Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

Because Our Roots Are Established in the Dark Secret Places

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She stood on that stage almost a week ago in her red speaking boots. And with her soft soothing voice she told it to us brave: Do not disdain the secret living… The moments in life no one sees. The way you sacrifice and serve and die to your self in the mundane moments. Crucified and Cruciform. Every. […]

Dangers When We Pray :: Sermon on the Mount {Week 25-27}

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Several years ago I served in our church’s MOPS leadership, and my title? Prayer coordinator. I was asked to lead our leadership team in this key area, and I was happy to do it. And while the year went well, I had not always had such a passion and eagerness for prayer. Just ten years […]

Unglued {Lesson 4} & (in)couraged to hope Link-up!

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Wow! It’s been a whirlwind of a week. I’ve been so crazy busy—maybe you have too??! Tracie and I have been going through Lysa TerKeurst’s book, Unglued, along with some of you, and we are longing that each one of you is (in)couraged to hope … that you would have hope that we’re in this together. […]

Your Voice is the Bridge From Your Heart to Mine

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Your voice is the bridge from your heart to mine as we walk amidst the vivid colors and falling leaves of this far away place. And what rest my heart has found to hear your voice. The voice I read on the screen yet today I can hear. For the spinning noises of life to pause […]

Unglued {Lesson 3} & (in)couraged to hope Link-up!

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If there’s anything I’ve realized by tracking my raw emotions and unglued moments this week, it’s that I don’t want to be this way forever–I don’t want to stay the same. As I’ve explored my self-inflicted labels and recognized my exploding and stuffing tendencies, I realize what a mess I really am. Don’t get me […]

I Want to Look Beyond the Now of Who You Are

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I want to see. I want to learn how to look past the surface and see the deep places where others really live. Because I know where I really live. I know my struggles and the pain of my moments. And when I’m deeply honest, this life is hard. Hard because transparency is risky and […]

For When You Wonder if You Really Can Finish the Race

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When I first took the risk and signed up for a half-marathon, I most certainly had a twinge of doubt, wondering if I really could do it–if I could run the entire race and actually finish. As I trained the doubt didn’t subside either. Now. I’m a “check it off the list” kind of girl. […]

For When You Need the Approval of Others :: Sermon on the Mount {Week 23-24}

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I’ll admit it. I’ve been guilty. Longing for the approval and compliments of others… Wanting them to acknowledge the good I do and the way I serve… And if you’re gut-level honest, you’re probably been guilty too. Because most of us, as human beings, struggle with the issue of significance. We long to matter—to be […]

To Welcome Suffering is to Say Yes to God

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If there’s one thing I’m learning lately, it’s that suffering is inevitable in this life. That no matter who we are, no matter what we have, and no matter where we live, we will have hard things to face. And yet it’s such a challenge to welcome the suffering–to embrace adversity… To look forward to […]