by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 11, 2016 | Faith, Fellowship
It has been fifteen years since the unthinkable happened. How can it have been that long? It was on a Tuesday, that day when strangers embraced one another, friends sat in stunned silence, and a nation mourned for too many of its own. Where were you when it happened?...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 7, 2016 | Faith, Fellowship
If you’re new here, I have to put first things first: WELCOME! I’m so glad you’re here, however you came to be here, and I hope you’ll take a few minutes to look around and see what this space is all about. I’m really glad you’re...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 20, 2016 | Family
We naturally expect our kids to learn things over the course of a year of school. What I hadn’t anticipated, though, is how much I would learn. Over the past couple of days I’ve been doing some thinking about what I’ve learned (and relearned) this...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 18, 2016 | Faith
They captivate me. Glimmering golden alongside the road, making the most ordinary of routes feel like a wondrous journey. Wildflowers budding and blooming anew, proclaiming spring’s arrival even if the wind still blows cold. They draw me in every year. Their...
by Jessica Bolyard | Apr 18, 2016 | Family
It’s springtime, which in my part of the world means pollen, azaleas, flip-flops, and little league baseball. I never grew up in the world of little league and rec-department sports, so the past three years that my daughter has been playing teeball have felt...