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8 How To’s to Prepare our Hearts for the New Year

8 How To’s to Prepare our Hearts for the New Year

by Jeanne Takenaka | Jan 17, 2022 | Heart Issues, Perspective, Tell His Story

Jeanne Takenaka How do we prepare our hearts for the new year? When the first day of 2021 rolled around, I was confident because I knew my One Word. I thought I had a good plan to move forward into a successful year. But I was utterly unprepared for all that 2021...
11 How To’s to Help Us Thrive Through the Holidays

11 How To’s to Help Us Thrive Through the Holidays

by Jeanne Takenaka | Dec 6, 2021 | Christmas, Tell His Story, Time

Jeanne Takenaka How do we thrive through the holidays when our world encourages us to live stressed?  Being versus doing, especially in a season as busy as the pre-Christmas weeks, can leave us depleted. We know we should spend time simply being with Jesus, but...
5 Simple Perspectives When We Struggle with Doing or Being

5 Simple Perspectives When We Struggle with Doing or Being

by Jeanne Takenaka | Nov 29, 2021 | Christmas, Doing or Being, Perspective, Tell His Story

Jeanne Takenaka And . . . we’re off and running into the chaos of Christmas, where we’re challenged to find the balance between doing or being fully in the season. Thanksgiving is a part of 2021’s history. Christmas Day looms less than a month away. Where has the year...
7 Surprising How To’s to Help Deal with Discontentment

7 Surprising How To’s to Help Deal with Discontentment

by Jeanne Takenaka | Nov 15, 2021 | Contentment, Tell His Story, Trusting God

Jeanne Takenaka How do we deal with discontentment when the world pushes us to always want more? When I was a girl, Christmas was a highlight of my year. Or rather, waking up Christmas morning, hoping those dolls and clothes and toys I couldn’t live without would be...
Does God Care When Painful Things Happen to Us?

Does God Care When Painful Things Happen to Us?

by Jeanne Takenaka | Sep 20, 2021 | Tell His Story, God's Love, Perspective

Jeanne Takenaka Have you ever asked yourself this: does God care—really care—when I’m walking through hard times? Recently, a friend texted asking me to pray. When we talked later, she shared the heartbreaking, soul-wearying things going on in her life right now. She...
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Award winning, aspiring novelist, Jeanne Takenaka writes contemporary inspirational fiction that deals with real-life issues with a heart to draw women closer to God and to those around them. She lives near the mountains in Colorado with her amazing husband and two exuberant boy-men. She loves being a God follower—always learning about His grace, hanging out with friends and enjoying a great cup of coffee. When she’s not writing you can find her with a camera in her hand, looking for #alittlebitofpretty in her days.

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