From middle-of-the-night newborn hours to the tumultuous teen years, mothering is a rewarding but sometimes lonely calling. In this episode, Sharon Jaynes discusses the joys and challenges of motherhood and offers encouragement and wisdom for moms. She shares her journey as a mother and emphasizes the importance of relying on God’s guidance and grace. We chat about:
- Why do moms often think they just aren’t doing it right?
- How does a mom deal with the disappointments that surely come while raising children?
- Why should moms approach God with even small concerns?
- How does a mom handle feeling guilty on those days when she’s not exactly loving her role as a mother?
Sharon highlights the significance of prayer in parenting and reminds moms that they are not alone in their struggles. She also explores the biblical concept of unconditional love and the story of the prodigal son as a powerful example of God’s love for His children. Overall, Sharon’s message is one of hope, reminding moms to trust in God’s faithfulness and to cherish the precious moments of motherhood. Join us for biblical wisdom and sisterly camaraderie to find strength and know you are not alone.
Takeaways
Motherhood is a journey filled with both joys and challenges, and it is important to rely on God’s guidance and grace.
Prayer is a powerful tool for moms, and it is essential to start the day with time spent with God and to pray throughout the day.
It is normal for moms to question their parenting and feel unsure at times, but it is important to remember that they are not alone and that God is with them every step of the way.
The story of the prodigal son reminds moms of the power of unconditional love and the importance of welcoming their children back with open arms.
Motherhood is a refining process that helps moms grow spiritually and become more like Christ.
It is important for moms to remember that their children are not perfect, and it is through struggles and mistakes that they learn and grow.
Comparison on social media can be detrimental to a mom’s self-esteem, and it is important to remember that what is seen on social media is not always reality.
The Chinese bamboo story serves as a reminder that growth takes time and that even when it seems like nothing is happening, progress is being made.
Moms should cherish the precious moments of motherhood and remember that the years may be short, but the days can be long.
Unconditional love applies to motherhood, as moms are called to love their children regardless of their mistakes or shortcomings.
Transcript
Rachael Adams (00:01.224)
Hello, Sharon, and welcome back to the Love Offering Podcast. I’m so happy to have you again.
Sharon Jaynes (00:06.036)
I’m excited to be back, Rachel.
Rachael Adams (00:08.84)
So you’ve written Mama Moments with God, which is a 90 -day devotional. So for those who missed the last time that you were on the show, tell us about your own mom. I’d love to hear kind of the backstory of your own mother.
Sharon Jaynes (00:19.38)
My own motherhood journey. Well actually I have an adult son now. So I’ve gone through from the diaper stage to the teenage years to the college years and then launching him off into adulthood. So I only have one son and that was not our choice but that was God’s choice which is a whole other story in itself. But just for those very beginning I kind of had a rough upbringing and became a Christian as a teenager and I want to always say I came to Christ through a praying mother. It just wasn’t my mother. So there was a mom in the neighborhood who led me to Christ and the great news of all that story with all the turmoil that was in my home is that when I was 17 my mom came to Christ and then when I was 21 my dad came to Christ.
So again, I take it all the way back to a praying mama though. So when I became a mother, I wanted to be the best mama I could. And so I just became a student of motherhood. I’ve got around older women who I felt like did it well. I listened to my friends who talked about what they felt like their mothers did great and some that felt like their mothers didn’t do great. And we made decisions about how we were going to do things differently.
So that’s kind of how that journey started. And then I started with Lisa Turkers back in the nineties, when it was. I mean, we started on Proverse 31 Ministries. She was before me, she was like two years before I came and then I came to help her. And at the time, our logo then was Touching Women’s Hearts, Building Godly Homes. It’s changed since then. It’s been 30 years now, I think. But that has just been my passion from the beginning is just to encourage young moms to build godly homes. And you know what? Being a mom is hard. It’s very difficult. And I always joke and say if it wasn’t difficult, it wouldn’t have start with something called labor, right? So that should give us a little idea that it’s wonderful and it’s difficult at the same time. So when we taught last time together,
Sharon Jaynes (02:43.572)
We talked about a book I wrote called Praying for Your Child from Head to Toe, and that’s praying scripture over your children for 30 days. And so this book is a devotional book of short devotions, takes about five minutes, that has a story and a scripture to encourage moms before they get going on their busy day. And a prayer. And it has some journaling pages, too. And it’s beautiful, right? You’ve got the glip. You’ve got to look at it.
