Barbara Ann Repan

Sharing Hope that Anchors the Soul

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Hi, I’m Barbara Ann, and welcome to my online home. I’m so glad you are here!

Imagine sitting on a beautiful sandy beach, looking out at the waves as they wash up on the shore. The sun is shining, not too hot, just enough to give you a sun-kissed glow on your skin. You watch the seagulls swooping down to grab a fish. Little children are playing nearby, working excitedly with their shovels to build a big sandcastle. Life is good.

Beach and Me

Then back to reality and sometimes a hard reality.

Are you in a situation that you just don’t see any hope? Maybe your marriage is crumbling or you had yet another miscarriage. On a lighter note, maybe you just need hope for your unorganized, messy closets. Hope for weight loss? Hope for kid challenges? Hope for balancing it all? The list goes on and on. 

My passion is to encourage and give hope with life-giving words. 

Some days hopelessness can be overwhelming. I’ve been a hopeless mess in dealing with infertility, cancer, and marital separation, to name a few. I occasionally have moments of sadness being childless. Though I’ve been cancer-free for many years, thoughts of its return try to consume me. The “what if’s” are real in my life. I would love to say after 30+ years of marriage, John and I were living ‘happily ever after’. We are happy but we also still argue, usually about the dumbest things.

Life is not easy, but there is Hope.

God’s Grace is true and real and in Him, I find my Hope.

This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. Hebrews 6:19 NLT

Why I write

Journaling has been a way of therapy when going through hard times. Several years ago I became interested in starting a blog, did some research, and joined Compel Training with Proverbs 31 Ministry. I discovered I enjoy writing and wanted to learn more about the craft. I believe we can help others by sharing what we have experienced.

This verse is why I share what I have gone through. 

“All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us. We have plenty of hard times that come from following the Messiah, but no more so than the good times of his healing comfort—we get a full measure of that, too.”    2 Corinthians 1: 3-5 MSG

 

This is me from A to Z:

 ⚓️ Anchored in Jesus ⚓️

Barbara, Barb, Barbie, Barbara Ann

 Content, most all the time

 I love to decorate

 Eating out. Favorites are Chick Fil A, Mexican food, Union Grill

 Follower of Jesus, Forgiven because of Jesus

 Grateful for so much

Happy

 Introvert but love time with my people.

 John, my guy, and best friend

 Kind-hearted

Laughter ~ Love to Laugh.

Music. I. Must. Have. Music.

 Nature Lover. So much to learn from nature.

Ocean. I never get tired of the ocean.

 Purses. I have a few….ok, I have more than I need.

 Quiet. I’m quiet and I like it quiet.

A reader of Memoir, some Fiction, mostly Christian Living, and lots of online

 Sense of Humor

Thoughtful

Unique (aren’t we all?)

 Victory in Jesus is my favorite hymn

Words. I’ve loved words for a long time; reading them, writing them, learning from them

 XO hugs and kisses

 Young at heart

 Zen, relaxed & peaceful

I invite you to look around my online home. The Categories list (to the right on a computer or towards the bottom of your phone) will pinpoint you to particular posts.

Feel free to email me at Barbara@BarbaraAnnRepan.com. I’d love to hear from you!

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Hi Friend, Welcome to my corner of the online world, where I write to encourage and give hope. I believe everyone could use a dose of hope from time to time so whether you need hope for your marriage, your closet, or anything in between, I hope you find some encouragement here.

Having been through some hard situations, I understand what it's like to live hopeless, depressed, angry, and bitter until God rescued me in His Love and Grace. In Him, I found an Anchor to keep me safe and secure. My passion is to share how He has rescued me and give others encouragement, as He has for me.

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