by Jennifer Sakata | Oct 12, 2023 | Home Page, Joy: In & Out of Season, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
Pursuing joy in and out of season requires we hold onto God in the “hard” of this life. Does joy come easily for you? Or is joy “reserved” for people whose bubbly personalities come by it naturally? Consider this: have you ever met a person named Joy with...
by Jennifer Sakata | Oct 12, 2023 | Devotions, Home Page, Joy: In & Out of Season, Podcasts, Pursuing Joy
How do you choose joy when the ‘ands’ of life unsettle? It had been sitting on my bedroom floor for several weeks. Crisp mornings and clearer evening skies signaled it was time to bring it up. The big tan box with the criss-crossed brown lid. It was filled...
by Jennifer Sakata | Apr 25, 2023 | Growing in Grace, Home Page
What is grace? Why do I need it? Keep reading… Just as soon as I let them exit my mouth, I wished I could take them back. It wasn’t so much the words themselves but the tone and the disregard that became obvious as the words came spewing out of my mouth. The guilt...
by Jennifer Sakata | Feb 9, 2023 | Devotions, Home Page, Joy: In & Out of Season, Podcasts, Pursuing Joy
Joy is Meant to be Contagious What’s your favorite season? Mine’s summer! Summer’s joy hardly requires explanation; it’s the exuberance of gladness that wells up unprompted—when the sun shines and all is as we think it should be. Except if you’re not a big fan of...
