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....
by Jennifer Sakata | Oct 26, 2023 | Grace in Marriage, Growing in Grace, Home Page
Do you want to grow your marriage as we do? Discover how with 15 + 1 lessons learned from a recent marriage conference. The Sacred Surrender of Self “Can you wait just a little bit longer?” I was on a silent retreat, half a world away when I heard God whisper these...
by Jennifer Sakata | Oct 26, 2023 | Grace in Parenting, Home Page
Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older,they will not leave it. Proverbs 22: 6, NLT Are you raising a next generation Christian? Do you have dreams and hopes for your pint-sized charges? If you’re reading this, then I would guess it’s a “yes”...
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...
