Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

When the Struggle is Great and You Want to Just Quit {Deeper Waters Post}

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She delivered her fourth baby yesterday and you could hear her struggle all the way down the hall. Amidst the repeated attempts of the anesthesiologist to remedy the problem, her epidural never worked. And while birth is a beautiful moment, the journey to arrive there is work–painful and excruciating work–which makes it almost impossible to imagine […]

What I Learned {February 2014}

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At the end of every month, Emily Freeman shares what she’s learned, and she hosts a link-up on her blog where everyone can meet and share what they’ve learned too. So today, I’m joining Emily, to share what I learned in February. And I’m looking forward to hearing what you learned too! 1. My online friend, Natalie Snapp, was on […]

To Write is the Change the World

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To write has become a way to live—a way for me to understand the world. A way for me to process my circumstances, to converse with God, and to learn lessons I may not otherwise have learned had I not taken the time to write about them. And this has surprised me. Because I never […]

What Happens When Dominoes Fall {Allume}

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Sometimes in life, we exist as one domino in a row of many, poised and positioned to fall in the most glorious ways … changing one another’s lives forever. I recently attended Women of Faith, and Rich Stearns, president of World Vision, U.S. presented some thought-provoking inspiration. He described how God has big plans for us […]

What I Learned {July 2013}

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At the end of every month, Emily Freeman writes a post sharing what she’s learned. Some are small things, some are big. Some serious and some light-hearted. But it’s always fun to read what she’s discovering. And she’s hosting a link-up on her blog, where everyone can meet and share what they’ve learned too. So come […]