by Jeanne Takenaka | Jun 20, 2022 | Doing or Being, Identity, Tell His Story, Trusting God
I never thought I’d be one to hold onto false beliefs. There’s this funny/not funny thing we humans tend to do. When we face life experiences, we adapt beliefs based on those events. I never saw the connection until I began learning how to create emotionally layered...
by Jeanne Takenaka | Jun 6, 2022 | Expectations, Tell His Story, Trials, Trusting God
Have you ever felt disappointed in God when He did things differently than you expected? Planning is my superpower. After Hubs and I married, we planned to wait a year and then start trying to have children. We anticipated pregnancy taking a year, and that was fine....
by Jeanne Takenaka | May 30, 2022 | Faith, Tell His Story, Trusting God
Jeanne Takenaka We’ve all sung songs about how God is good. And, if you’re like me, in the moment you’re singing that song, your heart shouts, “Yes!” But what about when hard things happen? When a pregnancy is lost to miscarriage? When there’s a life-changing...
by Jeanne Takenaka | May 16, 2022 | Faith, Fear, Tell His Story
Jeanne Takenaka Can fear and faith co-exist? I used to think I didn’t have a “fear problem.” Until life began to go haywire last year. My stomach was frequently in pain. Sleep? What’s that? Shallow breaths? Yup. Thoughts that focused on all the...
by Jeanne Takenaka | May 2, 2022 | Fear, Heart Issues, Mindsets, Tell His Story
Jeanne Takenaka Do you know how to deal with fear? For me, this has been a lifelong learning process. Before I married Hubs, I had no problem sleeping alone in the house I rented with a friend. I fell asleep, not worried about boogey men or things that went bump in...