Your Last Decade #19: Rhett Barrett

The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey

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🗓️ 8 May 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

As we enter this new decade, I thought it would be fun to talk to a few friends and reflect back on what life was like 10 years ago. In these conversations, you’ll hear guests speak about what God has done in their life, their dreams and goals, things they would have done differently, and things they’re most proud of. And, looking back always causes me to look forward, so we’ll also chat about dreams for the next ten years! Today I’m talking with Rhett Barrett. Rhett is married to Happy Hour veteran, Jenn Jett Barrett, who was my guest on the If You Only Knew Miniseries. Together, they live in Springdale, Arkansas where Rhett teaches middle school and loves to travel, scuba dive, and eat good food -- can I get an AMEN? In 2010, Rhett was in a toxic relationship that was ending disastrously and was coming to the close of a decade spent running from the Lord. In this episode, we talk about what it felt like for Rhett to feel far from God, how he turned marriage into an idol and identity, and ultimately, the power and kindness God has to restore both our faith and our hearts. Friends, Rhett’s story is such a beautiful picture of God’s grace for every single one of us and it was an honor to hear him speak so vulnerably and authentically today. I love what Rhett’s dad told him all those years ago -- “When something is wrong, something is NEVER better than nothing.” -- SO GOOD! I think you’re really going to love this episode. Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube GET ALL THE LINKS FROM THE SHOW HERE

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0:00.0	Hey friends and welcome to the Happy Hour with Jamie Ivy Podcasts.
0:03.4	I'm your host Jamie and I'm so glad you're here.
0:05.8	Each week on this show, I invite a girlfriend to join me and we chat about the big things
0:09.7	in life, the little things in life and everything in between.
0:13.8	You're listening to a special edition of the Happy Hour with Jamie Ivy Podcasts called
0:26.8	Your Last Decade.
0:28.6	The beginning of the year we thought to be fun to talk to a few friends about what life
0:31.5	was like for them 10 years ago.
0:33.2	We thought we would just do this in January and you guys have loved it and honestly, I
0:37.5	have loved it so much too.
0:38.8	So we keep interviewing people.
0:40.7	We ask them how life has changed, what the year 2010 look like for them, what they've
0:45.0	learned over the last 10 years.
0:46.8	Today's your last decade guest is Rhett Barrett.
0:49.4	Rhett and his beautiful wife, Jen, they live in Springdale, Arkansas where he's a middle school
0:54.0	teacher.
0:55.0	Rhett has lived in Arkansas his whole life and Rhett is no stranger to the Happy Hour
0:59.5	because his awesome wife, Jen Jet Barrett has been a guest several times on the show.
1:04.6	We'll link that for you in the show notes.
1:07.1	Rhett shares the story of his last decade, which included all of his thirties and we even
1:10.6	go back to talking about parts of his twenties when he was chasing after so many things that
1:15.2	he now knows could not bring him contentment, joy or happiness.
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