Trust: Managing or Living Each Day

@JeanneTakenaka +Jeanne Takenaka

I’ve said it a lot over the past few months . . . this summer was a hard one for our family. Between poor choices made, Hubs traveling, and life happening, I’m weary.

When Hubs travels, I find myself slipping into manage-mode. Getting the boys where they need to be when they need to be there. Tamping down my own emotions to help them deal with theirs . . . and to keep the home environment at least somewhat calm. Don’t get me wrong, I am so grateful my hubs has a good job that he enjoys. But, my mindset shifts when he’s gone.

Wait: The Ache of the Waiting Room

@JeanneTakenaka +Jeanne Takenaka

I’m so excited to share a little from Jennifer Dukes Lee today! I recently read her newest book, It’s All Under Control, and it has ministered to my heart. Jennifer has a way of speaking real, and being encouraging. A combination I love.

I am traveling today, but I plan to check in and comment and visit as I’m able to this week. Thanks for your patience!

Please welcome—Jennifer Dukes Lee

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This is the waiting room. Welcome. You know this place, don’t you? When we are in the waiting room, we eventually have to make this choice: We can either distance ourselves from God or we can trust him in the wait.

This truth became so evident to me over the last three years, a season when I’ve logged many hours in waiting rooms—literal ones. Waiting for a friend when she had a cancerous lump removed. Waiting for our daughter Anna when she underwent procedures for a digestive problem. Waiting for Dad when he had a pacemaker put in, and then more waiting when he had part of his right leg amputated.

Control: It’s All Under Control Book Review

@JeanneTakenaka +Jeanne Takenaka

***I am traveling for the next week, but I plan to check in and comment and visit as I’m able to this week. Thanks for your patience!***

I’m just going to say it. I was beyond excited to learn I had been accepted as a member of the launch team for It’s All Under Control, by Jennifer Dukes Lee.

Yes, getting an advanced copy of the book was pretty cool. But, even more, I have read Jennifer’s blogs for awhile now, and I loved her style. I couldn’t wait to read her book. 

And, (ahem), I might have a wee bit of an issue with . . . control. 

From opening the pretty pink cover to flipping the final page of this book, I loved reading it.