by Jessica Bolyard | May 14, 2014 | Faith, Family, Fellowship
After forty days Noah opened a window he had made in the ark and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth. Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground. But the dove could...
by danking | Feb 19, 2014 | Faith, Family
Is this how You feel every day, God? Sending us out into the world on our own, knowing that our hearts are weakened from previous breaks and that our spirits are strong and fragile in the most perplexing ways? Because today, God, I just want to hold her forever. I...
by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 3, 2014 | Faith, Family
My husband and I have been married eight wonderful years. He is my best friend, and we are closer now than we were when we first got married. That is not to say, however, that we have a perfect marriage. Yes, there have been good times, when we were in sync with each...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 23, 2014 | Faith, Family
When I heard on the news this morning that Justin Bieber had been arrested, I was glad. I know that sounds terrible, but let me explain. In our culture, we are constantly elevating young people to ridiculous star statuses, putting them in positions for which their...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 22, 2014 | Faith, Family, Fellowship
As I walked the aisles of the grocery store yesterday, trying to restock our pitiful pantry, I couldn’t hold back the stray tears that kept sneaking out. Here and there, with no apparent triggers, I would suddenly need to cry and, because people just don’t...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 20, 2014 | Faith, Family
We were watching the video for the second time in a row when she said it. “I just….I just feel like she sings better than I do.” When I turned my eyes from the screen, with its shaky images of preschoolers singing in their Christmas performance, the...
