Author: Jocelyn

  • A bow & arrows. Oh, and a quiver.

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    Howard spent his birthday gift card on something he’d wanted for a really long time: a bow and arrow set. And, so, of course, during this very slow, not-much-to-do-anyway month of December, I dropped everything that afternoon and made him a monogrammed quiver out of felt to hold his arrows. Actually, I really didn’t have…

  • Heart Treasure

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    When I was a junior in college, I read an article by Bill Hybels called “The Art of Self Leadership.” The article helped me self-reflect in a way I’d never known before, and it changed my life so dramatically that I made it a habit to read it annually. One thing Hybels addressed was, “What…

  • Amber Alert

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    Last night, all over my state, the following AMBER Alert was issued: LIC/AJD7417 (WA) 2001 White BMW 330CI Police are asking for assistance in locating a baby delivered this morning at home in Mill Creek. The infant, Annabelle Martini, is suffering from life threatening medical conditions and is in need of medical attention. The infant…

  • True Generosity?

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    2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. It was a late spring morning a few years ago when I read this verse during my quiet time for the first time. I…

  • I bought myself a handbag.

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    I bought myself a handbag. Finally. I mean a really nice, high-quality leather handbag. I think that I thought about it for 5 years or more. (In my defense, I also had 2boys in less than two years in that time span, and really didn’t want it to get barfed or pooped or otherwise leaked…

  • Kemmerer, Wyoming

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    My husband, 2boys, and I spent last weekend in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Ever heard of it? Yeah, I guessed not. It is the population 2630 town where my husband’s mother grew up and where  my husband spent the first few years of his life. Being in Kemmerer is delightfully and alarmingly much like going back in…

  • From Barren to Happy

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      This morning I read:   “He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.” Psalm 113:9   I’ve never been barren in the infertile sense. But I look back on my life before I had children and can easily see how barren I was — barren…

  • Our Favorite Jonny

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    Two Thursdays ago, I showed up alone at my husband’s office at 3pm, blasted Jonny Lang from my iPhone through the crack in his door, and held up two concert tickets to see our favorite Jonny live at 8pm that night in a city 3-hours’ drive away! It was awesome! I guess I’m still pretty proud of…

  • Financial Freedom and Financial Security

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    Everyone talks about financial freedom and financial security…always out of reach. To me, financial freedom is not having more money than I know what to do with. (How can I be sure that my appetite will not balloon along with my paychecks?) And, to me, financial security is not being one hundred percent sure that I will always…

  • San Francisco! Pre-Reading

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    I just found out that I get to go to San Francisco in September on a business trip with my little job!!! I’m incredibly astonished, honored, and grateful to have been asked to go. Ever since I found out I’m going, I’ve been deliciously reminded that: 1. I think it is so fun to go to…