It’s a beautiful hardback book, but yet I’ve got a bird’s nest on the front and it just is a total reminder about just those kids that are in our house for such a short time. And I know 18 years sounds long when you’re in it, but then when they’re gone, you think, man, that was quick. Where did it go? So I hope that these devotions will encourage moments.
Rachael Adams (03:12.904)
Yeah.
Rachael Adams (03:38.696)
Yeah, now I’m right in the midst of that with a 15 year old and a 13 year old and just realizing I’ve got four years left with my son and five years left with my daughter before they go to college. And I know they’re not gone forever, but I’m already seeing they’re wanting to be with friends more. And like a lot of times my husband and I will be eating dinner alone. I’m thought, gosh, I didn’t think I’d have an empty nest yet, but they’re so social and so active that there are many times that it is just the two of us. And so.
Sharon Jaynes (04:07.892)
Yeah.
Rachael Adams (04:07.944)
I am realizing how quickly it goes, but how important that it is, especially as they’re navigating life and what a privilege and responsibility we have as moms. But I think the majority of us are like, gosh, I’ve never done this before. You know, a lot of these things that are coming up, these decisions that need to be made, like, I don’t know, I’ve never had a 15 and a 13 year old before, and I don’t know if I’m doing this right. And so I think that that’s a tendency for most of us as moms, like questioning, am I?
Sharon Jaynes (04:28.212)
Hahaha
Yeah
Rachael Adams (04:37.032)
Am I parenting well? Am I being a good mother? Am I doing this right? Do you have you found that as well?
Sharon Jaynes (04:43.028)
Yeah, that is such a feeling that I think all mothers have. And it’s, you know, once you get this job, you can’t quit it. And I kind of jokingly tell about when I was a teenager and I had my first job interview at Shoney’s. I don’t know if they even have Shoney’s anymore, but we used to laugh and call it home of the big boy. And I had my job interview, I got the job. And then when it came time to go to work that day, I didn’t go. I was just so nervous and so afraid. I just never showed up.
But you know what when that little baby comes you can’t do that you can’t say you know I don’t know what I’m doing I really don’t and and Even if you I think you’d know what you’re doing at the beginning something’s gonna happen and you’re gonna go whoa I Don’t know what I’m doing and that is okay. That is okay We’re never meant to do this job alone and many times when we’re going through a certain stage of life Let’s say you’re going through the the diaper stage, and you think yes, I finally figured this out then they go into another stage and it’s totally different. And you’re thinking, no, wait a minute, I just figured that out. Don’t make me change. Don’t make me have to switch gears here and go into adolescence. And then you go into teenage years. And yeah, once you think you figured one stage out, it just changes to another. But you know, I think part of when you’re a mom and you’re struggling and you’re just wondering, you feel all alone. And sometimes you think, you know, God, Where are you in all this? You know, where are you? And something that was so encouraging to me as I went through the Bible and I looked at different moms in the Bible is that God, looking at the stories of Jesus, he had such a heart for mothers. One of the first stories in Luke was a picture of Jesus walking through the city gates and then walking out of the city gates was a mom. Actually, she was a widow. So her husband had already died and here’s her son, her only child had died and Jesus is seeing this and he has compassion on this woman and he goes up to her and just tells her not to cry and he just feels his compassion for her and then he raises the son from the dead and gives the son back to the mother. But as miraculous as that is, what really struck me with that
Sharon Jaynes (07:04.5)
is that here’s Jesus going about all of his miracles and all he had to do in three and a half years before he went to the cross. That’s the sum of his ministry was three and a half years that he stopped and paid attention to the hurt of a mother. A woman who never mentioned anything about her own faith. It doesn’t even say she even knew who Jesus was, but he knew her. And I think that as moms, that’s what I want us to remember that When we’re going through these difficult journeys and we feel like we’re alone, we need to know that Jesus is right there with us and he feels the struggles when we’re thinking, you know, I don’t want to do this anymore. I want to quit. Lord, you’ve got to help me here. That story said minister to me. And then one more story about a mama that really struck me as I was studying the scriptures about mothers was a mother, she’s called a Sarah Phoenician or a Canaanite that Jesus had been doing a lot of ministry with his disciples. He went over to Cana, took a boat, went over to Cana, and this Sarah Furnition woman approaches him. She’s a mother, and she tells him, you know, my daughter is demon possessed. You’ve got to come help her. You’ve got to come heal her. And then there’s Rachel does this very confusing conversation that he has with her. And we could talk about that for an hour. But, you know, he said, well, you know, she’s a Cana Knight. She’s not one of God’s chosen people.
