by Emily Wierenga | Apr 13, 2012 | children, feature posts, guinea pig, laughter, life, photos, spring
the thing about spring is, everywhere you look, there are signs of new life.thank you, dear loves, for linking up with us this week… every friday we’re going to shine some light on posts we believe deserve extra notice, either for their transparency,... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 9, 2012 | children, church, Easter, God, holiness, Jesus, risen, sled, snow, snowmobile, wilderness
sometimes there is a rightness to the world. as though the earth is humming with angels’ songs and all you have to do is hush, to hear it.we attended church this easter sunday, and the sermon was good and convicting and solid. but we also rode for half an hour... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 6, 2012 | brown skin, children, cross, Easter, Jesus, love, peace
My foster son is sitting at the white table, the little one I bought at Superstore. He’s coloring. “When I’m old, Jesus is going to make me a Fisher of Man,” says Joey. I listen from my laptop. “Like Opa, or Uncle Phil. Uncle Phil likes fishing.” Joey is new to church... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 1, 2012 | cross, death, disappointment, Easter, hope, Jesus, killed, Palm Sunday, sadness
Jesus was destined to disappoint.he says this from the pulpit, and i see her, the girl who sits in the front row with her mother. the girl with no hair and no leg, who’s lost everything to chemo, and yet, she’s in church.the children march in with palm...