Mud Stories With Jacque Watkins - Messy Moments Worked For Our Good

Advent, Christmas, and the holidays in general are a time of busyness and stress. Elizabeth Foss shares tips and inspiration in navigating the grief and myriad of mud we often face in this season. Elizabeth's ebook: Comfort & Joy: Living the Liturgy During the Advent Season   Subscribe or Leave a Rating or Review HERE

Jacque Watkins, the host of The Mud Stories Podcast, talks with her four youngest kids about the hardship of facing our mud, the challenge it is to give thanks, and they even share some knock knock jokes too! It's a Thanksgiving gift to you! Subscribe or Leave a Rating or Review HERE

Courtney Westlake shares the unexpected adversity of her daughter's diagnosis of harlequin ichthyosis, insights into grieving "normal", how suffering drives us to God, and how we can learn to see beauty in our differences, allowing our faith to grow through hard circumstances. Courtney shares advice and encouragement for us and our kids when we encounter people who are different, and helps us see how there is beauty even in our differences. Courtney's Blog: Blessed by Brenna   Subscribe or Leave a Rating or Review HERE

For Seth Haines, doubt led to pain, and pain to addiction, and yet Seth's process of coming clean is really a journey for us all, as we learn to face our pain, find it's source, and forgive again and again--all in the company of Christ. Coming Clean--A Story of Faith, by Seth Haines   Subscribe or Leave a Rating or Review HERE  

An argument free relationship doesn't have to be just a dream, but Fawn Weaver believes can be possible for us all. Fawn shares her personal mud story, as well as insight and wisdom to help us create argument-free relationships. The Happy Wives Club Fawn's TEDxPortland Talk--An Argument Free Marriage

Shannon Ethridge helps us unpack the obstacles that keep us from sexual freedom and healing in marriage, and helps us move toward fulfillment and sexual confidence. Shannon shares how to move from "Good girls DON'T" to "Good girls DO", strategies to overcome our past sexual history, and the meaning behind our sexual fantasies. ShannonEthridge.com Sexy Marriage Radio Podcast Shannon's books

Part 2 of a 2-part episode with Tray and Melody Lovvorn from the Undone Redone Podcast, talking about their discovery of real grace, humility that was cultivated in the years of they were divorce, their process of reconciliation, remarriage to each other, and the ministry in which they now serve, including a men's 4-day intensive and a 30-day online course for how to survive a life beyond betrayal. The Undone Redone Podcast Life Beyond Betrayal, 30-day Online Course for women Embark, Men's 4-day Intensive for freedom from Pornography & Sexual Addiction

Tray & Melody Lovvorn, from the Undone Redone podcast, share Part One of their Two-Part story, including porn addiction, performing, mask-wearing, betrayal, a 6-year divorce, and then remarrying one another in 2008. Undone Redone Podcast Life Beyond Betrayal-30 day course for women Embark-4 day intensive for men

Amy J. Bennet shares her mud of an emotional affair, the power of our thoughts, and her path out of the entanglement and how her grief led her to God. She also shares how the process happened, the steps she took along the way, and suggestions for how to be more aware and handle these kind of connections should you find yourself in a similar situation. Amy's Book: Entangled, A Woman's Guide to Recognizing Your Emotional Affair and Restoring Your Marriage Amy's Podcast: Feathers, Faith in Flight

Jacque Watkins, host of this podcast, shares her personal mud story in the aftermath of an affair, divorce and remarriage, and introduces a 31-day series on her blog about what she learned and what you should know before an affair. Jacque's Written Story Jacque's Video Story Where The Love Lasts Forever, by Hillsong United  

Through church hurt and church change, Lisa J. Allen shares hope for when disappointment comes and it feels like our dreams die, with help and tips for when we feel isolated, alone, and don't feel like showing up. Lisa helps us find hope for our hearts to remember that God is with us and working through even our greatest disappointments, always. Proverbs 31 Ministries First 5 App

Change, loss, and transition can be traumatic and unexpected, and yet Kristen Strong shares from her life experience how God is using every thing for our good and how change could just be our next best thing. Kristen's Website: Chasing Blue Skies Kristen's Book: Girl Meets Change: Truths to Carry You Through Life's Transitions

Lelia Chealey shares her struggle as a mom whose child is sentenced to prison, the pain and struggle of walking through that difficulty, and wisom and insight how to walk through the pain of parenting an adolescent or young adult, and letting God write your child's own story no matter what. Lelia's Website: http://leliachealey.com

Parenting teens and young adults through their own mud can be challenging, painful, and downright heartbreaking. Lelia Chealey helps us all by sharing what she's faced, not only in her own mud, but as she's helped her teen and young adult children through theirs, sharing the wisdom and insight she's learned along the way.

Simply Tuesday is a life changing message of hope from Emily P. Freeman--for our souls to sit down on the inside, embrace smallness and be with Christ, trusting Him for the outcomes. Emily's Book: Simply Tuesday

Through fourteen years of addiction and alcoholism, Gary Morland, father of The Nester and Emily P. Freeman, shares his story--how God met him in his muddiest mess and how forgiveness from God and others changed everything for him. Gary also shares how forgiveness can be life changing for all of us and offers some tips for improving our relationships. Gary's Kindle Books: From Beer to Eternity: A little story of addiction and beyond Scary Hope: Courage and a kick to hug hope, face fear, and get going

Amber C. Haines shares her life story of desire, sin, sex, drugs, an abortion, an affair, and how she handled shame and found God in her most broken places. Amber's book: Wild in the Hollow: On Chasing Desire and Finding the Broken Way Home

John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur On Fire shares his story...life growing up in the state of Maine, his time in military service, his leadership deployment tour to Iraq in 2003-2004, his gratitude for how God blessed America, and his struggles with post traumatic stress disorder PTSD. John's Website: Entrepreneur On Fire

Michele Cushatt shares her Undone story and much of what she's learned about making peace with an unexpected life including perfectionism, divorce, remarriage, blended family, foster parenting, and cancer. Michele's book: Undone: A Story of Making Peace With an Unexpected Life 

Delivering her baby prematurely at 25 weeks, Kayla Aimee shares how in her unexpected tragedy she struggled through 156 days in the NICU with her baby, and how the experience in the past four years helped her become anchored, find hope, and learn to suffer well. Kayla's book: Anchored: Finding Hope in the Unexpected