And he says, why didn’t come for, I came for the people of Israel. And then she said, but even the dogs get the scraps under the master’s table. And I don’t think for one minute Jesus was trying to be snarky with her, but I do think that he wanted the disciples to see what incredible faith she has. And then he does say to her, I love how the message paraphrases this sentence. He said, in the end of it says, woman, your faith is great.
But in the message it says, woman, your faith is really something. I just love that. But he healed that little girl. And then you know what happened? He left. So think about it. He went all the way to this one area. He delivered this little girl from demons. And then he left. So would Jesus go all the way to this one particular area for one hurting mother?
Sharon Jaynes (09:28.532)
Absolutely, and that’s exactly what he did. And he went there for a reason, and he took care of that mother’s heart and that little girl. And I don’t know about you, Rachel, but that just really ministers to me so much that God would care that much for mothers. You know, even knowing Jesus, his last words on the cross, you know, he said not the very last words, but part of the last words he said to his mother, pointed to John and said, here’s your son.
And then to John, here’s your mother. So he wanted to make sure his own mother was taken care of. So I want moms to know in these devotions to kind of recenter and think that you are not doing this alone and that you were never meant to do it alone. But even then, we’re going to have days when we just feel like this isn’t fun. And we should, I don’t want people to feel guilty about that. Don’t think you’re the only mama who’s ever said this isn’t fun.
And you might even say, I don’t think I want to do this anymore. I’m so reminded about when my son was five and we took the training wheels off of his bicycle. And I was trying to teach him how to ride without the training wheels. You’ve done this before with your boys, I’m sure. You held the back of the bicycle or your husband did, and then they start going across the yard. And as soon as I would let go, and as soon as he realized I let go,then he would fall. So he did this time and time again falling. And I said, well, Stephen, don’t give up. One day, riding your bicycle is going to be the funnest thing you ever do as a kid. And on about the 10th time, he threw the bicycle down, put his little hands on his hips, and he said, this is not fun, and it will never be fun. And then he stomped off into the house. And as he went in, I went, yep, I know what you mean. I feel that way a lot of days, son. that sometimes being mom isn’t fun and we think this will never be fun. But of course, we know that one day it will be. And it’s just you’re having a bad day and the next day it’s gonna be just fine. And for Stephen, the next day he came out determined, got on that bicycle and he just rode it all around the yard like he’d been doing it forever. And since I mentioned earlier that my son is now out of the nest,
Sharon Jaynes (11:51.252)
I can promise you that when those kids are gone, you’re going to think, you know what? That is the funnest thing I’ve ever done. Rachel, have you ever looked at older women, elderly women, when you had your babies and you would walk by them or you would stroll by them and how they just looked at those little babies and just, they had this look on their face. Do you remember that? And I think it’s because they were thinking about when they raised their own children and how that phase is over. But it was just such a precious time of life. And I know you’ve heard when it comes to raising children, especially little ones, that the days are long, but the years are short. And that is so true.
