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Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

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MS 020 Lysa TerKeurst: Abortion, Failure, and Finding The Best Yes

by Jacque Watkins

Lysa TerKeurst Abortion Failure The Best Yes

Welcome to episode 020 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 Lysa TerKeurst, the founder and President of Proverbs 31 Ministries, and the New […]

MS 019 Jess Connolly: Suicide Attempt, Depression, Brokenness, and Feeling ‘Not Enough’

by Jacque Watkins

Jess Jessi Connolly Naptime Diaries

Welcome to episode 019 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 Jess Connolly, who shares how she’s the wife to a really handsome […]

MS 015: Laura Boggess ~ Connecting with God through Nature, Wonder & Playdates with God

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 015 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 friend, Laura Boggess—a recovering list-maker, worn out from trying to earn grace, […]

MS 014: Jennifer Dukes Lee ~ Approval, Perfectionism, and Feeling “Not Enough”

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 014 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 Jennifer Dukes Lee—a storyteller, grace dweller, and author of Love Idol: Letting […]

MS 012: Kate Battistelli ~ Anger at God & Surrendering to His Highest Good

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 012 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 Kate Battistelli, an empty-nester who’s been married to Mike for 30 years. She’s […]

MS 009: Christy Johnson {Part 2} ~ 7 Steps to Soul Health & Identifying Our Inner Love Junkie

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 009 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 continuing with part two of my conversation with Christy Johnson–certified life coach, writer, and inspirational […]

[VIDEO] Reciting The Romans Project & Why to Memorize Scripture

by Jacque Watkins

Last year I joined a small group of women and we set out to participate in The Romans Project with Ann Voskamp and her community. And three months ago we finished that project–memorizing chapters one, eight, and twelve. And now, since Easter, we have moved on to learning James chapter one as a group, as […]

When You’re Spun by Change and Weighed Down by Grief

by Jacque Watkins

This past month my friend’s mother dies suddenly, the Sauer family says goodbye to Ben, their brave four-year old cancer-fighter, and another friend cares for her husband in hospice, in what are sure to be his last days here on this earth. And they cling to the hope he’ll make it through Father’s day before […]

Five Tips to Make Scripture Memorization More Doable {VIDEO}

by Jacque Watkins

Scripture memorization is a challenge for me. It’s just plain hard. I remember my college years, how I used to study for hours and then finally take the test, only to promptly forget almost all of it as fast as one could turn a light off. And this is the challenge whenever we try to memorize anything: […]

How to Have More Contentment in Motherhood {Guest Post by Lisa-Jo Baker}

by Jacque Watkins

This coming weekend will mark my 18th year celebrating Mother’s Day as a mom. And while there have been seasons that passed like molasses off a spoon, and others which flew by like a speeding train, in the midst of it all, all of us mamas need more contentment. We need each other. To be seen. To […]

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