by Emily Wierenga | Aug 23, 2013 | #TheGlobeandMail, children, Crisis, God, guns, pacifism, peace, peacemaking, refugees, Sammy Yatim, Syria, UN, violence, war
My boys are asleep in the room next-door. They are young enough to believe in magic and tickles. They are young enough to ask me to pray when they get sick. And they’ll always be young to me.via reckless youth instagramBut the world has a way of forgetting... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 21, 2013 | #imperfectprose, carpe diem, children, faith, family, fear, gardening, happiness, hope, imperfect prose link-up, joy, loss, love, miscarriage
“The glory of God is a human being fully alive; and to be alive consists in beholding God.” ~St. Iraneaus They eat peas by the handful, shelling them and tossing the green pods, the evening sun on their bathed heads and Kasher’s pajamas are already dirty from... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 19, 2013 | Boy Scout, celibacy, christian, church, community, faith, forgiveness, gay, grace, homosexual, LGBTQ, love, orientation, Pope Francis, sexual, sin
PLEASE NOTE: I wrote this post primarily for those within the church while still acknowledging the need to continue to grow in our capacity to love and dialogue with gay people outside of the church. I have spent the past month writing this post in cooperation with a... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 16, 2013 | death, deidra riggs, faith, funeral, grief, husband, loss, love, mother-in-law, mourning, sadness
I had the privilege of meeting my dear friend Deidra Riggs in the flesh this past spring at the Jumping Tandem retreat, and she is every bit as authentic in person as she is on paper. I’m so happy to be able to host her today.My mother-in-law passed away in... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 14, 2013 | #imperfectprose, envy, hope, jealousy, loss, miscarriage, mourning, pregnancy, rejoicing, womanhood
She’s my youngest sister and I’m standing in her house in Calgary, one of the homes that didn’t get flooded and we’re making pizza. I’ve pulled and prodded the dough and she’s slathering spaghetti sauce and shaved mozzarella cheese.We were pregnant at the same time,...