by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 8, 2017 | Faith
She has always been a collector. (We try not to use the word “hoarder,” but yeah….let’s call a spade a spade.) Even now, as a more mature eight-year-old, she has boxes and baggies fully of miscellaneous treasures stowed away: leaves, tiny...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 27, 2017 | Faith
Light streamed into her darkened bedroom from the hallway as she asked the question: “Mommy….how….how is God three people? I mean…He’s God…but He’s Jesus and the Holy Spirit, too. How does He even do that?” If...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 20, 2017 | Faith
I’m not a big wearer of jewelry. I like it a lot, but I have about a million pieces that sit neglected on my hanging necklace rack and in my jewelry box. A lot of the necklaces are fancier than I normally wear (because I’m not generally a fancy, sparkly...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 17, 2017 | Faith
A few days ago, a series of pretty minor circumstances collided in my life to plunge me into a very bad, very sad afternoon. I could detail the situations that led me there, but I don’t want this to be about that. They really aren’t that big of a deal,...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 12, 2017 | Fellowship
For as long as I can remember, “friendship” meant “fitting in,” but not in the sense of having a place to belong. Friendship was like a crocheted afghan, with each strand and each loop perfectly aligning in the pattern to create uniformity. It...