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finding grace through the mud

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MS 069 The Watkins Kids: Facing Mud and Giving Thanks

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 069 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 my four Watkins kids, all about some mud they’re facing, the challenge […]

MS 068 Courtney Westlake: Finding Beauty in our Differences and God in our Unexpected Adversity

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 068 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 to Courtney Westlake, a native of central Illinois, mom of two , and […]

MS 067 Seth Haines: Doubt, Pain, Addiction and Coming Clean

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 067 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 to Seth Haines, a writer, author, and attorney by trade, who has just released […]

MS 066 Fawn Weaver: How to Have an Argument Free Marriage

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 066 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 to Fawn Weaver,  New York Times best-selling author of Happy Wives Club, international […]

What I Learned {October 2015}

by Jacque Watkins

Learning is a funny thing–it’s always happening but we don’t always stop to notice or acknowledge it. But pausing to notice helps us appreciate what it is and solidifies our gratitude for it. It’s also been awhile since I shared what I’m learning, so I’m making some space to remember what I learned in October, and […]

Day 31: God Will Never Leave You

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 31 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 31 In my years of deepest crisis, there were times I wondered if God would leave me—if there was something I could do to lose my salvation, or a reason for God to withdraw His love from me. […]

Day 30: There Are Consequences Forever

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 30 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 30 It’s been seventeen years since my confession, since surviving the absolute worst year of my life. This coming year we’ll celebrate fifteen years of marriage, my oldest son is almost twenty, and our four other children are thriving. I’m living a wonderful […]

MS 065 Shannon Ethridge: Sexual Confidence, Freedom, Healing and Fulfillment

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 065 of Mud Stories! This is Day 29 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ 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 […]

Day 28: Marriage is Work

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 28 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 28 When I walked down the aisle at the age of twenty-one, I would’ve told you marriage was not going to be hard—not for me—not for us. We were perfect for each other, and I was sure I […]

Day 27: You Need The Perspective of a Friend

by Jacque Watkins

 This is Day 27 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 27 I sat at PF Chang’s last week with two of my dearest friends—the kind of friends you could call at 2 AM, and with few questions asked, would get in their car and drive straight to you […]

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