by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 12, 2013 | Faith, Family, Fellowship
On a cold Saturday morning, my little family joined my larger church family for a worship gathering on the land God recently allowed us to purchase. It was special in a lot of ways, not the least of which being that my daughter was able to stay with us as we...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 8, 2013 | Faith
I’m linking up today with 5-Minute Friday, hosted by the fabulous Lisa-Jo Baker. It’s a challenge to write for 5 minutes and 5 minutes only, solely for the sake of writing. Not for perfection. Not for impact. Not for anything but the love of writing. Today’s...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 6, 2013 | Faith, Family
My dad has always had the crazy ability to dance his eyebrows up and down and all around. He can raise one…raise the other…raise both and then roll them like the waves. It’s funny and fascinating and maybe a little bit creepy. I love it. When I...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 4, 2013 | Faith
It had bothered her for years. The spot on the wall, a fist-sized crescent, the sole remaining reminder of a particularly bad episode of panic. When she closed her eyes, she remembered it well: the anger, the tears, the pain when her fist met the wall. At the base...
by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 28, 2013 | Faith
For the tenth time that morning, I pulled my glasses from my face, snuck the edge of my shirt up just a little, and wiped the lenses. The smudges always seemed to come from nowhere. Try as I may to keep from touching anything but the frames, the smears and...
