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Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

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MS 056 Emily P. Freeman: Embracing Smallness, Simply Tuesday, and A Place For Our Souls to Breathe

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 056 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 Emily P. Freeman, blogger, writer, and author, who believes the soul is often […]

MS 055 Gary Morland: Addiction, Alcoholism, Forgiveness and Scary Hope

by Jacque Watkins

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Welcome to episode 055 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 Gary Morland, writer, father to two grown daughters, and grandfather to six. […]

MS 054 Amber C. Haines: Desire, Sin, Shame and Finding God in Broken Places

by Jacque Watkins

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Welcome to episode 054 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 Amber C. Haines, blogger, writer, and author of her very first book entitled, […]

MS 053 John Lee Dumas: Military Service, Deployment and God Bless America

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 053 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 John Lee Dumas–podcaster, entrepreneur, U.S. Army veteran, and the founder of his […]

MS 051 Kayla Aimee: Delivering a Preemie, Anchored by Hope, and Learning to Suffer Well

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 051 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 Kayla Aimee, who resides in Georgia with her husband and daughter, and loves […]

MS 046 Colleen Mitchell: Loss and Ongoing Grief

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 046 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 Colleen Mitchell, wife to Greg and mother to five amazing sons here on earth, […]

MS 045 Diane Bailey: Remarriage, Blended Families and Step Parenting

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 045 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 Diane Bailey–writer, blogger and life coach—who resides in the Deep South with her […]

If You’re Facing Loneliness and Need a Friend

by Jacque Watkins

I yearn to sit with a friend—to rehash my day, laugh about the silly things, and delve into deep connection about the weighty things, but I haven’t had a best friend for a long time and it’s no one’s fault but my own. When my life fell apart in my late twenties, all my friendships […]

MS 044 Christy Beam: Chronic Illness and Miracles from Heaven

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 044 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 Christy Beam, wife to Kevin, and mom to three beautiful girls–Abigail, Annabel, […]

MS 043 Kitty Hurdle: Workaholism, Unexplained Infertility and Adoption

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 043 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 Kitty Hurdle—a missionary, momma to two, and wife to her husband Joel, who […]

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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...

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