by danking | May 29, 2013 | Miscellaneous
“I promise, sweetheart. It will do its job. It will not let you go under.” As I said those words for the hundredth time that weekend, I looked once again into her skeptical eyes. The life jacket hung from my insistent hands, outstretched toward her in a...
by Jessica Bolyard | May 8, 2013 | Faith, Family
Dear Jennifer, Honey, I’m proud of you. Do you know that? Do you really know that? Because I am so very proud of you and it’s important to me that you know that. I’m proud of you for the obvious things, of course, like how you’re learning to...
by Jessica Bolyard | Apr 24, 2013 | Faith, Fellowship
I sat in the tiny chapel for the second night in a row. I was hoping for a special Word for my heart alone but feared that it had already come and, unbeknownst to me, had slipped past unnoticed. Retreats are always like that for me. I come with hopes and expectations...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 20, 2013 | Faith, Fellowship
I didn’t know what to think about it then, and I’m not sure what to think about it now. He sat on the sidewalk outside the store, the narrow awning doing little to shield him from the misty rain. A half-burnt cigarette dangled from his dirty fingers; a...
by Jessica Bolyard | Mar 12, 2013 | Faith, Family
“Agh!” she shouted. “Now my favorite pair of shoes is RUINED!” I looked up as she thrust her green plastic high-heeled dress up shoe at me, its pink pompom blowing as she let out an exasperated sigh. “Hold on, sweetie. Let me see.”...
