Author: Jocelyn

  • DIY Map Coasters

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    I made coasters. I needed some for my pretty-much-finished basement family room and for inspiration, I borrowed a theme I’d created on the wall of the same room. I call it my “two favorite cities” theme. {More on this later.} So I used maps of each of the two cities from an old atlas and…

  • I’m ba-a-a-ck! 🙂

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    Hi friends! Sorry I’ve been gone so long; I’ve been absent due to turning a major corner in my personal life. Actually, it was simultaneously much less and much more dramatic than that: my baby finally started sleeping through the night. So why, then, have I been blogging less, not more, you ask? I really…

  • lemontree3…Coming Soon!

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    This Wednesday, June 30, I’m launching a new blog with two of my besties. It’s called lemontree3 and we hatched the idea late one night in March. Now we’re making it come to life. In fact, you already know these two friends of mine because I wrote about them here. I’m so excited to be…

  • My Favorite Things for Summer

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    For one of my baby showers last fall, my sister (who is married without kids – yet) bought me a gift bag-full of her favorite things for fall. She told me, “I don’t know about babies or what they need so I got you this instead.” I’ll never forget that gift. I absolutely loved it.…

  • How to Make Your In-Laws Happy

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    I had a sublime idea (if I do say so myself!) that I wanted to share with you all so that you can claim it as your own and reap all of the happy benefits. I call it: A picture a day for a month. I don’t know where the idea came from. I guess…

  • Easy Healthy Fruity Frozen Dessert

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    We’re cleaning out our fridge and freezer these days. I’ve found that it’s a good habit to get into every six months or so. And so we’re having to get creative in the food department. Let’s just say that some creativity turns out better than others. I don’t know about you, but frozen bananas are…

  • Celebrating 5 Years; Here’s to 105 Years More!

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    Happy Anniversary, J. How can it be that I love, trust, and respect you more today than I did that rainy day May 21, 2005 when we were wed!? Oh, but I do. Cheers!

  • I Heart: Homemade Pesto

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    How great is pesto!? I love it because:1. It’s heart-healthy2. It’s easy-as-pie to make a big batch and freeze3. It whips out of the freezer and plops onto plain noodles or pizza dough (with meat and/or veggies if you want) with panache 4. A little bit goes a long way 5. My hubby likes it…

  • An Antidote for Hard Times: Gratefulness

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    I’m a new mom. And it’s hard. I think it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done to date. I’m disappointed that hard times bring out the worst in me. My friend Todd told me once that it’s hardest for him to care about others’ needs when he’s sick or going through a hard time personally.…

  • Book Review: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

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    I just finished Donald Miller’s newest book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. It has the usual Donald Miller feel: raw, memoir-esque, easy to read, personal. I was both personally challenged and pleasantly surprised by its relevancy for many 18-35 year old readers. (It is a frequent concern of mine that many current bestsellers…