by Emily Wierenga | May 16, 2013 | behavior, body image, daughter, diet, exercise, food, habits, legacy, mom in the mirror, mother, tips, yoga
Women are the heartbeat of the home. If we are peaceful, joyful and confident, our families will be too. And if we’re anxious, fearful and... by Emily Wierenga | May 15, 2013 | book launch, children, conception, daughter, due date, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, mom in the mirror, pregnancy, virtual baby shower, visions
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays, where we celebrate redemption! Please link up your posts below. A year ago, Trent and I both received a dream, on the same day, of another child joining our family. A girl, to be exact. Around the same time, last year, I... by Emily Wierenga | May 14, 2013 | calories, cosmetics industry, identity, makeup, marriage, stomach, womanhood
So this bruised girl becomes a confused adolescent, becomes a paranoid woman trying to appease society, knowing all the while she was made for more. More than sucking in her stomach and counting calories and worrying about how her butt looks in a pair of... by Emily Wierenga | May 13, 2013 | book giveaway, book launch, identity, mom in the mirror, naked, prodigal magazine, sex, skin, wedding night
We borrowed my aunt’s cabin, by the water.We arrived late with a bottle of wine and I stepped on the back of my wedding dress as we crossed the threshold.I didn’t see anything but the bed, with its nicely folded corners and my new husband already in his... by Emily Wierenga | May 10, 2013 | abortion, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, fetus, forgiveness, full-term, Gosnell, late-term, mother's day, motherhood, pro-life
Dear Dr. Gosnell,This is not a letter to condemn you. Your own actions have already done that.This is a letter from a woman who was told at the age of 13 that she’d never be able to have children. Who lost her first child to miscarriage and who was prayed...