My Purpose Revealed: Ms. Linda, the Nanny—Not Just the Help!
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God has a plan for the lives of each and every human. For author Linda K. Barnett, that plan called for her to become a nanny and positively impact the lives of the families for which she worked. In her memoir, My Purpose Revealed: Ms. Linda, the NannyNot Just the Help, she narrates her journey to finding this God-given purpose.
Linda shares her experiences and insight of her life as a nanny with more than twenty-two years of experience and uses this story to illustrate the greatness of God and his work in our lives. My Purpose Revealed shows that wisdom, compassion, integrity, character, loyalty, professionalism, and love are the most important traits to becoming a trusted and successful nanny to make a difference in children and families.
My Purpose Revealed illustrates how God shapes our destinies through our careers and demonstrates how God used Lindas strengths to influence and change many young livesa gift that will be passed from generation to generation.
Linda K. Barnett
Linda K. Barnett has lived for more than twenty-five years in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she has been a nanny for many families.
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My Purpose Revealed - Linda K. Barnett
Copyright © 2012 Linda K. Barnett
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Inspiring Voices rev. date: 08/02/2012
Contents
Dedication and Acknowledgments
Preface
Letters from the Children
Chapter 1 Journey to the Revelation of My Purpose
Chapter 2 Change
Chapter 3 Moving from One Level to Another
Chapter 4 Life as an Encourager
Chapter 5 A Good Name
Chapter 6 Qualification
Chapter 7 Respect
Chapter 8 Excellence
Chapter 9 Compassion
Chapter 10 Loyalty
Chapter 11 God Positioned Me for Greatness
Chapter 12 Let Me Come to a City Near You
Chapter 13 On My Way to Who I Am
Chapter 14 Large and In Charge (Lo-Lo)
Chapter 15 Boys in the Pool House
Chapter 16 How to be the Best Nanny and How to Find the Best Nanny
Chapter 17 Communication
Chapter 18 Faithfulness and Loyalty
Chapter 19 Reliability and Availability
Chapter 20 Morals and Values
Chapter 21 Honesty
Chapter 22 Limits
Chapter 23 Boundaries
Chapter 24 Documentation
Epilogue
Author Biography
Special Dedications:
Dedication and Acknowledgments
I dedicate this work to my Family and friends in Ohio and Oklahoma
Also I dedicate this work to the families for whom I worked as a nanny—for each one was a labor borne out of love.
I would like to offer a special thanks to all the people in the body of Christ—my spiritual family—who helped to motivate me to love God more. They are the late Bishop Sherman Taylor and Mother Edna Taylor, Pastor Melvin Cooper and Joyce Cooper, Apostle Layla Caldwell, Elder Johnny Magness and Zandra Magness, Pastor Donald Woody, Pastor Charles Williams, and the late Mother Johnson.
And a special acknowledgment must go to Bishop Gary McIntosh and Pastor Debbie McIntosh and the Greenwood Church Family for motivating and preparing me to walk into the purpose and destiny that God has prepared for me on Earth.
I would be remiss if I failed to acknowledge Kirk Franklin and William McDowell for their inspirational music, which has literally transformed my life, helping me to understand there is purpose in my pain and that the change I wanted to see had to begin first in me. Also I’d like to acknowledge Sarah Young, the author of Jesus Calling: A 365 Day Journaling Devotional, whose inspirational book moved me on a daily basis, as it increased my faith and became a tool with which I’ve blessed so many others.
Last but certainly not least, I send a big shout-out to all my boys in the Pool House Ministry. I reached out my hand but was touched in my heart.
My prayer is that God will bless each and every one of you. May the Lord position you into purpose as your purpose is revealed.
Preface
Now as I look back, in the pain there was a plan. Now Lord, I can say, Thank You
God, for showing me who I am.
Forgiven through his love, and healed by his blood, I am a winner. Life has knocked me down, now I’m standing and I realize that a tear was never wasted. I’m on my way to who I am. I’m stronger through the pain, I’ve survived!
This last year has been an awesome experience for me. Truly, the presence of God has been evident in my life. I’ve been changed, set free, and forgiven. In His presence, I have found joy, peace, grace, and favor. Now that I’m in the moment I have waited for, I will not let it pass me by.
I will not go back to the way it used to be.
In this life, I have learned that everyone hurts, everyone goes through sorrow, but if