• Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

  • About
    • Welcome
    • My Family
  • My Story
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Before An Affair
  • Faith
    • Intimacy with God
      • Bible Reading
        • Bible in 90 Days
        • Devotional
      • Journaling
    • Bible Memorization
    • SOTM
    • Discipleship
    • God’s Love
    • Promises
    • Sovereignty
    • Mercy & Grace
  • Relationships
    • Community
      • Five Minute Friday
      • (In)couragers
        • Mended
        • Unglued
      • God-Sized Dreams
      • (in)RL
    • Family
      • Homeschooling Posts
    • Marriage
    • Motherhood
    • Friendship
    • Character
      • Authenticity
      • Compassion
      • Forgiveness
      • Gratitude
        • One Thousand Gifts
        • One Beautiful Thing
      • Holiness
      • Hope
      • Humility/Self-Denial
      • Joy
      • Leadership
    • Guest Posts
      • (In)courage
      • The MOB Society
      • Sisters in Bloom
  • Adversity
    • Brokenness
    • Grief & Suffering
    • Pregnancy Loss
    • Divorce
    • Failure
    • Guilt & Shame
    • Temptation
  • Resources
  • Contact

Day 16: Secrecy Fuels Failure

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 16 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 16 I can still see the deli where we met that day. Running late, I raced down the stairs and headed for the sidewalk. The time for the conversation had come. The turmoil was taking its toll on […]

MS 063 Tray & Melody Lovvorn: Porn Addiction, Betrayal and The Destructive Paradigm of Performing and Pretending

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 063 of Mud Stories! This is Day 15 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. Today I’m […]

Day 14: Sex Is Powerful

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 14 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 14 When the affair turned physical I became consumed.  I spent a full year investing in the emotional relationship—feeding my thoughts, engaging the attraction, coddling the conversation, and sending signals of interest—all of which were returned. It was […]

Day 13: Your Thoughts About Sex Matter

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 13 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 13 Growing up, I didn’t talk about sex much. It just wasn’t a topic of discussion. I don’t think my parents refused to talk about it on purpose, it’s just that the topic never arose, and at some […]

Day 12: You Are More Capable Than You Know

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 12 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 12 She met me at the front of the huge sanctuary after the closing worship song. We talked in a friendly exchange as I would with anyone who needed to talk to someone after a service, and waited […]

Day 11: {Scripture and Song} Rest for the Weary and Worn

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 11 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 11 Each Sunday of this 31 day series, it is my desire to gather and pause the weight of this conversation long enough to open up our clenched and controlling fists, turn our cupped hands up, and surrender our […]

Day 10: The Power is in the Emotional Connection

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 10 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 10 I’m not sure what planet I was living on, but it never occurred to me I could love more than one person at the same time. I knew there were times in my dating experience where feelings […]

Day 9: One Compromise Will Lead to More

by Jacque Watkins

This is Day 9 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 9 The weather was glorious the day we got lost—the trees tall, the sky blue, the temperature just perfect. Dreary weather is not a prerequisite for a mistake. We mapped it out before we left—the way we would […]

MS 062 Amy J. Bennett: The Power of Thoughts, Entanglement and an Emotional Affair

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 062 of Mud Stories! This is Day 8 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 7: Comparison Will Kill Your Marriage

by Jacque Watkins

31Days Comparison Will Kill Marriage

This is Day 7 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 7 I’ll never forget the butterflies of anticipation the night before my first wedding. Two of my college girlfriends spent the night with me at my parent’s house, and it was the best send-off a girl could ask […]

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Join the Community!

For periodic hope, encouragement and inspiration, it'd be a gift to be friends! Just enter your name and email address here...

Donate to Mud Stories

Listen to Mud Stories

Our Story

More Posts Here…

When You Need to Believe God Has an Amazing Plan

Only God Can Change Tragedy Into Beauty

The Thorns Beneath the Smile {Why Our Answers Should Simply Be Yes or No} :: Sermon on the Mount {Week 16 & 17}

Sponsor a child

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...

  • Home
  • About
  • Podcast
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About
  • Podcast
  • Blog
  • Contact

Copyright © 2026 · Jacque Watkins · All Rights Reserved