by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 2, 2015 | Faith, Family
Prayer Focus: Filling of the Holy Spirit Central Scripture: “You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Holy Spirit of God, if the Spirit of God lives in you.” (Romans 8:9) Prayer: Heavenly Father, this morning I come on behalf of my...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 1, 2015 | Faith, Family
Prayer Focus: Salvation Central Scripture: “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) Prayer: Merciful, eternal Father, You are the author of life and the One who establishes Your plan for...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 30, 2015 | Faith, Family
When my daughter was a baby, praying for her every night as she slept was a priority for me. Every single night, before my husband and I went to bed, I would disappear into the darkness of her room to stand over her, lay my hands on her back, and pray. I prayed for...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 23, 2015 | Faith, Family
“But how big is He?” she would always ask me. “As big as that tree?” “Bigger,” I’d say. “As big as our house?” “Even bigger,” I’d say. “As big as…….the whole world?”...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 16, 2015 | Faith, Fellowship
I value transparency. It is important to me that I be authentic and that what you see with me be the true picture. And so in that vein, I have a confession to make: I fake it a lot. I’m not a fake person. You can’t really be transparent and fake. But...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 8, 2015 | Faith
Some nights it’s all I can do to make it downstairs before I cry. Some days are so much longer than my patience…so much tougher than my spirit…so much harder than I dreamed. Sometimes I can’t bear the thought of another day, let alone...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 4, 2015 | Faith
I mentioned recently that I’m starting some new blogging endeavors, and said that I would tell you more about that soon. It’s all still kind of gelling together in my mind, and I’m still not exactly certain where I’m going or what I’m...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 3, 2015 | Faith, Fellowship
She looked particularly cute that morning – more grown up somehow than the day before, even – and I wanted a quick picture before we got into the car to head to school. As she leaned over on the kitchen counter to begrudgingly humor my request, she smiled...
by Jessica Bolyard | Aug 26, 2015 | Faith
Last night, too late in the evening, before I turned off the light to go to sleep, I checked Facebook. I It’s a bad habit that I try not to indulge, but last night I found myself perusing my newsfeed and notifications. As I did so, I was reminded of one reason...
by Jessica Bolyard | Aug 24, 2015 | Faith, Fellowship
My daughter loves the old Looney Tunes cartoons. She first saw them at her Grandma’s house, and excitedly told me all about Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck as if they were brand new to her generation. Her latest Looney discoveries are Wile E. Coyote and the...
