Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

MS 088 Katie Orr: Depression, Unexpected Grief and Studying the Bible

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Welcome to episode 088 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. I’m currently accepting a limited number of COACHING clients! If you are: finding yourself in an in between place alone […]

Day 31: God Will Never Leave You

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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 25: {Scripture and Song} God Is Greater Than Your Heart

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This is Day 25 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 25 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 […]

When the Struggle is Great and You Want to Just Quit {Deeper Waters Post}

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She delivered her fourth baby yesterday and you could hear her struggle all the way down the hall. Amidst the repeated attempts of the anesthesiologist to remedy the problem, her epidural never worked. And while birth is a beautiful moment, the journey to arrive there is work–painful and excruciating work–which makes it almost impossible to imagine […]

When Relationships Become Idols {Love Idol}

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I don’t remember what we talked about each Sunday morning, but I looked forward to every Sunday school class in 6th grade. And while it’s true I liked going to see the cute boy who was there, mostly I liked how Mrs. Moore talked about God–almost like she knew Him on a first-name basis and had […]

When Pain Blinds Us to the Truth

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The truth is hard to see when we’re in pain. Doubt settles in like an opaque cloud clinging to a mountain and never letting go. Confusion rolls in as a fog, preventing us from seeing more than a few inches beyond our face. And we can’t see the sun that shines above the thickness. We […]

My Grace is Enough {Letters from God}

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I want you to know I see your heart. I know your motives. I sense your effort in longing to please me. How you read my words, write your prayers, and memorize my ways. And I love how you see others I’ve made–how you seek to connect with them and love them too. But in […]

What I Learned {September 2013}

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At the end of every month, Emily Freeman shares what she’s learned, and she hosts a link-up on her blog where everyone can meet and share what they’ve learned too. And I’m joining her today! So here, in no particular order, are 10 things I learned in September… 1. God’s goodness and mercy hunts us down. As I […]