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Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

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MS 047 Colleen Mitchell: Being Broken and Learning to See Grief As a Gift

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 047 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 part two of my conversation with Colleen Mitchell. If you missed part one, you […]

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 […]

MS 042 Wendy Blight: Rape, Fear, and Forgiveness and Finding Hope from Reading the Bible

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 042 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 Wendy Blight—speaker, Bible study teacher, attorney, wife and mother of two–who resides […]

MS 041 Natalie Snapp: Conflict, Friendship and Heart Sisters

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 041 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 we’re talking all about the messy mud of friendship with my friend,  Natalie Snapp—a follower […]

MS 040 Caryn Christensen: Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Trusting God

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 040 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. Today I’m talking with Caryn Christensen, writer, music teacher, and mother to two girls. Caryn  describes herself as […]

MS 039 Caryn Christensen: From Neglect and Abuse Toward Rescue and Redemption

by Jacque Watkins

Welcome to episode 039 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. Today I’m talking with Caryn Christensen, writer, music teacher, and mother to two girls. Caryn  describes herself as […]

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