by Emily Wierenga | Feb 4, 2013 | church, family, friendship, God, identity, illness, laundry, loneliness, motherhood, sickness, solitude, trinity, womanhood
Kasher’s been so sick this weekend it’s infected all of us, our spirits mostly, and it’s hard to stay up when your children are so down. you try and read the same Curious George book over and over, with as much enthusiasm as you can muster but the... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 2, 2013 | audrey hepburn, belief, believe, imperfect prose on thursdays, prompts
this week at imperfect prose you can choose between a PHOTO prompt (this picture of my adorable Kasher looking out the window) and a WORD prompt (believe).”I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 1, 2013 | adoption, baby, birth, children, conception, daughter, daughters, destiny, family, fertility, God, pregnancy, sons
i could see he was surprised. my husband. i’d sat him down and said, “i was thinking of announcing this on the blog so i thought i should ask you first…”and i could see the questions in his eyes, and then i told him, “i think we should... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 31, 2013 | Brandee Shafer, children, divorce, growing up, imperfect prose on thursdays, light, motherhood, son, teenager
welcome to imperfect prose on thursdays. this week’s prompt is LIGHT. please feel free to link an old or new post. today’s host is imperfect team member Brandee Shafer, with photos by Anjie Kay.The pastor asked us to choose some verses for the ceremony,... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 29, 2013 | a deeper story, abortion, non-virgins, prodigal magazine, promiscuity, sexuality, to the last virgin's standing, virgin
we sat in her backyard, this young life girl and i, and she was pregnant and asking me if she should get an abortion. and it was the second time i’d been asked that in my lifetime. the first time, a high-school friend had asked me, and i’d told her no, but...