Rachael Adams (12:41.96)
Yeah, yeah, absolutely. In fact, I mean, I said that my children are older now, but my brother just had a baby. And it’s funny how, you know, now I’m, you know, helping my sister -in -law with, you know, feeding routines and sleeping routines and baths and how do you hold the baby and all of those things. And it’s funny because it’s been 13 years. I thought, gosh, I’ve almost forgotten a lot of these things. And there’s so much new technology that I was just encouraging my sister -in -law like this is you’re tired, you’re stressed out and like this is so hard, but gosh, it is just the biggest blessing that now it’s like, I can’t wait to go and like hold my little goddaughter actually again. And so it is, we do, it’s like the time that we wish away is the time that we wish back. But I think you’re right, the Lord, He empowers us in ways beyond what we even realize. And He sees us and He, He hears us and He cares about even our small concerns. And so how would you encourage a mom just to reach out to the Lord in these moments where you’re thinking, I don’t love this job so much, I’m really struggling, or maybe we are really loving it and just being grateful for those moments? How would you encourage the woman listening just to continue to keep God at the center of her motherhood journey?
Sharon Jaynes (13:41.62)
Mm -hmm.
Sharon Jaynes (13:49.012)
You
Sharon Jaynes (13:53.108)
Mm -hmm.
Sharon Jaynes (13:57.204)
I think starting the day off with the Lord is one of the best ways to help kind of get yourself centered in the morning and to have a good perspective, have a godly perspective before it all slaps you in the face. And then I know some are listening thinking, I can barely get up in the morning. How am I going to have time with God in the morning? But you know, even 10 minutes can make a really big difference. And if you can get quiet before
everyone’s awake or maybe after they’ve gone to school in the morning if you’ve got that kind of schedule. But spending some time with God first and have communion with him before you meet the day is just such a good way to get your focus on him. I think that in our culture, we spend so much time on social media and I always say the measuring stick will get you stuck.
And I think one reason that moms think that we think we’re not doing it right or that we’re not doing it well enough is because we’re comparing ourselves to other people that we think are. And a lot of that comparison comes by spending so much time on Instagram and Facebook and, you know, I tell people don’t look at Pinterest unless you want to feel like a failure because everything’s so We call it Pinterest perfect, you know, Pinterest perfect. And one of the things that I wrote is that social media magnifies the measuring stick by sending false messages that your monotonous, tedious, boring existence is a poor excuse for living compared to others whose lives are awesomely exciting all the time. So we know in our heads that what we look at on social media isn’t real life.
At the same time, we let it mess with our heads. And we know that when we see a family picture with the kids, that they’ve probably taken 20 pictures to get that one picture. But we still let it mess with our heads. So I think that just having a reality check that that is not reality. And when we see what other moms are doing and our kids are still in their pajamas eating peanut butter crackers at one o ‘clock in the afternoon, you know, just not to let that mess with our heads because what we see on social media isn’t real. So all that to say is to make sure you spend time with God in the morning. Make sure that prayer is a real important part of your life. I will tell you that from, you know, writing the other book on praying for your children that the enemy wants to destroy your family.
and he wants to mess with your mind and your thought life. And the only way to fight the enemy with the lies that he whispers to you is by the truth. And we have to always remember that we are in a spiritual battle in this world we live in. And it says in scripture that we do not fight a battle of flesh and blood, but of powers and principalities. So that’s why prayer is so important. We need to make sure that we’re praying. And yes, spending time with the Lord in the morning but also praying throughout the day. It doesn’t have to be, you know, a stop and bow to the east or west or whatever it is, but you know, just talking to the Lord through the day and remember He’s with us and keep our focus on Him. I remember teaching a four -year -old Sunday school class and I was teaching about Jesus in the boat during the big storm with His disciples and I was trying to get them all nervous about being in that boat.
during the big storm and I was saying the waves were so high and splashing over the boat and the thunder so loud and the lightning so bright and I said if you were in a little boat in a big storm like this like the disciples would you be afraid? And this little girl raised her hand and she said well not if Jesus was in the boat with me and that was so precious and I learned a lesson that day and that’s what we need to remember. Jesus is in the boat with us, so we don’t need to be afraid.
