by Emily Wierenga | Jul 3, 2013 | #imperfectprose, chocolate, faith, Jesus, lessons, motherhood, patience, preschooler, wine
she has contributed out of her lackand her want,putting in all that she had on which to live.(Luke 21: 4)I’m on my second glass of red for the night, and I’m eating chocolate. The kids are all medicated and in bed and Trent is fixed up with a honey and... by Emily Wierenga | Jun 28, 2013 | giveaway, Haiti, holley gerth, Jennifer Dukes Lee, mexico, necklace, recycled waste, summer, ViBella Jewelry
Adeline is a single mother who lives in Haiti in this house with her son. Every weekday, Adeline rides a tap-tap to work at the One Vision Vi Bella site. These are her words, translated from Creole, but unedited:“Vi Bella represents my husband, and a... by Emily Wierenga | Jun 26, 2013 | #imperfectprose, child, faith, healing, Jesus, miracle, prodigal magazine, savior, walk, wheelchair
Sometimes I wonder if Jesus is who he says he is because I read about the miracles in the New Testament, I read about him healing and the woman touching his robe and his power is so very evident.And then I lose a child whom God could have easily saved and I... by Emily Wierenga | Jun 24, 2013 | church, death, faith, humanness, loss, mourning, open letter, pain, pastor, pastor's daughter, sorrow
Dear Pastors,I am your daughter.I am the daughter of a reverend and I know what the inside of a church looks like. I know the hardness of the pew and the length of a Sunday morning and the visits: so many visits to so many strangers when all you want is for your daddy... by Emily Wierenga | Jun 21, 2013 | children, comfort, faith, God's kingdom, grief, heaven, Jesus, joy, loss, miscarriage, motherhood, mourning, parenting
My tender-hearted son, Aiden, and I made a collage of people that Aiden loves: Jesus, holding the baby; hi and Kasher; him and his cousin Logan, him and Grandpa, and him and Joey. The collage hangs by his bed reminding him he is surrounded by love.Kasher’s...