Mary Barrett

Mary Barrett is a pastor's wife and freelance writer living in Gloucestershire, in the United Kingdom.

Articles by Mary Barrett

Making friends with God

December 1992

In number 7 "Heavenly Row" lives Shepherdess "Let's do it right!" She wakes faithfully every morning at 5:30. With no children as yet, her life is fairly ordered.

On rising, she fights the flab for 20 minutes…

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Hospitality: our contract with Jesus

September 1995

When they first invited us for supper my initial reaction was to say No! It had been a long day at church, and I was tired. Spondylitis had made my neck painful and stiff. All I wanted was a hot bath and bed!

Our two daughters wanted…

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Scatter His Love and enjoy it!

June 1995

It's Sabbath. What a marvelous opportunity for a minister's wife to scatter His love. Let's see how she does it.

She awakes at 6:00 a.m. and drags herself out of bed. She had stayed up till midnight finishing her Sabbath School program…

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Sobbing in the dark

February 1995

It must have been about 3:00 in the morning. Our infant daughter awoke and needed comforting. After soothing Rima and getting her settled, I sat on the floor in her bed room with my knees huddled. I too felt the need of comfort and found…

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I just want to go home

July 1999

My husband held me as I sobbed in his arms. "I just want to go back!" I cried. "I want to go back to Cambridge."

We had just moved from Cambridge to Cheltenham. Leaving our home, where we had lived for six years, was hard. How…

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