by Jeanne Takenaka | Contentment, Faith, Trusting God |
How are you doing with nurturing contentment in life right now? A few years ago, I had a conversation with one of our boys. Boy: “I’m never content, Mom.” This came after I’d done something for him and had hoped it would (finally) be... 
by Jeanne Takenaka | Identity, Intentional Living, Tell His Story, Trusting God |
How hard is it to be intentional when distractions call to you? Busyness is almost an epidemic in our culture. For the last number of months, when I considered what I wanted to do once we dropped off our youngest at college, I pictured days and weeks of quiet time in... 
by Jeanne Takenaka | Tell His Story, Trusting God, Waiting |
How well do we handle waiting on God to answer our prayers? I’ve been writing novels for thirteen years. And, for twelve of those, I’ve sought traditional publication. Not gonna lie; the waiting has, at times, been hard. I’ve battled discouragement. Grown angry with... 
by Jeanne Takenaka | Anxiety, Tell His Story, Trusting God |
Have you ever struggled to release anxiety and trust God in difficult seasons? These past couple of years, God has shown me a rather unflattering facet of my personality. Perhaps it goes back to my younger years when peer rejection carved deep wounds into my heart and... 
by Jeanne Takenaka | God's Love, Identity, Mothering, Tell His Story |
Has anyone else struggled with understanding our identity in Christ? Our oldest, Peter, was about ten months old when I found myself struggling to believe I had any significance whatsoever. I’d gone from being the center of our women’s ministry at church to what felt...
