by Jennifer Sakata | Dec 16, 2024 | Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
Do you need a quiet Christmas? Does December get more chaotic than quiet, leaving you exhausted and desperate for December 26th? Then perhaps it’s time to slow the pace and lean into the birth of Jesus. In this episode of Living the Grace Life, host Jennifer...
by Jennifer Sakata | Dec 5, 2024 | Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts, Prayers, Pursuing Joy
In her advent devotional, Seeking Joy through the Gospel of Luke, award-winning author Christine Trimpe speaks joy so listeners can too. Her motto: “Seek joy so we can speak joy.” Have you ever felt like you don’t fit? Like you’re taking one...
by Jennifer Sakata | Nov 19, 2024 | Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts, Prayers
Have you considered how many different ways a verse of Scripture can be understood based on where the emphasis is placed? For example, “I will rejoice” takes on a nuanced meaning when emphasized with each of the three words. In this episode of Living the...
by Jennifer Sakata | Nov 18, 2024 | Grace in Parenting, Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
Did you grow up celebrating Advent? For many, Advent has become a sacred rhythm that grounds people in the Christ of Christmas. It spans the four Sundays leading up to Christmas and invites us to return to Jesus each week of the Christmas season. In this episode of...
by Jennifer Sakata | Nov 12, 2024 | Grace in Parenting, Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
Does December overwhelm you? Does it get more chaotic than quiet, leaving you exhausted and desperate for December 26th? Then perhaps it’s time to make room for the quieter voices of Christmas. It’s barely mid-November, and twinkle lights and brown paper...
by Jennifer Sakata | Mar 27, 2024 | Once a Year Posts
Remembering What You Don’t Want to Forget Sacrificial love appears in the place we least expect it this Maundy Thursday. But first, I wish I had known it was our last conversation. Christmas that year transported us to Craig’s parents’ home. In between mounds of...
