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Jacque Watkins

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To Write is the Change the World

by Jacque Watkins

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 […]

If You Really Want to Know How to Become A Writer

by Jacque Watkins

If you would have told me in college that someday I would be a writer, I would never have believed you. After all, I went to college with aspirations to be a doctor. And after earning a bachelor’s degree in biology, teaching high school biology for a bit, and returning to complete a bachelor’s degree […]

My One Year Blog-iversary! {Let’s Celebrate!!}

by Jacque Watkins

It’s July 5th! One year ago today, with a lot of hope and excitement, I welcomed you, told  you about me and my family, and I hit publish for the first time. I had never blogged before, and it was all so new. And today it’s been a full year of writing in this place–processing life through words. […]

I’m at my Beginning

by Jacque Watkins

There are writers of words I have been reading for some time. Seasoned writers who weave words like art, who paint with words, and who ooze words  right out of their very souls. Meaningful words that move and inspire. Words that pierce hearts with beauty and truth. And I just returned from Relevant where I met […]

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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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