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Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

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MS 058 Lelia Chealey: Prison, Pain and Letting God Write Your Child’s Story

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 058 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. Today’s episode is part two of my conversation with Lelia Chealey, a writer, speaker, and conference director who […]

MS 057 Lelia Chealey: Parenting Teens and Young Adults Through Their Mud

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 057 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. In today’s episode I’m talking with Lelia Chealey, a writer, speaker, and conference director who lives in Nebraska […]

MS 055 Gary Morland: Addiction, Alcoholism, Forgiveness and Scary Hope

by Jacque Watkins

Gary Morland POST Pic

Welcome to episode 055 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. In today’s episode I’m talking with Gary Morland, writer, father to two grown daughters, and grandfather to six. […]

MS 054 Amber C. Haines: Desire, Sin, Shame and Finding God in Broken Places

by Jacque Watkins

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Welcome to episode 054 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. In today’s episode I’m talking with Amber C. Haines, blogger, writer, and author of her very first book entitled, […]

MS 050 Annie Lobert: Sex Trafficking, Pornography, Pimps, Prostitution and God’s Great Love

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 050 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. In today’s episode I’m talking with Annie Lobert, survivor of more than a decade of sex trafficking, and the […]

MS 040 Caryn Christensen: Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Trusting God

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 040 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. Today I’m talking with Caryn Christensen, writer, music teacher, and mother to two girls. Caryn  describes herself as […]

MS 038 Shauna Niequist: Walking Through Mud and Learning to Savor Along the Way

by Jacque Watkins

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Welcome to episode 038 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. Today I’m talking with Shauna Niequist, writer, author, and speaker, who resides in Chicago with her husband Aaron, and […]

MS 036 Emily Thomas: Abusive Relationships, Divorce and How God Loves Us No Matter What

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 036 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. Today I’m talking with Emily Thomas, a teacher, nurse, and as of late, a stay at home mom and […]

MS 024 Craig and Jen Ferguson: Pornography, Marriage, and How to Find Hope

by Jacque Watkins

Craig and Jen Ferguson Pornography Marriage Struggle Pure Eyes Clean Heart

Welcome to episode 024 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. In today’s episode I’m joined by my husband Thad, as together we talk with Craig and Jen Ferguson, a couple whose bravery […]

MS 022 Carol Hulin: Abuse, Shame and Guilt, and Learning to Trust Again

by Jacque Watkins

Carol Hulin Abuse Shame Guilt Learning to Trust Again

Welcome to episode 022 of Mud Stories! Mud Stories is a podcast dedicated to bringing you inspiration in your muddiest moments, hope to make it through your mud, and encouragement for you to know, you are not alone. In today’s episode I’m talking with Carol Hulin, a follower of Jesus and a native of Canada, who loves […]

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