Jodie BarringerNov 13, 20194 minI have a dirty little secret that a few friends and family know about...it has seen me naked.I have a dirty little secret that a few friends and family know about. It is something of which I was slightly embarrassed at first, but ...
Jodie BarringerOct 18, 20192 minOver the past year, I switched firms, sold my house, bought a new house, and broke up three times.Over the past year, I switched firms, sold my house, bought a new house, and broke up with my boyfriend three times.
Jodie BarringerOct 17, 20193 minYou Are Not A WallflowerH]Above my front door is a placard that Liz and Jessica gave me last year. The placard reads, Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Above that is the
Jodie BarringerOct 17, 20195 minOn Wednesday at 4:00 amOn Wednesday at 4:00 am, I drove Mark Combs to the airport. Mark came to live with me a year ago in August. He came to me with his eyes cast
Jodie BarringerOct 17, 20195 minWhite JesusJodie stood in the door of Auntie Laura's house on the day before Easter and around the time of Passover. I was Gentile and white.
Jodie BarringerOct 17, 20194 minThe Cup FullThe Cup Full ¼ cups When I was a girl, I got to come up to Nashville for weeks at a time to stay with my grandparents in Franklin. I knew th
Jodie BarringerOct 17, 20192 minMistress of the PinesMy new house is perfect except for one thing. The porch is driving me insane. I feel like I am in a box out there. This is the set up:
Jodie BarringerMar 30, 20193 minForgetting to Go BarefootForgetting to go barefoot. John Crow is a dear friend of mine. Billy Ray Caldwell referred me to him years and worries ago. I was looking...
Jodie BarringerFeb 19, 20193 minApple sauce green peas and mashed potatoes Apple sauce green peas and mashed potatoes make a fineApple sauce green peas and mashed potatoes Apple sauce green peas and mashed potatoes make a fine meal when you are avoiding the fried sa...
Jodie BarringerJan 24, 20196 minKnowing when to say, “No.”So often, these days, we are told that to get along, to satisfy others, we have learned to say, “Yes”. ... In fact, the whole trend of l...
Jodie BarringerJan 24, 20196 minMy given name is Josephine Davenport Barringer, but I go by Jodie.. ABOUT ME My given name is Josephine Davenport Barringer, but I go by Jodie. Originally from Memphis, I grew up coming to Nashville on a...
Jodie BarringerJan 24, 20192 minThe Loud Voice of SilenceI describe the loud voice of a silent mother. # mothersaysnothingatall #catshgotyourtongue #Mumstheword The Sound Of Silence. I am absol...
Jodie BarringerJan 24, 20195 minThe Seasons I discuss the merrigo life we live. And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We are living in---the ...
Jodie BarringerJan 24, 20193 minThere it was, 40.In life there are certain turning points. Some big, some small, but all have their undeniable way of marking one's life. This past weeke...
Jodie BarringerJan 24, 20195 minDaddy, this Momma thing is not working out.The chosen and perfect daughter decides that her mother is just not working out as a proper mother. It's her father's responsibility to l...
Jodie BarringerJan 24, 20192 minTrading In"No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle aged children for signs of improvement." Florida Scott Maxwell At first when she s...
Jodie BarringerJan 24, 20191 minShopping ain't so fun with a 13 year old.Jealousy of a mother with grown children perks furiously within me as I shop with my 13 year old. At first when she was sick at her stoma...
