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Jacque Watkins

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I Will Always Remember

by Jacque Watkins

I remember the bottom, my lowest point.   In the midst of my divorce, in my failure and shame–sitting in my car, tears flowing down, and being broken.

Hope and Thanks

by Jacque Watkins

There I am, standing in the vastness of the auditorium, in the presence of thousands…my high-maintenance-morning-Starbucks drink in the cupholder…and the worship slowing…a pause, for us to all ponder and consider Him. And my eyes catch the glimpse of the cross on the wall, illuminated from behind. And my mind flashes to the images of Him upon it. And I am humbled, […]

With Hearts Kneeled and Bowed Down

by Jacque Watkins

Sundays are for singing and worshipping… For bowing down… And kneeling before the Lord our God, our Maker…   May your heart be full of joy and awe, as you worship and sing, and kneel…and bow your heart before our Maker… What song is your heart singing this day?  

The Grace Giver

by Jacque Watkins

I still feel it like it was yesterday. Memories sear hearts. She had been my friend. My familiar friend. My close friend. The pain.  Memories still ringing, resonating in the deepest rooms of my heart…in rooms I don’t visit often and where cobwebs reside and where time has run past… But still, aching resides there, echoes of the […]

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