Gleaning Mustard Seeds with Jerrie Barber

A porch, a podcast, and 100 mustard seeds

Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/fan_mail/new] Ninety-nine episodes ago, Gleaning Mustard Seeds began with a simple idea suggested by members of our family.  In this special milestone episode, I'm joined by our daughter, Christi, and our grandson, Braden, who first encouraged me to start the podcast.  They reflect on how it began, the joy it's brought, and the impact these conversations are having on listeners.  If you’ve ever wished you could sit in a rocking chair on a porch in the Smoky Mountains and listen to stories that make you think, grow, and smile, this episode invites you to pull up a chair. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Fleecy Clouds: One Woman's Story of Surviving and Thriving After Childhood Abuse [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRLVZZ32/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BLOW22HBSMRE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&dib_tag=se&keywords=fleecy+clouds+by+gail+barber&qid=1744988299&sprefix=fleecy+c%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1] Fleecy Clouds Audiobook [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0FL32443B/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&qid=1772816904&sr=8-1] When you find a "mustard seed," please share the address of this podcast with a friend: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2369804/https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/17566838 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/15286301-do-you-know-where-you-re-going] Website for Braden Parsons Photography [https://www.bradenparsons.com/] Braden Parsons' email:  bradencparsons@gmail.com If you'd like to discuss your roofing needs, call Jerrie Wayne Barber, II, at 931.628.3390  This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with the Ministry League Network [https://ministryleague.com/]. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Fleecy Clouds: One Woman's Story of Surviving and Thriving After Childhood Abuse [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRLVZZ32/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BLOW22HBSMRE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&dib_tag=se&keywords=fleecy+clouds+by+gail+barber&qid=1744988299&sprefix=fleecy+c%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1] Subscribe to my two blogs:        New Shepherds Orientation [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/3be4f689-795e-4f1d-b0eb-dc2ccc11d4e4]        Between Preachers [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/c44dd9b9-141f-4ef9-8d06-73c4f5ee6709]...

Is my picture printed here?

Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/fan_mail/new] * If a faithful member of your congregation quietly disappeared for three weeks, would we even notice — or would we only notice when it was time to print a new directory? * If you went missing from your church today, how many weeks would pass before someone filed a "spiritual missing persons report”? * Are we functioning more like a gym or Walmart — serving those who show up — or like the body of Christ that searches for its missing members? * What’s more tragic: the member who stops attending, or the congregation that waits until someone’s "deleted" from the directory to notice they’re gone? Steve Cummings Email:  sdjquad@gmail.com Phone:  (615) 516-1364 As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Fleecy Clouds: One Woman's Story of Surviving and Thriving After Childhood Abuse [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRLVZZ32/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BLOW22HBSMRE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&dib_tag=se&keywords=fleecy+clouds+by+gail+barber&qid=1744988299&sprefix=fleecy+c%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1] When you find a "mustard seed," please share the address of this podcast with a friend: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2369804/https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/17566838 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/15286301-do-you-know-where-you-re-going] Website for Braden Parsons Photography [https://www.bradenparsons.com/] Braden Parsons' email:  bradencparsons@gmail.com If you'd like to discuss your roofing needs, call Jerrie Wayne Barber, II, at 931.628.3390  This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with the Ministry League Network [https://ministryleague.com/]. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Fleecy Clouds: One Woman's Story of Surviving and Thriving After Childhood Abuse [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRLVZZ32/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BLOW22HBSMRE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&dib_tag=se&keywords=fleecy+clouds+by+gail+barber&qid=1744988299&sprefix=fleecy+c%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1] Subscribe to my two blogs:        New Shepherds Orientation [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/3be4f689-795e-4f1d-b0eb-dc2ccc11d4e4]        Between Preachers [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/c44dd9b9-141f-4ef9-8d06-73c4f5ee6709]...