Rachael Adams (18:23.048)
I’m so thankful for that, but I’m just thinking about, you know, so often we pray and God doesn’t answer in the way or the time that we think that he should. And so how do we continue to pray for our children? Maybe when we’re not seeing the results that we’re praying for. I think parenting is such an example of just perseverance and staying the course and being consistent. But sometimes that’s hard when we’re not seeing the fruit that we think we should be.
Sharon Jaynes (18:49.876)
And it takes some time to see the fruit. And that’s what it was. I remember that being, you know, so difficult for me. But I read a story once about how the Chinese grow bamboo, and it says the first year, they plant the seeds for the bamboo, then they water it, and they fertilize it, and nothing happens. And then the second year they water and fertilize and nothing happens. the third year, same thing, fourth year, same thing, and then in the fifth year, in about 90 days, that bamboo grows, wait a minute, I didn’t say that right, and then in the fifth year, in six weeks, it grows 90 feet. So the question is, did it grow 90 feet in six weeks, or did it grow 90 feet?
in five years. Well we know it grew 90 feet in five years but we just didn’t see it growing. We didn’t see what was developing. And it’s the same with our kids. We can, we plant and we grow, we fertilize, we nurture and I don’t know about you but there were days I’m like, God just throw me a bone, just show me that what I’m doing is doing some good here.
I love what Paul says. He says, let us not become weary and doing good for in a proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. And that’s in Galatians 6 verse 9. And I love that because so much of what we do, we don’t see the results for a long time. I remember when my son went off to college, he called me one night and we chatted a little bit. And then I said, well, why did you call? Do you need something? And he said, no, I just called to talk.
Say hello. And Rachel, I can’t tell you what that did for me. And I’m like, my goodness, he’s grown up. He didn’t call me because he needed something or advice or wanted money or anything. He was just now adulting. We had a good conversation, and I saw that bamboo was there from seeds sown through all those years. And I think, too, when we see our kids struggling and making bad decisions, we could get so discouraged and think, you know, again, am I not doing any good? Are they not learning any lessons? But let me ask you this, Rachel: When did you grow the most spiritually and as a woman?
Rachael Adams (21:35.144)
Yeah, yeah, it’s always been a difficult time.
Sharon Jaynes (21:35.476)
probably you’re shaking your right and they can’t see you because they’re listening but Rachel is shaking her head yes like she knows exactly what I’m talking about you know it’s during those times of difficulty and struggle that we grow and so it’s the same way with our kids how you know we don’t want our kids to struggle but yet if we don’t allow them to struggle if they don’t make mistakes they’re not going to grow.
So when you see that happening in your child, don’t think that you’ve done something wrong or you’re not doing something right for them to make these mistakes or to make these bad choices. But God is going to use every one of those bad choices and those struggles that they go through to grow them, to grow them into the person that they need to be. They have to struggle. And we see that just in nature. I mean, think of the, this is kind of a I don’t mean to be trite, but you know, just think of even the caterpillar and the cocoon. You know, I think if we sometimes we want to just cut that cocoon and let it out, you can’t do that. It has to learn how to struggle so it can be strong enough to face what’s coming as an adult. James wrote, Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, when you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And let perseverance finish its work that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Well, we can read that verse and think of our own selves, you know, that when we go through trials, but when our kids go through trials as well, we don’t like to see them hurting, we don’t like to see them struggling, but if we can have the perspective that the trial is for training and that they’re going to be learning during this struggle.
Rachael Adams (23:30.024)
Yeah, you know, I mean, I think we’re constantly learning. I’ve said before, I feel like marriage and motherhood is God’s way of sanctifying us because we’re having to love unconditionally and forgive and extend mercy and grace. And, you know, it’s in these hard times as moms, we are still growing too and becoming more like Christ and hopefully teaching our children to become more like Christ. And so how do you think motherhood has refined you as a person?
