by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 23, 2014 | Faith, Family
When I heard on the news this morning that Justin Bieber had been arrested, I was glad. I know that sounds terrible, but let me explain. In our culture, we are constantly elevating young people to ridiculous star statuses, putting them in positions for which their...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 22, 2014 | Faith, Family, Fellowship
As I walked the aisles of the grocery store yesterday, trying to restock our pitiful pantry, I couldn’t hold back the stray tears that kept sneaking out. Here and there, with no apparent triggers, I would suddenly need to cry and, because people just don’t...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 20, 2014 | Faith, Family
We were watching the video for the second time in a row when she said it. “I just….I just feel like she sings better than I do.” When I turned my eyes from the screen, with its shaky images of preschoolers singing in their Christmas performance, the...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 16, 2014 | Faith, Family
She watched my struggle, and as I put the last of our things into the car she finally asked what she must have been wondering for awhile. “The Lord did that to you, didn’t He, Mama?” And if I could have, I would have spun around and embraced her as I...
by Jessica Bolyard | Dec 4, 2013 | Faith
We decorated our house for Christmas yesterday. On one hand, I was ready. Seeing everyone else’s decorations and lights and trees caused some holiday-induced envy, and it was time, after all. Christmas is just a few weeks away. If I had really been in control of...
