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...
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 | May 8, 2012 | Faith, Fellowship
This post is another in a series I’m writing about the relationships I’ve formed during three mission experiences in Belize. To read more in this series, you may click here. Allison is three. I think she’s the youngest one I’ve connected with in Belize; my...
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...
