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 1, 2013 | Faith, Family
I’m driving along, singing loudly with one of my favorite songs, when I hear a little voice rise from the back seat. I turn the music down and glance in my rear view mirror as I ask her to repeat herself. “I was asking you what this song is about....
by Jessica Bolyard | Apr 17, 2013 | Faith, Family
When my daughter was a little over a year old, she decided that it was time to learn to jump. She had been walking – and doing something that vaguely resembled running – for a couple of months, but she had never taken the leap, per se, to begin jumping. ...
by Jessica Bolyard | Apr 16, 2013 | Faith, Family
My heart is unsteady. It always is, to some extent, but today…….today I don’t know what to think. Today I am a little bit scared and anxious for myself, and once again I find myself a little bit scared and anxious for my child. Once again, I see...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 12, 2013 | Faith, Family
“Agh!” she shouted. “Now my favorite pair of shoes is RUINED!” I looked up as she thrust her green plastic high-heeled dress up shoe at me, its pink pompom blowing as she let out an exasperated sigh. “Hold on, sweetie. Let me see.”...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 12, 2013 | Faith, Family, Fellowship
On a cold Saturday morning, my little family joined my larger church family for a worship gathering on the land God recently allowed us to purchase. It was special in a lot of ways, not the least of which being that my daughter was able to stay with us as we...
