by Jessica Bolyard | May 1, 2013 | Faith, Family
I’m driving along, singing loudly with one of my favorite songs, when I hear a little voice rise from the back seat. I turn the music down and glance in my rear view mirror as I ask her to repeat herself. “I was asking you what this song is about....
by Jessica Bolyard | May 1, 2013 | Faith
This past weekend marked eight years since I thought it was all over. I had been dating him for just a few months, but my heart was fully invested in him and in us. When I called him that afternoon, though, he had a tone in his voice that I recognized but did not...
by Jessica Bolyard | Apr 24, 2013 | Faith, Fellowship
I sat in the tiny chapel for the second night in a row. I was hoping for a special Word for my heart alone but feared that it had already come and, unbeknownst to me, had slipped past unnoticed. Retreats are always like that for me. I come with hopes and expectations...
by Jessica Bolyard | Apr 17, 2013 | Faith, Family
When my daughter was a little over a year old, she decided that it was time to learn to jump. She had been walking – and doing something that vaguely resembled running – for a couple of months, but she had never taken the leap, per se, to begin jumping. ...
by Jessica Bolyard | Apr 16, 2013 | Faith, Family
My heart is unsteady. It always is, to some extent, but today…….today I don’t know what to think. Today I am a little bit scared and anxious for myself, and once again I find myself a little bit scared and anxious for my child. Once again, I see...
