by Emily Wierenga | Jan 20, 2013 | anorexia, children, Facebook, identity, looks, motherhood, mothers, pounds, single, size, the abba project, weight, womanhood, women
Add captionwe are the heartbeat of the home. but more than that, sisters…we are the heartbeat of the world.i see a woman’s Facebook status rejoicing that she’s lost 45 pounds, and multitudes are clicking “like” and it’s... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 19, 2013 | imperfect prose on thursdays, motherhood, prompt
If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go where a prayer has not already been. ~Robert Brault All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. ~Oscar Wilde, The Importance of... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 18, 2013 | anne lamott, empty, essential prayer, filled, hardest prayer, help, imperfect prose on thursdays, new book, pray, thanks, wow
my favorite author, anne lamott, has a new book out, which i shamefacedly have not read yet, about the three essential prayers: help, thanks and wow.she says this, in a recent interview:”Well, I’ve heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 16, 2013 | community, encourage, encouragement, imperfect prose on thursdays, meme, poetry, saints, writing
welcome to imperfect prose on thursdays. this week’s prompt is ENCOURAGE. today’s post is by imperfect team member Elizabeth W. Marshall. When You Speak It sounds like a thundering herd.Running bold and hard, hooves quick, determined. Heavy purpose in each... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 14, 2013 | art, blogging, courage, fear, fearless, inspiration, overcoming, self-help, Stephen King, tips, writer's block, writing
Seeking Light, www.etsy.com/shop/canvaschildstephen king describes writer’s block as a physical sickness, something that violently overtakes him if he even tries to approach the keyboard and i’ve never experienced this. no, but i’ve experienced fear,...