Sharon Jaynes (23:37.78)
Yes.
Sharon Jaynes (23:59.156)
It’s funny because when I wrote Mama Mom is with God and my son who I’ve said now is an adult I said you know I feel like I’ve just written a Stephen James Jr. anthology because so many of the stories yes he’s in a lot of the stories but you know what that’s because I learned through what you know went on with him I learned about struggle I learned about disappointment I learned about trying to be the best mom you can and then not seeing the results that I had wanted. Let me give you an example of that. I wrote a book a long time ago, over 20 years ago, called Being a Great Mom, Raising Great Kids. And it was with Moody Publishers. And Stephen was in middle school. Such a great kid. Never got in trouble. I mean, I thought, man, I am doing a good job. I am good at this.
So I dropped the manuscript in the mailbox. That’s when you had to actually type them out and mail them. You didn’t do it through email. So I dropped the manuscript in the post office box. I went home and the phone was ringing. And it was Stephen. He said, Mom, I’m in the principal’s office. I just got caught today for stealing in the lunchroom. OK, great. What timing. I mean, you know, Rachel, I wanted to go back to the post office. Crawl in the mailbox and pull that manuscript out. I’m thinking, I do not have any right to write this book on being a great mom, raising great kids. My son is going to get suspended today. So I called the publisher and I told them because I wanted to give them an out. You know, I felt like such a failure. And all the editor said was, welcome to the real world. And that was so encouraging. And I’d love to remind myself of that because
We can think we’re doing a good job, but I can promise you something’s going to happen and you’re going to think I am doing a terrible job. But it’s not all about us. It’s not about us. I mean, we do the best we can, but that little human being has to learn how to make decisions on their own. And by the way, Stephen turned out to be a great, a great adult. He doesn’t steal. He had in school suspension for a week, but it was worse on him at home. Let me tell you that.
Sharon Jaynes (26:25.076)
But it was such a good lesson to me that his choice of doing that on that particular day, first of all, felt like it was spiritual warfare and it was just the timing. Timing of it all was just crazy, right? That very day. But you know, they’re gonna do something to disappoint us. And it’s not about you. You know, it’s about them. It’s about them growing and learning. And yes, it hurts us when it happens, but it’s necessary.
Rachael Adams (26:54.792)
Yeah, they’re not perfect and neither are we, right? But we serve a perfect God who is empowering us. And I was just having a conversation with another friend and she had said that, you know, like God is the perfect father and Adam still sinned, you know? And so we really do the best that we can and just God loves our children more than we even do. And he is protecting them and guiding them. And so I’m so thankful for that.
Sharon Jaynes (26:57.908)
No. Naps.
Absolutely.
Sharon Jaynes (27:11.86)
Absolutely, yeah.
Yes.
Sharon Jaynes (27:19.316)
Yes, yeah. Mm -hmm. Yeah. Yeah.
Rachael Adams (27:24.136)
One of the questions that I am asking all my guests this season, just because this is the Love Offering Podcast, is there a biblical concept of love that applies to this topic of motherhood and parenting that comes to your mind?
Sharon Jaynes (27:40.564)
Well, the one that comes to my mind is the prodigal son. And even though that story is about a son and his father, it certainly applies to any parent, whether it’s a father or a daughter. I’m sorry, whether it’s a father or a mother. But we know the story well that apparently this was a good dad, a good dad with two boys. And one just said, you know what? I want my inheritance now. And that’s like saying, you know, This sounds so harsh, but it really is like saying, I wish you were dead because I want my money now. So how hurtful is that? But we know what happened. We know that he went off and spent the money and lived a wild lifestyle. And don’t you know that dad was just praying and praying and praying. And then when the son realized what he had done and he, the Bible says when he came to his senses.
