by Jennifer Sakata | Sep 4, 2024 | Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Podcasts
Have you ever wished you could take your words back but know you can’t? Like toothpaste out of the tube, words can’t be put back in. Regret creeps in while grace waits for an invitation. What is Real Grace? You’ve heard about grace and you know you...
by Jennifer Sakata | Aug 30, 2024 | Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Podcasts
Welcome to the corner of real grace for your real life. Join Jennifer Sakata and special guests as they navigate intricate issues of forgiveness, belonging, and empowerment as faithful expressions of God’s generous grace. But what is God’s grace? What is it not? What...
by Jennifer Sakata | Nov 18, 2023 | Devotions, Growing in Grace, Home Page, Once a Year Posts, Prayers
Unlock the Power of Gratitude: Offer the Hand of Mercy Did you know the hand of mercy releases the power of gratitude? God’s kindness equips us to spare others the isolation and judgment we deserve. Maybe you remember playing the hand game Mercy! It’s terrible, and...
by Jennifer Sakata | Nov 3, 2023 | Growing in Grace, Home Page
Clay Pots and Broken Pieces The broken pieces lay in a pile—the remnants of a clay pot I neglected to put away last fall. No problem. Add them to the cracked pieces I discovered near the baseball now resting not far from them. Yep, mom of boys who play baseball and...
by Jennifer Sakata | Oct 27, 2023 | Grace in Parenting, Growing in Grace, Home Page
What does God’s grace look like for a mom? Motherhood is complicated. God’s grace for a mom is not. Motherhood is this mishmash of joy and disappointment, frustration and pride. It’s the warm fuzzies of snuggles at night pock-marked by the guilt and...
by Jennifer Sakata | Oct 26, 2023 | Grace in Marriage, Growing in Grace, Home Page
What does maturity look like in marriage? It’s not at all what I thought it would be. A lifetime ago, we stood radiant before God, surrounded by our family and friends. I see the deep claret of our lilies and the cascading vines as long as my wedding gown....
