by Jessica Bolyard | Aug 27, 2026 | Faith
Jesus kept giving them to the disciples to give to the people. (Mark 6:41) Because I always have far too many ideas and projects on the back burner, I have more binders than I can count, waiting patiently on the shelf for their turn in the spotlight. When a thought...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jul 21, 2026 | Faith
It started with a heart-shaped shell in my path during a lonely prayer walk on the beach one morning. That little heart was a whisper to my heart: I love you. That day began my obsession with noticing hearts, which I knew were His reminders to me of His love. They...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 23, 2020 | Faith
Hey, you. We’re in a bit of a tough spot these days, huh? Yeah, I know. But I don’t want to just talk about the stuff we’re going through. No, I want to apologize to you. Because I’ve said some things. Some things that have hurt you. Some...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 22, 2020 | Faith
As I gathered my purse and keys and starting to get up from the couch, I asked, “I need to know something. What, exactly, is the goal here? Like, what are we aiming for?” My psychiatrist looked up at me from over his glasses, where he was writing the last...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 16, 2020 | Faith
Dear Younger Me, I desperately wish I could sit down with you, face to face, over a cup of coffee. Well, today’s me (Or should I say you? This could get confusing.) would have coffee, but since you’re only 16 and still on your caffeine hiatus, you’d...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 8, 2020 | Faith
During the first few months of my freshman year in college, I fell in love. I was away from home for the first time in my life. Everything was so new and fresh, but I was lonely and desperate and in a pretty bad place. Every morning began with the disheartening...
