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Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

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Welcome fellow boy moms!

It was so nice to spend some time with you today over at the MOB Society. 
Thanks for reading, and for coming over to hang out for a while.

 

I blog about faith and adversity, suffering and failure–I write so you know you are not alone.

Over a decade ago, in the aftermath of having an affair, God’s Mercy Found Me. I was profoundly changed by His grace, and because of His love, I will never be the same.

That’s why I’m a mercy-lover and champion of second chances. In the midst of your pain or doubt I long for you to know how very loved you are, that you’re forgiven, and that God’s grace is always enough.

I love heart-felt chats, chai tea lattes, wildflowers and personality tests. 

I’m an ESFJ on the Meyers Briggs Type Indicator, and according to Strengthsfinder 2.0, my top five strengths are: Communication, Relator, Harmony, Individualization, and Responsibility.

I live in Southern California, with my civil-engineering-general-contracting-guitar-playing husband and five children, three of whom I homeschool–which is something I NEVER thought I’d do!

Two days every week I commute to a local hospital, where I work as a registered nurse in labor & delivery. What an incredible privilege it is to help laboring moms and witness the birth of new life. Such a miracle each and every time!

Check out some favorite posts below. Pull up a chair and make yourself at home!

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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

Surrendering Amidst Grief

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

God Says… “I Chose You”

We are the Light of the World

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:

You are God and I am Not

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

Dear Weary Mom…

Perfectionistic Tendencies

Giving Thanks, and the Counting of the Gifts that Never End:

Counting the Gifts … 1000 Gifts

Gratitude in Grief {When Giving Thanks Brings Joy}

Seeing 1000 Gifts & Beyond…

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Hi and welcome! I'm a Grace-clinger, Mercy-lover, wife, and mom to five ... a writer, part-time labor & delivery nurse, and podcaster of Mud Stories, who believes we are so very loved, and never, ever alone! I'm so very glad you're here! Read more about me here...

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