by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 27, 2012 | Faith, Family
I dropped her off at school this morning wearing an orange skirt and a blue shirt. Her ponytail was tied back with an orange and green curly-cue ribbon. As I did her hair this morning, wrestling with her still baby-fine hair that was rumpled from preschool slumber,...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 6, 2012 | Faith, Family, Fellowship
I am amazed by the ways my little girl teaches me. I think that’s how it often is for many of us: in becoming parents, we think we’re going to be the teachers. We think it’s all up to us to impart knowledge and life skills and directions for life. On good days, we...
by Jessica Bolyard | Aug 28, 2012 | Faith, Family, Fellowship
An early morning news show yesterday morning had me huffing and “tsk”ing at the screen the same way I’ve seen men scream and shout at football games. The story I was watching wasn’t particularly controversial. It wasn’t about politics or religion. It didn’t attack...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jul 21, 2012 | Faith, Family
Let down your guard, and it will steal your heart. There’s no thief like fear. –Jason Gray, “No Thief Like Fear” Am I really living? Or am I just existing, hiding away? The world is full of danger. But if I never try to go outside my heart will waste away. -J.J....
by Jessica Bolyard | Jul 7, 2012 | Faith, Family
Bedtime, I think, is one of the most challenging times a parent can face. I’ve jokingly said that it would be a lot easier to handle if it didn’t come at the very end of the day, when everyone is exhausted and at the point of just trying to survive. (I say this with...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jun 19, 2012 | Faith, Family
On a recent afternoon, I found myself circling the brick pathway around my house looking for snails. It had rained earlier in the day, and apparently snails like that. (This was news to me.) When I took my daughter outside to play after being cooped up in the house...
