Did you know that the third Saturday of October is National Sweetest Day? Apparently there’s a special day set aside for candies and sweets. I shouldn’t be surprised since candy is big business.
Why do people like sweet things or read sweet books that make them smile a little more?
When real life is hard or bitter, I’d like to provide my readers Christian love stories to read that have sweet and hopefully satisfying endings. In romance, as we all know, this is called the Happily Ever After (HEA). I think that Happy For Now (HFN) does not have the same impact as HEA.
My latest novel debuted in the Once Upon a Starry Night anthology that was released at the beginning of October. This box set has twelve contemporary Christian Christmas romance stories with sweet endings. In Let Me Hold You, Levi tries to sweeten his own life by chasing after his dream girl. Little does he know that God has a sweeter plan for him, even though Levi can’t imagine dating his best friend. Not Maggie! What would become of their friendship?
On Amazon and other book retailers online are many Christian romance novels with happy endings. Which novel is your current favorite?
Another kind of sweet is mentioned in the Bible…
“The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb” (Psalm 19:9-10, KJV).
NASB, the Amplified Bible, and several other translations showed the last phrase as “sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.” Can you imagine how sweet honeycomb drippings are?
God’s Word, judgment, and precepts are all more valuable than “fine gold” and sweeter than honey drippings from the honeycomb.
While I write fiction to entertain, I bear in mind that at the core of it, I’m a Christian who wants to honor God in all that I say, do, think, and write. As a sinner saved by grace, I have a long way to go, but I pray that as I spend more time with God, His word will be sweeter and sweeter to me.
How about you? What is sweet in your life? How can life be sweeter for you?
USA Today bestselling novelist Jan Thompson writes clean and wholesome multiethnic contemporary Christian romance with elements of women’s fiction, Christian romantic suspense with an air of mystery, and inspirational international thrillers with threads of sweet Christian romance. Join Jan's mailing list for her latest book news: JanThompson.com/newsletter
Honeycomb drippings are indeed sweet as. I’ve been learning patience more recently and how sweet it will be when I can see well enough to read easily post surgery
One of my sons and his family living in the same city, so I can see them often is what is sweet for me. Life could be sweeter for me if my other three children and their families lived in the same city.
I love a HEA story, when times are difficult they really help me through.
I am working on thanking God each day for all the sweet gifts He brings to my life, I need to work on gratitude!
One of the best times of my day, every day, is the time I spend reading my Bible. Second to that is the time I spend in prayer each day. Since I’ve been battling a sinus infection, my prayer time has suffered, as it’s when I ride my bike each day, and I haven’t been riding while running a fever. I’m looking forward to getting back on that bike!! And, yes, I can pray anywhere and do, it’s just not the same as having that focused time of prayer. It also helps I haven’t been able to focus much while sick!
this is a wonderful and thoughtful post. thanks. Sweet? I have my Bible and a relationship with Jesus. I have my family. God has given me a beautiful place to live and to worship. What is not so sweet is my health has taken a nose dive. But what is sweet is, I have a wonderful doctor who is helping me get back up to the top again. Life is interesting.
Dianne – I prayed for you. Get well soon!
I hear you about patience. I seem to be tested a lot in this department LOL.
Thank you for your comment. Have a wonderful weekend in the Lord and may He heal your eyes quickly.
Bonnie – Nice! That’s sweet indeed to be have family nearby. My widowed mom is far away, but my brothers are taking very good care of her, though I still wish she was living nearer to me.
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Ruthie – Yes to HEA!
Oh me too. I need to be more thankful each day as well. Thank you for the reminder!
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Trudy – I prayed for you. Get well soon. It’s no fun having sinus infections and fevers. I hope you’re able to rest a lot.
Yes to Bible time! That is the sweetest time of the day for me when I am in God’s Word.
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Lori – Thank you!
Yes indeed re: Bible and salvation! And family.
I hear you re: health. Sigh. I also have to deal with health problems, but I agree it’s indeed sweet to have good doctors. Blessings from God!
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Good afternoon, I enjoyed reading your post. Life is sweet for me, God is Good. My grandchildren ate all doing great and I Thank God for that. It makes a big difference that their parents are Always there for their children, they make them their top priority , so I am very Thankful for them. Have a Great weekend. God Bless you and your family.
Today is my hubby’s birthday, and he’s the sweetest.
Alicia – Thank you! Praise the Lord that God is good and life is sweet.
Oh yes I agree: parental presence. Praise the Lord that you have raised your children well so that they can now be good parents to your grandchildren.
May God bless you too!
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Merrillee – Sweet! Happy birthday to your resident hero!
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Thank you so much for sharing. My life is sweeter because of my husband of 35 years. He has become my full time caregiver. He does not complain and takes care of me with a smile on his face. God bless you.
Thank you
Debra! What a blessing to have a loving husband. Congratulations on the many years of marriage. God is good!
Yes, may God bless you too.
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