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 | Oct 18, 2021 | Encouragement, Faith, Tell His Story
Jeanne Takenaka Have you ever thought that helping others through tough times is . . . well, tough? Hailey Amy Terrence Alissa Helen Harold Esther Mary Mandi And a few others who shall remain nameless These names represent people I care about who have struggled...
by Jeanne Takenaka | Oct 4, 2021 | Tell His Story, Faith, Trusting God
Jeanne Takenaka How do we keep our faith in hard times? We’ve all endured difficult seasons. And, if we’re honest, most of us have struggled with God during some of them. Have you experienced a time when you thought God was going to “come through” for you, only to be...
by Jeanne Takenaka | Mar 22, 2021 | Tell His Story, Faith, Lisa Jordan, Trusting God
Lisa Jordan Have you ever considered the places where we find our refuge? When I was a child, I lived down the road from my grandparents’ dairy farm. My cousins and I used to haul our sleeping bags down the field, over the barbed wire fence, and through the pasture to...