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Jacque Watkins

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Ordinarily Extraordinary!

by Jacque Watkins

I am ordinary… I am a daughter, a wife, a mother, a friend… An encourager, a cheerleader, a cleaner, a chauffeur, a writer, …and a dreamer among other things. I have little to credit to my name I have not written a book I have not spoken to thousands And hardly anyone knows my name I […]

Moments and Chances for Grace-Giving

by Jacque Watkins

I sat at the restaurant table frustrated…could this really be happening? {Their menu had changed again, for the fourth time in a year, and I suppose they think it is creative marketing to always be reinventing their menu.} But why must they ALWAYS eliminate my favorite dish? And so I ordered something similar, …or so I thought. […]

You are God and I am not

by Jacque Watkins

The day wasn’t supposed to end like this… A volunteer priest, a giving photographer capturing pictures, and her two little girls coming to see. She had arrived at the hospital that St. Patrick’s Day morning with a gleam in her eyes, and a hope-filled heart, ripe with anticipation…now a boy after two sweet girls. The day […]

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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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