Mo' Stuff Archives - Jocelyn Jackson Williams

What Moves You?

I remember January 20, 2009 like it was yesterday. I was at work and we were all crowded around the TV to watch Obama being sworn in. I had missed the memo that he was swearing in on Lincoln’s Bible until moments before it was happening. Watching Obama put his hand on Lincoln’s Bible was…

Speak Up

It was the 11th grade and I was running for class president. This would be my first attempt at running for student government. We had to give a speech in front of the entire class stating why people should vote for us. I got to the podium and straight up froze. You can’t really classify…

If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…..

Yesterday was one of those rough ones. You know the kind. The one where you pile on ten more problems for every one thing you accomplish. Yeah, that kind of day. On days like these, I tend take deeper breaths, pray, think too much, and cry. I also like to find quick little spirit lifters:…

Staying in Your Happy Place While Planning a Wedding, Pt. 2

“Are we going to jump the broom?” Angelo asked me that question trying his best to sound neutral but I knew his answer. We were both hoping the other person wanted to do it. It was one of my favorite conversations during our wedding planning process. On the one hand is the ancestral significance and…

Staying in Your Happy Place While Planning a Wedding, Pt. 1

I was a wedding coordinator for a year. One would think that when the time came to plan my own wedding, I would have been fully prepared for that full time job. But there were quite a few times in the planning process that I felt brand new. When it’s your special day, no amount…