by Jennifer Sakata | Dec 9, 2024 | Grace in Parenting, Growing in Grace, Home Page, Living the Grace Life, Podcasts, Prayers, Pursuing Joy
It’s easy to forget God’s goodness when the brokenness in our world feels louder and bigger than hope. How then do you trust God for good when everything looks so wrong? How do you hold onto hope when your world is falling apart? In this episode of Living...
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 | 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 | Oct 12, 2023 | Devotions, Joy: In & Out of Season, Podcasts, Pursuing Joy
Joy is God’s Design – Even in Winter Have you considered that joy in the dead of winter is God’s design for our lives? One January, COVID came knocking for the second time. It was while we were required to isolate for a minimum of 10 days. I’m a mom of two...
by Jennifer Sakata | Oct 11, 2023 | Joy: In & Out of Season, Podcasts, Pursuing Joy
Joy in Spring Have you noticed the way 50 degrees in spring feels different than 50 degrees in fall? Fall 50 feels chilly. It prompts us to put on a sweater or take a jacket—colder days and nights to come. But spring 50 is a welcome invitation for short-sleeved shirts...
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...
