Articles by Amy VanSlocum

Amy VanSlocum grew up in rural Alaska 100 miles from the nearest stop light, McDonald's and movie theater. She has lived in Michigan, Montana, New York and has finally settled in northern Colorado. She graduated from Calvin College in 2008 with a degree in elementary education and earned her graduate degree in library science. Amy and her husband, Justin, embarked on their latest adventure, parenthood, in the summer of 2014. In their spare time, the VanSlocum family heads to the mountains to hike or ski.


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Selflessness

Life before marriage was mostly about me. I did my best in high school so that I could graduate at the top of my class and earn scholarships for college. I worked summers between college years so that I could afford to graduate debt-free. I studied in college so that I could earn my degree….

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Star Wars and Marriage

Hollywood very rarely affords the chance for viewers to watch the evolution of a marriage over a series of several movies. The audience is usually left with the idea of happily ever after. Yet, one science fiction series goes deeper than that. In Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Padmé Amidala, a senator,…

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The Biggest Mistake?

Don’t do it. Biggest mistake of my life.” There I was, thrilled to be applying for my marriage certificate, when a man to my left felt the need to express his opinion on marriage. I was completely taken off guard by this comment and it took me a few seconds to recover from my surprise….

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