by Jessica Bolyard | May 10, 2012 | Faith, Family
Over the past few days, I’ve had some of those recurring thoughts. I think you know the ones I’m talking about. “I’m a pretty awful mama. I shouldn’t have yelled at her like that.” “What kind of mother am I? I can’t even make a meal that my child will eat? It’s my...
by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 14, 2012 | Faith, Family
A few years ago, Scott and I went to a local air show. Scott’s father is a pilot, so he grew up around airplanes and different aspects of aviation. As such, he was less enthralled by the stunts of the pilots than he was at the childlike enthusiasm of his wife, who...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 26, 2012 | Faith, Family
(Originally posted in August 2011. Once I get over the cold that has seized my life, perhaps I’ll have more original thoughts to convey…) This morning on the news, I heard that NASA has launched an unmanned spacecraft destined for Jupiter. This craft…it will fly for...
by Jessica Bolyard | Jan 18, 2012 | Faith, Family
This is Sebastian. He is our 5 month old kitten, and in the few weeks he has been living with us, he has turned our house upside down in that wonderful way fur babies can. He makes us laugh…he helps us relax…it’s all pretty wonderful. However, Sebastian is a very,...
by Jessica Bolyard | Dec 8, 2011 | Faith, Family
I don’t like to write too much about parenting here, mainly because I don’t feel like I have enough parental wisdom to use that as a topic for my writing. Sometimes, though, I think my husband and I do something particularly well and I do like to share those...
by Jessica Bolyard | Dec 5, 2011 | Faith, Family
I am not the mom I always assumed I would be. One of the best ways for me to explain what I mean is to show you this picture: That is my daughter’s PlayDoh. Four colors of it, to be precise….in only three blobs. With specks and flakes and pieces of different colors...
