by Jessica Bolyard | Aug 20, 2015 | Faith, Family
Ten years ago today, I spent my morning quietly trying to pass the time. I hadn’t slept much, having slept on my parents’ couch and woken up at least a dozen times overnight in anticipation and excitement. I wrote a letter to my fiancé (like, an actual...
by Jessica Bolyard | Aug 18, 2015 | Faith, Family
My dear, sweet girl, It started with the shoes, though I shouldn’t have been surprised when you wanted to bring them home. You’ve always loved fancy things – pretty things – things you see as being sophisticated and “lovely,” so...
by Jessica Bolyard | Aug 14, 2015 | Faith
Hi, friends! I hope you’re doing well and are either settling back into your new-school-year routines or are enjoying what’s left of your summer. Here in my corner of the world we’re finishing up our first full week of the school year. (Read:...
by Jessica Bolyard | Aug 6, 2015 | Faith
On the morning of the first day of school, a sweet excitement filled the air in the car as we drove toward her school. We chatted about who she was excited to see and what she thought she’d learn this year and how she thought first grade would be different than...
by Jessica Bolyard | Apr 15, 2015 | Faith
I sat on the rickety park bench in my back yard, a pen in my hand and my journal open in my lap. The words poured from my heart onto the page as I cried out all that was wrong with my day…my thoughts…my life. “This is my life right now:” I had...
