by Jessica Bolyard | Nov 22, 2012 | Faith, Fellowship
This is Ingrid. If you’ve been visiting me here for long at all, you’ve probably already seen her sweet face in other posts I’ve written about my mission experiences in Belize. Over the past two years, something about this sweet girl has struck a...
by Jessica Bolyard | Nov 16, 2012 | Faith, Fellowship
On Monday morning during this past trip in Belize, we had scheduled a time for the women of our team to work alongside the women of the Evangelical Quest Church – our sister church in Belmopan – to make fleece blankets. The blankets would be used later in...
by Jessica Bolyard | Nov 13, 2012 | Faith
Since I just got back from my fourth trip to Belize, I have a lot of things to process. The next few posts will likely be focused on my thoughts and experiences from this trip. This post, in particular, was written on the trip itself. I am writing this post from...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 31, 2012 | Faith
This is part of a 31-day series on balanced living. Click here to read the introduction to this series, and click here to read all of the posts. Follow...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 30, 2012 | Faith
My daughter is sick. I don’t know if it’s the flu or a bad cold or what, but her main symptom throughout the weekend was a sore throat that literally reduces her to tears. We’ve tried many things over the past few days to try to get her to feel...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 29, 2012 | Faith
The other night, I walked into the kitchen and nearly had a panic attack. (For a lot of people, that might be an exaggeration. For me, it’s a pretty accurate picture of what actually happened.) It was nearly 11:00, and when I walked into the kitchen I was faced...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 28, 2012 | Faith
This is part of a 31-day series on balanced living. Click here to read the introduction to this series, and click here to read all of the posts. Follow...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 27, 2012 | Faith
As I sat down to write a post for today, I couldn’t focus my mind. Part of that was because I was tired…but part of it was because when I opened my browser I was hit with bad news from all directions. My instant reaction was fear and sadness…and I...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 26, 2012 | Faith, Family, Fellowship
As difficult as it may be to form a personal purpose statement…and then a purpose statement for your marriage…I do maintain that the work is worth it. I have seen the benefits to both. They are important. One thing I have tried to do several times,...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 24, 2012 | Faith, Family
My husband and I are homebodies. We love, love, love to be at home. There are few things we like more than getting food from somewhere (because – duh – I don’t have to cook) and watching a movie curled up on the couch. We are content living in our...
