by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 18, 2014 | Faith
Below are some of the verses that I’ve been meditating on as I work on smashing the love idol. Feel free to print, share, and use on your own journey. Follow...
by danking | Mar 17, 2014 | Faith
It wasn’t about the shoes at all, really, but as it usually happens, something as innocuous as a too-small pair of tee ball cleats became the spark igniting all the fire and fury my human heart can bear. He didn’t mean anything by it, and deep down I knew...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 16, 2014 | Faith
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by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 13, 2014 | Faith, Fellowship
Our region of the country suffered the worst ice storm in years just last month. The disarmingly beautiful ice sheaths encased everything that stood still, creating a wonderland reminiscent of something created in the Disney studios. Unfortunately, as we have learned...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 11, 2014 | Faith
When I first cleaned out my closet to begin my Lenten challenge of smashing my love idol of approval from others, I expected to feel panic. Doubt. Fear. Could I really do this? Am I crazy? And do I really want to write about this journey for everyone to see, letting...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 10, 2014 | Faith
This is a snapshot I took of myself before leaving for church yesterday morning. It doesn’t look exceptional to you, probably, but to me it represents a major victory. The clothes I wore were the first thing I saw when I opened my closet. They were also the very...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 5, 2014 | Faith
I loved my fourth grade teacher. Mrs. Harris was funny and kind and so smart. She was tall and beautiful and always wore trendy clothes – always looked, to me, more like a model than the teacher of multiplication tables and the scientific method. So when word...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 2, 2014 | Faith
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by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 27, 2014 | Faith
For the past decade or so, around this time every year, the question has begun buzzing around my community and circle of friends: “What are you giving up for Lent?” The question has always been a hard one for me. Though I grew up in the church, the idea of...
by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 23, 2014 | Faith
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