by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 17, 2014 | Faith
About a year and a half ago, I had some pretty extensive dental work done. I had never been quite that numb before, and it was funny to me how my face felt detached from my body. What wasn’t funny, though, was once the numbness started to fade away. As the...
by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 3, 2014 | Faith, Family
My husband and I have been married eight wonderful years. He is my best friend, and we are closer now than we were when we first got married. That is not to say, however, that we have a perfect marriage. Yes, there have been good times, when we were in sync with each...
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...
