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Jacque Watkins

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Delighted by the Time Together

by Jacque Watkins

Delight. What is it that brings me delight? Of course our marriage we’ve worked so very hard on—one we’ve built with intention and no secrets My children and the joy they bring—even mixed with the hard work, they are a source of great pleasure to me But what brings me the most delight these days—the thing […]

Trusting is a Risk {But the Sky is the Limit}

by Jacque Watkins

We hold hands and the sky is the limit for us. And I say that because I know. I know what it’s like to choose to lose trust. I know how high the stakes are when trust is shattered. And way back at the beginning we decided there would be no secrets. No holding back. Nothing […]

May You Never Journey Alone {A Christmas Wish for You…}

by Jacque Watkins

It’s almost Christmas, and today I’m remembering back to June of 2010, when I began a journey … An experience that led me to read my Bible, memorize scripture, and pray every single day. It is something I knew I should have been doing the past 25 years of my Christian life, but for reasons no […]

Connected {This Season and the Whole Year Through}

by Jacque Watkins

In this season of extravagance and celebration, in the bustling to buy and then the wrestling to wrap. Amidst it all, the real purpose of this season is to be connected. Connected to friends and family … nurturing the newness and repairing the broken. Connected to those you love most of all. He made us for […]

Dancing with God

by Jacque Watkins

I did a dance with God for several years, which often consisted of the same conversation between us. Not because He was saying the same thing over and over, but because I wasn’t listening. The dance involved me telling Him how sorry I was for being the sinner that I am, and Him affirming me […]

Catching Glimmers of Love

by Jacque Watkins

To catch the glimmer in their eyes fills this mama-heart right up. As they play, and laugh, and sing and learn…as they twirl and dance and show me their best work. I catch the glimmer, and their smiles melt me.. And I close my eyes, and wish for the moments never to pass. How great […]

The Grace Giver

by Jacque Watkins

I still feel it like it was yesterday. Memories sear hearts. She had been my friend. My familiar friend. My close friend. The pain.  Memories still ringing, resonating in the deepest rooms of my heart…in rooms I don’t visit often and where cobwebs reside and where time has run past… But still, aching resides there, echoes of the […]

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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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