by Jennifer Sakata | Feb 16, 2026 | Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
How does grace survive in the face of deep injustice? Jennifer Sakata explores Japanese American Incarceration during World War II and the unexpected grace that emerged from unimaginable loss, displacement, and trauma. Japanese American Incarceration through Executive...
by Jennifer Sakata | Jan 12, 2026 | Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
Are you longing for a gentle, thoughtful start to your year? These two reflection questions for a grace-filled year offer space to breathe, and to notice and invite God into what’s truly life-giving. January doesn’t magically erase December’s grief, stress, or...
by Jennifer Sakata | Dec 22, 2025 | Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
Christmas isn’t all romance movies or bright paper packages tied up with string. For many, December ushers in the reality of a baby in the NICU, a dying loved one, an empty chair at the table, or a pending divorce—leaving people crushed and brokenhearted. Grief has a...
by Jennifer Sakata | Dec 15, 2025 | Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
Have you ever been surprised by God—truly caught off guard by His kindness, His timing, or the quiet ways He’s been pursuing your heart? In this final week of our Advent series with author Cynthia Ruchti and her devotional The Spirit of Christmas, we bring the journey...
by Jennifer Sakata | Dec 8, 2025 | Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
What if pausing with the Spirit became part of your preparation this Christmas? What might shift in your heart if you slowed your pace, lingered a little longer, and allowed the Holy Spirit to meet you in the quiet? Advent invites us not just to keep moving toward...
by Jennifer Sakata | Dec 1, 2025 | Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Once a Year Posts, Podcasts
Living with a Yes Heart doesn’t mean having all the answers—it means being willing to trust the Holy Spirit when the path isn’t clear. In week one of our Advent series, Cynthia Ruchti shares how choosing yes in the uncertain places opens us to God’s presence in...