He turned around and wanted to go back home, but he had no idea if his father would take him back or not. So he said, well, you know what? I’ll go back and be a servant. And then when he started coming home and it says the father was panning the horizon. So father’s still looking for that son, still praying for that son to come home. And when he got a glimpse on him and he picked up his robe, which was something they never did back then, picked it up and ran to his son and embraced him.
And I think that is such a beautiful story of our kids when they make mistakes, maybe they are prodigals, and we just continue to pray. And when they come back, we welcome them and love them and have a big old party. He had a big old party to celebrate it. And I think that is one of the most beautiful pictures of a parent’s love in the New Testament.
Rachael Adams (29:30.531)
Absolutely. Unconditional love. I mean, whether, again, they’re not going to be perfect, they’re going to fail and not do exactly what we want, but always give them a place to come back to is so important. Well, is there something that you are loving right now? There is no rules to this. Just a product, a place, a person, a scripture, a song, whatever comes to mind. What’s something you’re loving?
Sharon Jaynes (29:41.108)
Yes. Okay, you know, this is so deep. This is so spiritually deep. I’m not sure your audience can handle it, but it is hot where we are. We are in North Carolina. It is actually 100 degrees today and there are two things that I am loving and one is Chick -fil -A ice cream in the cup and I like to put it in the freezer and let it get extra hard so I can just shave it off. Rachel, I’m just loving that right now and of course I’m loving the Chick -fil -A tea. I could be a chip -fil -A chip, but today, in 100 degrees temperature, that is what I’m loving.
Rachael Adams (30:28.168)
that sounds delicious. I thought you were going to say something about their lemonade too. There’s something about their lemonade on a summer day. Well, you’ve talked so much about prayer. You know, that’s one of the things, one of my takeaways from our conversation today. And so I would be honored if you would pray for us today as moms and even spiritual moms. You mentioned that at the beginning of the show that you had a spiritual mom pray for you. And so would you pray for us as we close?
Sharon Jaynes (30:33.076)
yeah. Yeah, my husband loves that.
Sharon Jaynes (30:57.94)
Yes, Lord, I thank you so much for Rachel and the ministry you have given her to encourage her listeners. We just stop right now and pray for the moms and the grandmothers and whoever is raising children. We know there are aunties that are raising children. There are foster parents that are raising children. Lord, I pray for them that you just fill them up with your Holy Spirit as they are pouring out so much. Lord, I pray. against the power of the enemy who would love to destroy our kids and to lead them astray with the lies that are floating around in our culture right now. And we come against that in the name of Jesus. We thank you for the power that you’ve given us, the privilege that you’ve given us to pray for our children. I pray for these listeners now, and I pray that they will continue to walk in your word, that you will protect them, that you will guide them, and that you will feel them. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Rachael Adams (31:59.035)
Amen. Well Sharon, thank you. I know I want to stay connected with you. I’m sure listeners are going to want to. I want to encourage them all to get on your newsletter. You send out great devotions at least weekly or monthly. I’ll sign up for those. And so tell us how we can stay connected with you.
Sharon Jaynes (32:11.796)
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Sharon Jaynes (32:16.052)
They come out weekly, usually on Tuesdays at SharonJanes .com. There’s a place when you go on the website, the homepage where you can sign up and when you sign up you can download 70 common lies that we tell ourselves and the truth that replaces them. And then if you’re a mom, if you go to the freebies, they have a lot of free things on there. There’s one of those printouts just for moms of 70 lies, common lie, not 70, I’m sorry, I think there’s 20.
20 common lives that moms believe and the truth that replaces them. So there’s that and also Instagram and Facebook. And for the wives, I have a Facebook page called The Praying Wives Club. So you go facebook .com, The Praying Wives Club, and there’s a prayer that goes out every day for husbands.
Rachael Adams (33:10.056)
That’s wonderful. I just, I love your heart for women and for marriage and for children and just for the family in general. I know I’ve been encouraged by today’s conversation. So thank you so much for your time. We appreciate you joining us again today. Thanks.
Sharon Jaynes (33:21.556)
Thank you, Rachel. Okay.
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