by Emily Wierenga | Feb 3, 2012 | God, Gypsy, heaven, Jesus, King
My children,Your mama loves this man named Jesus, the same name you’ll hear outside. And yet, like with a lot of things, names mean different things to different people. It doesn’t necessarily make one right, or one wrong, just different I guess. So when mama says she... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 1, 2012 | children, giveaway, God, hurting, print, yahweh
“can we really do it?” trent says and he looks at me terrified, and it’s two a.m. and kasher won’t calm. “can we really take care of four boys?”the bedroom sighs, as though turning in its sleep and i’m jealous. it’s been... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 30, 2012 | anne lamott, compassion, love, marriage
i adore men.i really do.my husband in particular.but sometimes they drive me crazy.to quote one of my favorite people, anne lamott, “part of me loves and respects men so desperately, and part of me thinks they are so embarrassingly incompetent at life and in... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
We have a biter.My two year old, he of sky blues eyes, open-mouthed kisses and bright grins, is a biter. He bites his sister hard and my heart breaks open wide.We don’t bite. We don’t hurt. We love each other. We are gentle. We are kind. We love each... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 25, 2012 | eternity, flowers, fostering, God, love, space, time
so we live here, but also, there, straddling earth and heaven, and dr. cicely saunders calls it “the hour of love.” the eternal hour in which we skin our knees in prayer and fumble with forgiveness. all the while struggling to believe that we ourselves are...