Jacque Watkins

finding grace through the mud

Day 17: Your Heart Will Become Hardened

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This is Day 17 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 17 As the affair went on in secrecy, my heart grew more hardened with each passing day. The truth is, as embarrassing as it is to admit, I wanted what I wanted. What started as a single thought […]

Day 16: Secrecy Fuels Failure

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This is Day 16 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 16 I can still see the deli where we met that day. Running late, I raced down the stairs and headed for the sidewalk. The time for the conversation had come. The turmoil was taking its toll on […]

Day 14: Sex Is Powerful

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This is Day 14 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 14 When the affair turned physical I became consumed.  I spent a full year investing in the emotional relationship—feeding my thoughts, engaging the attraction, coddling the conversation, and sending signals of interest—all of which were returned. It was […]

Day 13: Your Thoughts About Sex Matter

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This is Day 13 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 13 Growing up, I didn’t talk about sex much. It just wasn’t a topic of discussion. I don’t think my parents refused to talk about it on purpose, it’s just that the topic never arose, and at some […]

Day 12: You Are More Capable Than You Know

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This is Day 12 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 12 She met me at the front of the huge sanctuary after the closing worship song. We talked in a friendly exchange as I would with anyone who needed to talk to someone after a service, and waited […]

Day 11: {Scripture and Song} Rest for the Weary and Worn

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This is Day 11 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 11 Each Sunday of this 31 day series, it is my desire to gather and pause the weight of this conversation long enough to open up our clenched and controlling fists, turn our cupped hands up, and surrender our […]

Day 10: The Power is in the Emotional Connection

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This is Day 10 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 10 I’m not sure what planet I was living on, but it never occurred to me I could love more than one person at the same time. I knew there were times in my dating experience where feelings […]

Day 9: One Compromise Will Lead to More

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This is Day 9 in the series “31 Days: What You Should Know Before An Affair“ Day 9 The weather was glorious the day we got lost—the trees tall, the sky blue, the temperature just perfect. Dreary weather is not a prerequisite for a mistake. We mapped it out before we left—the way we would […]