by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 20, 2014 | Faith, Family
She said it was okay, but it wasn’t. She said she forgave me, but I couldn’t forgive myself. She never seemed to give it another thought, but it was enough to keep me awake that night. It had been “tacky night” at our church’s nighttime...
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 18, 2014 | Faith, Family, Fellowship
It was almost 9:00 at night, and I was just then able to think about supper for myself. As I pulled the cheese toast from the oven, its American-cheesiness making my stomach growl, I thought, “I should take a picture of this.” So I did. I intended to post...
by danking | Sep 15, 2014 | Miscellaneous
The note came home last week: “School picture day will be next Wednesday. Each child will be photographed individually for the yearbook. Prints will be available for purchase.” Just another note, perhaps, with just another thing to mark on the calendar....
by Jessica Bolyard | Sep 4, 2014 | Faith, Family
She’s had this name all her life, but she’s only now realizing it’s kind of weird. She’s never had to think about it before, but now – with safety patrol members calling her name over the walkie talkies every afternoon – she is...
by Jessica Bolyard | Aug 15, 2014 | Faith, Fellowship
I recently heard about an elementary school trend moving across the country. A little boy in Pennsylvania apparently saw other children at his school missing out on fun at recess because they didn’t have anyone to play with. For one reason or another, they sat...
