Sharon JaynesGeneral Inspiration, Living Fully 143 Comments

Eating Crow

 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever,  (1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV).

                              

Sometimes we like what life serves up—and sometimes we don’t. But most of the time it simply depends on the attitude of the person holding the spoon. Such was the case one evening when I went to dinner with friends to the Sanitary Fish Market.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesGeneral Inspiration, Living Fully 18 Comments

Shabby Chic Refinishing

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 corinthians 5:17 NIV).

Junk. That’s what my family and friends thought of most of my purchases. But to me, they were treasures waiting to be revealed.

When I was in my late teens, I had an unusual fetish for beat-up antique furniture.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesGeneral Inspiration, Prayer/Spiritual Warfare 118 Comments

Lessons from a Dirt Clod Fight

 

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms,” (Ephesians 6:12 NIV).

In my early years, I was a rough and rowdy tomboy who climbed trees, skipped rocks, and made skid marks on the asphalt with my glittery pink banana seat bike.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesGeneral Inspiration, Motherhood 46 Comments

Grandma’s Inheritance

 

Older women…encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, (Titus 2:3,5 NASB).

As far as I can remember, my Grandma Edwards was always old. She didn’t have many material possessions, but she had a sharp mind, a determined spirit, and buckets full of love.  Read more…

Sharon JaynesDreams of a Woman, Expectant Living, General Inspiration, God's love, Identity in Christ, Knowing God 32 Comments

Her Story, My Story, Your Story

 

[God said] “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” (2 Corinthians 6:18).

Once upon a time, not so very long ago or far away, a baby girl was born to parents who could not keep her. Neither parent was willing to release her for adoption, but neither was able to care for her.  Read more…