Sharon JaynesMarriage, Power of Words 2 Comments

Words Can Captivate Your Man

 Today’s Truth
“A good wife is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds” (Proverbs 31:10, The Message).

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Today, I want you to use your imagination. I want you to imagine your husband sitting at his desk or at a quiet place at work. Imagine him lost in thought about how blessed he is to have you as his wife.  Read more…

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Roman Rules of Marriage

Today’s Truth
“[Let your] love be sincere-a real thing” (Romans 12:9, AMP)

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February is the month we celebrate love, marriage, and sweethearts. But love is more than frilly Valentine’s cards, heart-shaped candy, and bouquets of roses or balloons.  Sometimes love is commitment to hard work.

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Man’s Best Friend

Today’s Truth
“The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him’” (Genesis 2:18, NIV).

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For thirteen years, our family was blessed with a Golden Retriever named Ginger. We gave her to our son, Steven, for Christmas when he was five-years-old and she still holds the blue ribbon as the best present ever.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesBalanced Living 3 Comments

Pruning our Lives

 Today’s Truth

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.  He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful” (John 15:1 NIV).

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In 2006, I sat down to write my annual Christmas letter and it began with these words: “This year has been a year of change.”   Read more…

Sharon JaynesChristmas Inspiration 1 Comment

Wrapping Up Christmas

Today’s Truth  “Ye shall find the babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger” (Luke 2:12 KJV).

Friend to Friend  Who in the world would wait until Christmas Eve to do their Christmas shopping?  I find it hard to believe the statistics that show December 24th is one of the biggest shopping days of the year, so one season I decided to venture out to the stores and see for myself.   Read more…

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1 Corinthians 13 Christmas Style

Today’s Truth

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV).

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With Christmas just around the corner, it is easy to get so busy with the cooking, decorating and shopping that we forget why we’re doing all this in the first place.   Read more…

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The Velveteen Woman

Today’s Truth
“Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God?  Or am I trying to please men?  If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ” (Galatians 1:10 NIV).

 

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Most of us have read or heard of the childhood classic,  Read more…

Sharon JaynesDealing with Your Past, Expectant Living 2 Comments

Emotionally Crippled

Today’s Truth
“Woman, you are released (set free) from your infirmity! (Luke 13:12 Amplified, note added).

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I was riding down the crowded streets of Mexico City in a cab when I saw her.  She measured about four feet high, backed curved, bent at the waist at a ninety-degree angle, and fingers gnarled and twisted shut.   Read more…

Sharon JaynesConfidence in Christ, Expectant Living 1 Comment

Coming out of the Shadows

Today’s Truth
“When Jesus saw her, he called her forward…” (Luke 13:12 NIV).

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It was another Sabbath day, much like any other.  But as Mariah opened her eyes framed with years of pain and sorrow, she had no idea this would be the day that changed her life. 

“I’m getting too old for this,”  Read more…