Sharon JaynesA Sudden Glory 36 Comments

Am I Enjoying God?

There she lay in her beautiful box. A two-foot bride doll dressed in a white chiffon, pearl-studded wedding gown with matching veil. Her short-cropped, curly brown hair fell softly around her delicate face; her pink, plump skin felt amazingly soft; and her movable eyelids lined with thick black lashes opened and closed with her changing positions.

The bride doll had perfectly shaped lips and crystal-blue eyes that appeared strangely real.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesA Sudden Glory, Living Free, Living Fully, Trusting God 40 Comments

The Day Grace Rode into Town

(Let today’s devotion prepare your heart for Easter.)

Suppose I knew ahead of time that the people who cheered for me one day, would sneer at me five days later. That the people who showered me with praise one day would hurl insults the next. How would I respond to the accolades, applause, and admiration of others on a Sunday…if I knew those same people would turn their backs on me and shake their raised fists at me the following Friday?  Read more…

Sharon JaynesPrayer, Praying for Your Child, Praying Wives Club 62 Comments

Sometimes I Just Don’t Answer

I’m writing over at Proverbs 31 Ministries today and thought I’d share it with you too! This version has bonus content.

I was combing the tangles out of the freshly shampooed hair of one of my favorite six-year-olds. We chatted about important things such as our favorite song in Frozen, do dogs go to heaven, and which is the prettiest color—pink or purple.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesForgiveness, When You Don't Like Your Story 42 Comments

Healing on the Other Side of Heartbreak

I watched my friend, Patricia, struggle through more than twenty years of a difficult marriage. Her husband left three times during the two decades—once before their three children were born, and twice after. They lived through nineteen different homes in multiple cities, revolving jobs, rumored affairs, cycles of financial plenty followed by financial deficiency. Eventually, after twenty-three years, Rodney packed his bags for the last time and left.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesTake Hold of the Faith You Long For 31 Comments

How to Have Big Faith

Harry called it a dune buggy. I called it a death trap.

My friend, Harry, invited me and some of my friends for a ride over beach sand dunes in his big wheel jeep. I like sand. I like rides. Sounded like fun. It was not.

We buckled in and Harry revved up the engine. We did not ride over the sand dunes;  Read more…