by danking | Jul 29, 2013 | Miscellaneous
I am a reader. There is no denying my love for books – real ones, with paper and ink. Books help me understand God and my world and myself, and every so often one comes along that clarifies everything about life. I love sharing book recommendations with...
by danking | Jun 30, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Whatever the war….whatever the storm….you do not face it alone. You have a Helper, and He will not delay. Blessings, friends. Follow...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jun 26, 2013 | Faith
Dear friends, I don’t know how you’re feeling this morning, and I don’t know how you were feeling when you laid your head down last night. What I do know, though, is that God’s faithfulness goes with you…behind you…before you into...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jun 3, 2013 | Faith
Dear friends, be encouraged on this Monday morning. No matter what today holds, you must face *none* of it on your own strength. Our Lord – who sees you and hears you in everything you do – is always looking for opportunities to strengthen you. Recommit...
by danking | May 29, 2013 | Miscellaneous
“I promise, sweetheart. It will do its job. It will not let you go under.” As I said those words for the hundredth time that weekend, I looked once again into her skeptical eyes. The life jacket hung from my insistent hands, outstretched toward her in a...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 15, 2013 | Faith
A couple of weeks ago my daughter’s teacher sent home a plastic ziplock baggy with two beans in it. The beans represented hours of anticipation on behalf of her preschool class, as they watched and waited for the two beans to show signs of life. Finally, roots...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 12, 2013 | Faith, Family
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by Jessica Bolyard | May 10, 2013 | Faith, Family
This morning, as Mother’s Day approaches, I’m reflecting some on my own motherhood – especially the changes and feelings that occupied my mind in those first bleary-eyed weeks. Curious about all I had forgotten, I revisited something I wrote when I...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 8, 2013 | Faith, Family
Dear Jennifer, Honey, I’m proud of you. Do you know that? Do you really know that? Because I am so very proud of you and it’s important to me that you know that. I’m proud of you for the obvious things, of course, like how you’re learning to...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 6, 2013 | Faith
It was one of those mornings when it seems the clouds have come for a forever visit. They were low-lying, drifting not up above as usual but meandering about, mingling with us ground-dwellers. They minded their own business, certainly, and had no concern for the...
