by Emily Wierenga | Sep 2, 2013 | abuse, apology, child abuse, children, faith, girl, hurting, mistreatment, poor parenting
Dear Little Girl,I was eating ice cream when I saw you.You had the saddest face I’ve ever seen on someone’s daughter and you were only seven. You were tiny as though you haven’t been fed properly. Your hair was pulled tight into a ponytail and your... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 30, 2013 | amy hollinsworth, anorexia, book giveaway, Christ, closet, gay, homosexuality, letters from the closet, new creation, starving
When Amy Hollingsworth, a Christian author known for her work surrounding Mister Rogers, approached me about doing a giveaway of her new book, Letters from the Closet: Ten Years of Correspondence that Changed My Life, she told me that Christians were refusing to help... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 28, 2013 | #imperfectprose, community, counseling, friendship, mentor, prayer, womanhood, women
God gave me a vision of her. I saw a woman who wore scarves and laughed a lot. And then she connected with me over Facebook, this counselor whom I’d met years earlier at a conference, and she asked me to write a book with her for wounded daughters, and I ended up... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 27, 2013 | cutting, ER, faith, hope, hurt, invisible, knife, pain, prodigal magazine, scars, school, self-harm, story, teenager
DISCLAIMER: This story contains strong imagery surrounding self harm. If you or someone you know is suffering self abuse please seek council, and tell someone you trust. Search for the best resources in your area here.... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 26, 2013 | #MOPS, children, faith, God, laundry, mess, mother of preschoolers, motherhood, parenting, prayer, preschoolers, repentance, TV
Dear Lord,Thank you for today. (Kasher, get your hand out of the toilet!) Thank you for loving me in spite of me. (Is that a fly in my coffee? No, Aiden, you’ve already watched a show–now it’s time to play nicely with your brother while...