by Jessica Bolyard | Nov 29, 2016 | Faith
Hey, friend. I know how you might be feeling. You might just want to throw in the towel and quit. Just give up altogether. It might be an issue of mental illness, in which case I plead with you to seek help. Reach out. Don’t for a second think no one will...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 4, 2016 | Faith, Fellowship
Oh, friend. This journey we’re on is hard. My particular path has been strewn with so many things that I never saw coming and never would have chosen. Though those stretches of the road were hard, I ultimately wouldn’t change them because they have brought...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 30, 2016 | Fellowship
Hey, friends! I’ve seen a lot of new faces around here over the past week or so, and I’m so excited to have some new friends with us on this journey. I’d love to get to know each of you personally, but since that’s not really practical or...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 27, 2016 | Family
Last week my husband and I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Quebec City for a summit put on by his company. For four days, I was just “Scott’s wife.” I wasn’t a mom. I wasn’t even Jessica, necessarily. Stripped of parental and...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 11, 2016 | Faith, Fellowship
It has been fifteen years since the unthinkable happened. How can it have been that long? It was on a Tuesday, that day when strangers embraced one another, friends sat in stunned silence, and a nation mourned for too many of its own. Where were you when it happened?...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 7, 2016 | Faith, Fellowship
If you’re new here, I have to put first things first: WELCOME! I’m so glad you’re here, however you came to be here, and I hope you’ll take a few minutes to look around and see what this space is all about. I’m really glad you’re...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 20, 2016 | Family
We naturally expect our kids to learn things over the course of a year of school. What I hadn’t anticipated, though, is how much I would learn. Over the past couple of days I’ve been doing some thinking about what I’ve learned (and relearned) this...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 18, 2016 | Faith
They captivate me. Glimmering golden alongside the road, making the most ordinary of routes feel like a wondrous journey. Wildflowers budding and blooming anew, proclaiming spring’s arrival even if the wind still blows cold. They draw me in every year. Their...
by Jessica Bolyard | Apr 18, 2016 | Family
It’s springtime, which in my part of the world means pollen, azaleas, flip-flops, and little league baseball. I never grew up in the world of little league and rec-department sports, so the past three years that my daughter has been playing teeball have felt...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 31, 2016 | Faith, Family
I’ve been doing some wrestling lately. While there hasn’t been any physical “taking to the mats,” there definitely has been some throwing down, of sorts, in my mind and in my spirit. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where or when the wrestling...
