Living the Grace Life

What if truly understanding God's steadfast love could reshape your relationships, your identity, and your daily rhythms?

In this episode of Living the Grace Life, I’m joined by Rachael Adams, author of Everyday Prayers for Love and host of The Love Offering podcast—recently ranked in the top 10 Christian podcasts for women.

Together, we explore how to live loved, even when grace feels hard to come by. Rachael shares her personal j...

Do you ever struggle to receive something so incredibly good because you feel like it’s too much—or that you don’t deserve it?

In this powerful Part 2 conversation, Kim Tschirret, founder and CEO of Hope Reins, a 38-acre ranch in Raleigh, NC, reminds us of a life-altering truth: Grace honors the try. Not perfection. Not performance. Just the courage to keep showing up.

Kim shares what it means to live with open hands in the middle ...

Did you ever dream of having a horse as a kid? For Kim Tschirret, that dream became a lifeline—and later, a powerful ministry. Kim believes horses, mentors, and Jesus form a life-changing "trifecta" for kids facing today’s mental health crisis. What started as a childhood refuge became a surprising on-ramp to grace, healing & growth.

Growing up in an alcoholic home, Kim found peace and safety with her horse, Country. “The barn ...

"Don't hoard your healing." It wasn’t what she expected to hear. But it was exactly what she needed.

In this powerful Part 2 episode, Nancy Manassero shares the courageous continuation of her story—how a gentle prompting from God led her to do the unthinkable: forgive the father who had raped her nearly 60 years earlier.

Nancy, author of Heartmending: God Can Heal Your Heartbreak from Sexual Abuse, opens up about her journey throug...

What happens when grace meets the deepest wounds of sexual trauma?

In this powerful episode of Living the Grace Life, my guest Nancy Manassero shares her incredible journey of healing from sexual abuse through the redemptive grace of Jesus. During an extended honeymoon trip through Europe, Nancy and her husband Tom encountered the transformative ministry of Swiss L'Abri, where their faith in Christ was born. But they had no idea th...

Can you trust God when His answer is no? What about when He says yes? In part 2 of our desperate prayers conversation, Rachel Wojo, author of Desperate Prayers: Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life’s Darkest Moments, shares how she has lived through both.

After losing her adult special needs daughter, Rachel had to tell her own heart: “I did not die.” God still had a purpose for her life—even in the pain.

In This Episode, You'll L...

What Happens When the White Picket Fence Comes Crashing Down?

Where do you turn when blindsided by heartache? When the "Big D's" — discouragement, divorce, depression, disease, and death — infiltrated Rachel Wojo's life, she dug deep for a faith that was real. She was desperate for more than a borrowed belief; she needed to know God was real.

"I needed to know that God was real, that he was with me, and that this wasn't a farce... ...

Welcome back to Living the Grace Life! In this episode, we're diving deep into Psalm 23 for this month's Grace Prayer Tuesday. If you’ve ever felt you needed to have the perfect words to pray, let this episode be a breath of fresh air. We’re exploring how prayer is more about conversation with God than getting the words right.

Key Takeaways:

• God Supplies the Words: We don't have to worry about saying the right thing when we p...

In this week's Part 2 episode, we continue our conversation on attachment styles and faith with Summer Joy Gross, author of The Emmanuel Promise. We explore how our early relational patterns influence our connection with God and others. If you missed last week’s episode on secure and insecure attachment styles, go back and listen to Ep. 30, Growing Secure Attachment with God first!

Today, we talk about repentance, reframing it as a...

Do you remember your first three years of life? Even if you don’t, your body, mind, and soul do. Whether or not you experienced secure attachment shapes how you connect with others—and even how you relate to God.

In this episode of Living the Grace Life, we welcome Summer Joy Gross, author of The Emmanuel Promise, who has guided hundreds of people toward secure attachment with God. Raised by amazing parents, Summer still wrestled w...

Did you grow up observing Lent? I didn't. My understanding of Lent was limited to observing people's ash-smudged foreheads and a noticeable uptick in McDonald's Filet-o-Fish sandwiches. In today’s episode, we’re diving into Lent—what it is, why we observe it, and how it prepares us for Easter.

Lent is a 40-day journey (not including Sundays) that begins on Ash Wednesday and goes through Easter. It is a season of reflection, fasting...

In this Grace Prayer Tuesday episode, we dive into Hebrews 11:13 and explore what it means to hold onto hope in God's promises, even when we can't see them fulfilled in our lifetime. Through prayer, scripture, and reflection, we lean into God's grace and remind ourselves that hope is not found in what we see, but in the eternal faithfulness of God.

Key Takeaways:

• Heroes of the Faith: A look at the figures in Hebrews 11—Abel, ...

How does grace survive in the face of deep injustice? When grace comes unexpectedly.

In today’s episode of Living the Grace Life, host Jennifer Sakata takes us to the powerful intersection of unexpected grace and deep hardship through the lens of Japanese American internment during World War II. February 19, 1942, marks the signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced relocation and internment of over 120,000 people of ...

Did you know that postpartum depression affects more than 1 in 7 women? Yet, so many suffer in silence, trapped by overwhelming emotions and conflicting thoughts.

In this week's episode of Living the Grace Life, Amanda Scarborough shares her journey through the darkest of nights, when she contemplated ending both her life and her newborn son's. In her book, A Beautiful War, Amanda unpacks the confusion, fear, anxiety, and shame tha...

Have you ever asked yourself, "Has my life turned out the way I thought it would?" Maybe you're grappling with regret, wishing you’d responded differently or acted sooner. What happens when everything you’ve planned vanishes due to an unexpected crisis, like a life-altering diagnosis? In today’s episode of Living the Grace Life, we dive into the powerful journey of deepened faith in the face of a Divine detour.

Lori Ann Wood, multi...

Welcome back to Living the Grace Life! In this episode, we step into the corner of real grace for our real lives by growing in grace through praying the scriptures. If you've ever felt unsure about what to pray or worried that your words might come out wrong, this episode is for you. Together, we’ll reflect on Genesis 1, explore where God's grace is rich in it, and spend time in prayer.

Episode Highlights:

• Snow in Unlikely Pla...

How is your hospitality antenna these days? Is it tuned to the needs of others, or is it clouded by the noise of performance and perfectionism? What if true hospitality isn’t about impressing with a spotless home or a picture-perfect table, but about the grace of surrender—extending grace as a reflection of God's welcome?

In this episode of Living the Grace Life, host Jennifer Sakata continues her conversation with Sue Donaldson in...

What comes to mind when you think of hospitality? Many people immediately respond with, "I don't have time" or "It's not my gift," but what if hospitality is more than just entertaining? What if practicing hospitality is truly an act of grace?

In this episode of Living the Grace Life, host Jennifer Sakata talks with Sue Donaldson, a speaker, author, and podcast host known for her passion for hospitality. Sue, affectionately known a...

Do you choose a 'word of the year?' Here's what makes this practice different than making resolutions.

With a new year comes a flood of hopes and promises to do things differently: eating better, praying more, reaching out to people more frequently, reading the Bible every day, and probably the number one most broken resolution: exercising more. But along comes the middle of January, and more often than not, well-thought-out resolu...