word for me in that children’s primary hymn. I hope it’s not a surprise to any of you...
A GREAT AND FINAL RECKONING Elizabeth Willis Barrett……….April 2021 I love to do the sudoku puzzles on my phone with the sudoku.com app. They can take my mind away from long lines, long drives and other long miscellaneous waiting times. Whenever I write the wrong...
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER? Elizabeth Willis Barrett……………..February 2021 They say that age is just a number. That’s partially true. It is definitely a number. But sadly the world puts restrictions on those numbers. For some of us, that number puts us in the class of...
ACT AS THOUGH Elizabeth Willis Barrett………March 2021 My first teaching job was as a Home Ec Teacher on an Indian Reservation in Winnebago, Nebraska. Since I had gotten married three days before the job started and had graduated with my treasured Home Economics...
