by Jessica Bolyard | Nov 5, 2015 | Faith, Family
She woke up that morning and found a few dollars under her pillow where she had left her tooth the night before. The questions started immediately: “Mommy, is the tooth fairy even real? I mean, fairies aren’t real, right? So why would there be a tooth...
by Jessica Bolyard | Dec 3, 2014 | Faith
When I was a freshman in college, part of our orientation packet included a course catalog. Between the blue and white covers of that book was the road map to get any student through any course of study: political science, veterinary medicine, early childhood...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 11, 2014 | Faith
When I first cleaned out my closet to begin my Lenten challenge of smashing my love idol of approval from others, I expected to feel panic. Doubt. Fear. Could I really do this? Am I crazy? And do I really want to write about this journey for everyone to see, letting...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 5, 2014 | Faith
I loved my fourth grade teacher. Mrs. Harris was funny and kind and so smart. She was tall and beautiful and always wore trendy clothes – always looked, to me, more like a model than the teacher of multiplication tables and the scientific method. So when word...
by Jessica Bolyard | Feb 20, 2014 | Faith
When I was little, I had a friend who…well, let’s just say she had an intense desire for things that belonged to other people, and she was quick to make those things her own if given the chance. On several occasions she had been accused of stealing things...
