by Emily Wierenga | May 29, 2013 | bible, burned, church, control, devotions, evangelicalism, imperfect prose on thursdays, motherhood, prodigal magazine, religion, self, the me generation
…For a while, I became so burned by the church that I decided I would take things into my own hands.I would not get hurt again. I would make the Bible what I wanted it to be and I would apply only the parts of it that I wanted to believe in. I would play god.... by Emily Wierenga | May 27, 2013 | Aiden, disappointment, discouragement, doubt, faith, God, Oklahoma, prayer
The women I was honored to share the stage with in Nashville: Iora (Kirsten Haglund’s mother), Kirsten Haglund (Miss America 2008), and my co-author and friend, Dr. Dena CabreraIt was windy last week, the kind of windy that reminded me of Oklahoma and the nine... by Emily Wierenga | May 24, 2013 | Abercrombie and Fitch, anorexia, anorexic, CEO, God, identity, love, Mike Jeffries, self-esteem, worth
Dear Mr. Mike Jeffries,You’ve gotten a lot of flack lately. And it’s been well-deserved.But I feel sorry for you.I feel sorry because at the end of the day, you don’t know the hurt you’ve inflicted, because you’ve never been so wounded... by Emily Wierenga | May 20, 2013 | blog, blogging, brain cancer, death, korea, mum, technology, vacation, virtual community, words, writing
I am sitting across from my blogger friend and her husband, in Tennessee. The walls are cumin yellow and there is a basket of limes and lemons in the center of the dining room table.It’s lush here. It’s been raining and the leaves are the kind of green... by Emily Wierenga | May 17, 2013 | beauty, book launch, christian, hungry for hope, identity, mom in the mirror, more than a number, perspective, self-worth
Perhaps we’ve got it backwards. Maybe it’s not about size at all, but about strength. Maybe it’s not about smooth skin, but about wrinkles.Maybe instead of touching up our roots, it’s about showing off our silver hairs. Because it’s all about...