Barbara Davidson

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Barbara Davidson serves as the Cottage Manager of Faith Cottage, home to the HomePlace ministry at the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home—a place where homeless mothers and their children are given not just shelter, but a fresh start filled with hope, purpose, and unconditional love.

Barbara's journey to this ministry was born out of a deep conviction: “No one should ever feel like they have nowhere to call home or no one to turn to for help.” That belief has become her mission. Since joining LBCH full-time in May of 2024, Barbara has been a guiding presence for mothers and children who arrive at Faith Cottage searching for stability, healing, and a new direction.

Before coming to LBCH, Barbara spent 37 years in retail, beginning as a teenage stocker at Cato's and eventually rising to store manager under the mentorship of the late Ms. Margaret Parnell. It was Margaret who first told her, “There is nothing you can't achieve as long as you put in the effort and believe.” Those words became a lifelong foundation that carried Barbara through roles as a manager, district and regional leader, and loss prevention expert for major retail chains. Before her move to Monroe, she served as a Community Health Worker Coordinator with Mainline Health Systems in Arkansas—an experience that strengthened her passion for supporting vulnerable families.

Barbara has already witnessed powerful transformations in her short time at Faith Cottage. She's seen mothers regain custody of their children, secure full-time employment, move into homes of their own, and even reconcile their families. She still receives phone calls, texts, and photos from former residents—proof that the seeds of faith and hard work planted in the cottage continue to bloom long after mothers and children have left.

What brings her the greatest joy? It's the quiet but powerful moments—when a child points to the cottage and says, “Look, Mama, there's our home,” or when a mother's face lights up with pride after reaching a milestone. These moments remind Barbara that what happens within the walls of Faith Cottage is much more than a temporary shelter, it's a place of restoration.

If she could speak to every child who walks through the door, Barbara would say: “You are loved just the way you are. Jesus loves you no matter what, when, or where you are in life.” Her prayer is that every mother and child who enters Faith Cottage feels that love—that they know they are safe, valued, and seen by a God who welcomes them just as they are.

Barbara continues to hear from former residents regularly, often during weekly visits. Their stories are a reminder that when women and children are surrounded by love, structure, and the truth of the gospel, lives can truly be changed.

Faith Cottage, under Barbara's warm and faithful care, is not just a place to live, it's a place to begin again.