by Emily Wierenga | Mar 10, 2012 | giving, God, gospel, grace, hardship, hope, more, prosperity
“i think God wants us to have more,” she says. we’re eating pizza and everyone has a kid in his lap and it’s suppertime at oma’s house. the trailer’s never been so full with seven boys under the age of five and we’re a motley... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 8, 2012 | faith, fire, God, gospel, heaven, kisses from katie, prospering
i never thought of mother teresa as successful. as a little girl i’d dream about her landing in my backyard in her airplane and taking me with her to india to serve the poor. she was godly, yes, and sacrificial and strange and selfless, but i wouldn’t say... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 6, 2012 | children, chocolate, dancing, dying, fostering, heaven, hope, Jesus, parenting
tonight we found Jin in the bathtub after we’d put his pajamas and diaper on. trent and i just kind of looked at each other and then looked at the bathtub and then walked away.then we did rock-paper-scissors to see who had to change him, again.but there was this... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 4, 2012 | family, forgiveness, fostering, God, grace, husband, love, quitting
it’s easy to love someone when he lets you sleep in, rising with all four boys. when he makes you scrambled eggs with bacon, and coffee. it’s not so easy when he makes you cry. when he tells you he’s worried, he doesn’t think you can handle... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
(i will write soon; just wanted to give you this glimpse into our madness. trent was gone this week on a ski trip with the school, so i had a lot of help from the church, and from the wine bottle in my fridge. just kidding. :) well, i did have a glass–or...