Welcome …
I’m so glad you stopped by!
I live in sunny Southern California, with my civil-engineering-general-contracting-guitar-playing husband and my five energetic children (3 boys and 2 girls), ranging in age from 5-17. When I’m not enjoying our homeschooling adventures, I am working as a labor & delivery RN, never tiring of the miracle and wonder of birth!
I’m a lover of heart-felt chats and chai tea lattes– a connector and relator, who can’t wait to hear from you! I spin my days between chaotic kids and newborn cries, groping to find God’s gifts amidst them all.
Over a decade ago, in the aftermath of an affair, Mercy Found Me and I was changed by His grace, and because of His love, I will never be the same.
That’s why I’m so passionate about forgiveness and second chances. And more than anything, I want you to know, regardless of your tragedy–no matter your brokenness or failure … God’s grace is always enough.
I long for you to know, no matter what you’re facing, you are not alone…
I want you to know how Mercy Found Me, and how it can find you too.
Join me amidst my daily missteps and failures where daily rescues me beyond my failing.
Because we all fail. We’re each a mess in our own way. But you must know we can be healed and set free from our guilt and shame, and we can forgive ourselves too, through the freedom, healing and restoration Christ brings.
Join me as I share what I’m learning about life’s road, what I’ve learned from the journey on which I’ve been, and what we can learn together as we travel onward with Him.
Oh and I’d love to welcome you…won’t you join me?
It would be such a privilege to sit awhile with you…
Some favorite posts…
Brokenness and God’s great love:
How to Understand Tragedy and Suffering
When You Need to Believe There Can Be Beauty After Pain
When You Wonder if God Sees & You Doubt He is Here
3 Steps for When Your Heart Faces the Pain of Divorce
Assurance of God’s great promises:
For When You Wonder if You Can Be Forgiven
10 Promises to Give Your Heart Rest
How Your Story Can Change the World
Miscarriage and Restoration:
I Can Still Remember, and I Give Thanks
God’s Plan is Better than You Can Imagine
Death, Suffering, and God’s Sovereignty:
On the Certainty of Suffering {And Our Promise of Hope}
Motherhood and Marriage:
5 Tips to Connecting in Your Marriage
How to Share Your Past Failure with Your Kids
Giving Thanks, and the Counting of the Gifts that Never End:
Counting the Gifts … 1000 Gifts
Gratitude in Grief {When Giving Thanks Brings Joy}
Connect with me:
Twitter: @jacque_watkins
Facebook: Mercy Found Me
Email: I’d love to hear from you! You can email me anytime at:
jacque (at) jacquewatkins (dot) com
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Hi and welcome...
I'm a wife, a mama to 5, and a labor and delivery RN living in Southern California. I am passionate about encouraging others to see God’s mercy and grace in everyday moments, and be healed and set free through the freedom Christ brings. I'm so very glad you stopped by!






















































