by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 15, 2012 | Faith, Family
Can I confess something? Before I became a mother, I was a terrible judge of others’ mothering. I mean that in both ways it could be read: 1)I was bad about judging how mothers did things with their kids. 2)I was not a very good judge of what I saw. I cringe to look...
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 | 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 | Aug 1, 2012 | Faith, Fellowship
One thing I’ve learned as the mother of an inquisitive three year old is that if I am going to do something, I should have a real reason why I’m doing it. I need to live intentionally. I need to be able to offer an explanation for anything I choose to do…or rather, I...
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....