A dose of humility

Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/fan_mail/new] In this episode, I tell the story of a moment that’s stayed with me for more than forty-five years—a simple comment from a friend that exposed a blind spot I didn’t know I had.  I thought I understood humility. I preached about it. Quoted it. Admired it.  But one honest sentence from a friend made me see myself more clearly than any compliment I ever had. If you’ve ever needed a gentle correction—or been grateful for a friend brave enough to give one—this episode is for you…. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Fleecy Clouds Audiobook [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0FL32443B/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&qid=1759534898&sr=8-1] Fleecy Clouds Paperback [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRLVZZ32/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&qid=1759534898&sr=8-1] Fleecy Clouds Hardcover [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRPQ2YBB/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&qid=1759534898&sr=8-1] Fleecy Clouds Kindle [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood-ebook/dp/B0BRVXB525/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&qid=1759534898&sr=8-1%20]  When you find a "mustard seed," please share the address of this podcast with a friend: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2369804/https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/17566838 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/15286301-do-you-know-where-you-re-going] Website for Braden Parsons Photography [https://www.bradenparsons.com/] Braden Parsons' email:  bradencparsons@gmail.com If you'd like to discuss your roofing needs, call Jerrie Wayne Barber, II, at 931.628.3390  This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with the Ministry League Network [https://ministryleague.com/]. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Fleecy Clouds: One Woman's Story of Surviving and Thriving After Childhood Abuse [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRLVZZ32/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BLOW22HBSMRE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&dib_tag=se&keywords=fleecy+clouds+by+gail+barber&qid=1744988299&sprefix=fleecy+c%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1] Subscribe to my two blogs:        New Shepherds Orientation [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/3be4f689-795e-4f1d-b0eb-dc2ccc11d4e4]        Between Preachers [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/c44dd9b9-141f-4ef9-8d06-73c4f5ee6709]...

Fleecy Clouds, chapter 2, Little House

Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/fan_mail/new] In this episode of Gleaning Mustard Seeds, you’ll hear the second chapter of the audible version of Fleecy Clouds: One Woman's Story of Surviving and Thriving after Childhood Abuse, by Gail Champion Barber and Alice Sullivan. Listen now as Christi Barber Parsons reads Chapter 2: Little House As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Fleecy Clouds Audiobook [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0FL32443B/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&qid=1759534898&sr=8-1] Fleecy Clouds Paperback [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRLVZZ32/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&qid=1759534898&sr=8-1] Fleecy Clouds Hardcover [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRPQ2YBB/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&qid=1759534898&sr=8-1] Fleecy Clouds Kindle [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood-ebook/dp/B0BRVXB525/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&qid=1759534898&sr=8-1%20]  When you find a "mustard seed," please share the address of this podcast with a friend: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2369804/https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/17566838 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/15286301-do-you-know-where-you-re-going] Website for Braden Parsons Photography [https://www.bradenparsons.com/] Braden Parsons' email:  bradencparsons@gmail.com If you'd like to discuss your roofing needs, call Jerrie Wayne Barber, II, at 931.628.3390  This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with the Ministry League Network [https://ministryleague.com/]. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Fleecy Clouds: One Woman's Story of Surviving and Thriving After Childhood Abuse [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRLVZZ32/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BLOW22HBSMRE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&dib_tag=se&keywords=fleecy+clouds+by+gail+barber&qid=1744988299&sprefix=fleecy+c%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1] Subscribe to my two blogs:        New Shepherds Orientation [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/3be4f689-795e-4f1d-b0eb-dc2ccc11d4e4]        Between Preachers [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/c44dd9b9-141f-4ef9-8d06-73c4f5ee6709]...

Where do I find the time to do what I need to do?

Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/fan_mail/new] Most of us don’t struggle with laziness—we struggle with too many meaningful things to do and not enough hours to do them.  In this episode, I tell the story of a day when ministry duties, family needs, study, and hospital waiting rooms collided—and the prayer that reshaped my approach to time ever since.  If you’ve ever wondered how to choose wisely, refuse kindly, and end the day at peace with what you did (and didn’t) do, this conversation’ll give you a simple, practical philosophy for putting first things first. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen [https://amzn.to/4koYHZg]     Between Preachers [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/c44dd9b9-141f-4ef9-8d06-73c4f5ee6709] When you find a "mustard seed," please share the address of this podcast with a friend: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2369804/https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/17566838 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/episodes/15286301-do-you-know-where-you-re-going] Website for Braden Parsons Photography [https://www.bradenparsons.com/] Braden Parsons' email:  bradencparsons@gmail.com If you'd like to discuss your roofing needs, call Jerrie Wayne Barber, II, at 931.628.3390  This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with the Ministry League Network [https://ministryleague.com/]. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional charge to you. Fleecy Clouds: One Woman's Story of Surviving and Thriving After Childhood Abuse [https://www.amazon.com/Fleecy-Clouds-Surviving-Thriving-Childhood/dp/B0BRLVZZ32/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BLOW22HBSMRE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cDM1Gjx308V1t6D2USR8yA.uKfLg9zpKcVoCvCnLq11WeW23V2MAJHWp-R9R-VBKYo&dib_tag=se&keywords=fleecy+clouds+by+gail+barber&qid=1744988299&sprefix=fleecy+c%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1] Subscribe to my two blogs:        New Shepherds Orientation [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/3be4f689-795e-4f1d-b0eb-dc2ccc11d4e4]        Between Preachers [https://aw436f7.aweberpages.com/p/c44dd9b9-141f-4ef9-8d06-73c4f5ee6709]...