HUMAN IN PROGRESS

If you’re looking for hope, this is the place I share mine.

I'm Janna. I like to tell stories, write poems, and eat homemade potato soup.

I'm the grown-up daughter of a Baptist Preacher and his Southern Belle wife, and I currently live in Knoxville, TN with my three kids, four pets, and one husband.

Learn More About Janna

I'm the author of a memoir called Hidden in Shadow: Tales of Grief, Lamentation and Faith, as well as Invisible Hope: Poetry for Ragamuffins.

My Books

On the blog you'll find some of my writing about

being a human in progress.

Janna Barber

5 min

Stepping Away From the Noise

Attention: If you are currently experiencing isolation, depression, or a general inability to invest in things you used to care about,...

Janna Barber

5 min

700 Words

Sometimes you type the word count that you’re aiming for into the title box and just start typing. Because it’s scary, and you only have...

My Sunday Night Journal Entry (slightly edited for public consumption)

Janna Barber

3 min

My Sunday Night Journal Entry (slightly edited for public consumption)

… Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep It's such a bitter form of refuge Ah, don't you know the kingdom's under siege And everybody needs...

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If you’re looking for hope, this is the place I share mine.

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