by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 13, 2020 | Faith
I remember the morning clearly: I was driving my daughter to Mother’s Day out, crossing an overpass near my house, when a song carried me away from my present reality. With lyrics that penetrated my heart and touched something in me that needed to be reached,...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you think that’s a funny title for a blog post, I’m assuming you probably think it’s a funny title for a book. Regardless…that’s the title of my first book, due out any day now! The thing is, prayer is tricky, and I think we sit down...
by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 13, 2019 | Faith
One year ago, on New Year’s Day of 2018, God did what I never thought He would have to do. He told me to be quiet. For the past ten years or so, His command to me has been to speak – loudly and boldly, in writing and onstage – about the transformative power of...
by Jessica Bolyard | Nov 8, 2017 | Fellowship
Last spring my family had the chance to travel to the mountains of West Virginia to visit my husband’s extended family. The highlight of the trip, for me, was visiting the farm where my mother-in-law grew up: deep in the Shenandoah Valley, nestled between the...
by Jessica Bolyard | Nov 1, 2017 | Faith
This post was originally published on October 17, 2014, when the Ebola scare was in full swing. Recent events – though different – have stirred some of the same emotions in our collective heart, so I thought it might serve us all well to revisit this...