To Whom It May Concern:

One of the sweetest songs I have ever heard.

I think it describes my heart perfectly sometimes.

enjoy.

love,
jocelyn elizabeth

Waiting

Waiting is such a paradox to the society I live in.
I want everything instantly.
Instant food, Instant money, instant romance, instant success.

Right now, I am leaning more towards wanting God to do instant things in my life.
My heart wants to cry out, whine, and ask why things aren't moving in the direction I want them to in my life.
I want to shout, "have you forgotten me? remember me?"

And then I realize, i have become impatient. I have lost sight of what this life is about, Him. It's not about me and my selfish needs.

And once my mind shifts, I am completely satisfied in waiting. Content in just being in love with Him. Content in His grace, forgiveness and mercy. Content in life.


Right now, I feel as though I am just waiting.
Waiting for the Lord to do great things in my life.
Waiting for the Lord to speak.

I have determined to wait.
I will wait for the goodness of the Lord.
I will wait for His voice to beckon me in the direction He wants me to take.

Psalm 27:14
"Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous.Yes, wait patiently for the Lord."

Psalm 37:7
"Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act."


love,
jocelyn elizabeth

Hello Summer

Hello summer.

i have been patiently waiting for you.

welcome.

love,

jocelyn elizabeth

Simple Summer

I am a very goal oriented person.
I like to write it down, scratch it off, and soak in the feeling of accomplishment.
I need goals.

However, this summer, I feel it is going to be a simple summer.
This summer will consist of:

-reading a huge stack of books that have been sitting on the side of my bed for some time. One in particular is called Radical by David Platt. I know this book will probably have a dramatic effect on my life and maybe that is why I have consistently put it off.

-write, write, write. I don't know how or what that will look like, but its a simple goal.

-seek direction for my life. After taking 24 hours of college this spring, my life has gone from a complete rush to utter silence. I feel as though I do not know what to do with myself. And I feel as though I don't where I am going in the next year to come.


If you would have asked me two years ago where I thought I would be, I wouldn't have pictured my life right now. Tulsa, ORU or being a Special Education Teacher was never in the plan. However, the goodness of the Lord has never been so real to me. My heart has drawn so near because of the uncertainty of direction in my life. And I have never been more grounded in Him.

Here's to a simple summer; more of Him, less of me.


love,
jocelyn elizabeth

Vegan for the Summer

So the lastest trend is to be a vegan-goddess.
Eat leaves picked from your backyard and rub coconut oil on your face for a more complete complexion.

But seriously, I am thinking about trying out a new book called "The Kind Diet."

My faithful friend Amazon reviews this book:

In The Kind Diet, actress, activist, and committed conservationist Alicia Silverstone shares the insights that encouraged her to swear off meat and dairy forever, and outlines the spectacular benefits of adopting a plant-based diet, from effortless weight loss to clear skin, off-the-chart energy, and smooth digestion. She explains how meat, fish, milk, and cheese—the very foods we’ve been taught to regard as the cornerstone of good nutrition—are actually the culprits behind escalating rates of disease and the cause of dire, potentially permanent damage to our ecology. 

 

Three Benefits of this Eating Plan:

1. Dairy Free- I am lactose intolerant and it is the biggest struggle. Actually, I just ate a bowl of macaroni and cheese just before I started typing this. (can't forget to pop that lactose pill).

2. Clear Skin- UM WHAT???? My dream come true. I have the weirdest complexion and have tried everything from Proactive to all natural face wash. 

3. Effortless weight loss- and again I say, UM WHAT???? I would like to try that effortless weight loss. Please sign me up. 

 

Three Negative Effects of this Eating Plan:

1. No Fro-yo, Orange Leaf, or any other delicious frozen yogurt place.

2. Changing my whole lifestyle.

3. Tasteless food. If you have known me for my whole life, I grew up being the "pickiest" eater. I don't like any condiments on my sandwiches and have just branched out into eating guacamole.  So I am not sure how the whole diet will go since i am so plain jane, turkey and cheese on bread please!

 

 

However, this summer I will be moving home and living with my parents. This will mean living in a house with a kitchen and the fruitful supply of groceries. 

 

Also, I need a challenge this summer. I need goals, else I waste away my summer and become aimless. I love goals. I love accomplishing a goal. I love seeing change that is innovative and beneficial. 

 

So maybe my neighbors will see me in their backyard rounding up some dinner from their local garden. (i say thank you in advance)

 

 

love, 

jocelyn elizabeth

Bad Days

Sometimes you just have really bad days.
Today was one of those bad bad bad days.

It consisted of "filing your taxes."

And let's just say I am going to owe rather than receive from the government.

It was a bad day.

this is how bad of a day it was.
to revert to the unthinkable.
grabbing for the bottle and drowning away my sorrows.

mineral water of course.

 

 

But seriously, it was a pretty bad day.


love,
jocelyn elizabeth

My New Specs.

I first got glasses my junior year of highschool.

However, I wore fake glasses when I was in 2nd and 3rd grade, to be cool.

Since my junior year, I have had the same pair of glasses. And we have bonded deeply. They were so cool and unique, and I felt intelligent.

Well, I needed an update. So five years later, I got a new prescription which is taking a getting used to. But I thought I would post a tribute from the old little specs to the new.

*this is not a significant blog post, but only to procrastinate from homework.....

Enjoy.

oh little glasses of mine. we have had a deep connection over the past five years. but it is time to let you go and move on.

dear new specs, you have been rather dizzy to wear.

The End.


love,
jocelyn elizabeth