by Emily Wierenga | Jul 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
“this is how it works,” he whispered to the one tucked in folds of blue. “when you’re hurt and needing a hug, you go to mommy. and when you’re wanting a good time, you come to me.”they lie on crimson sheets while i brush my teeth... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
*here is a guest post from friend Jenny H… please visit her here.”I’ve always wanted to deliver without an epidural, but have gotten too scared at the end. Can you help me?” I ask the nurse with Saint for her last name. “Of course I can... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
the lilies bloomed, the orange ones by the trellis, the ones i’d been waiting for and i cried, two days overdue with my second son and i heard his whisper, the breath of One who told me to get a lily tattooed on my wrist because He cares for the flowers of the... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
he points to the pictures, begs “oooo” for open, but i can’t. as much as i scratch the flat surface of the page, the book remains two-dimensional and my 20-month-son, disappointed, for he wants the image on the page to become reality. he wants to enter into the story.... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
One night last week while I put my daughter to bed we talked about the birth of the world. I believe the universe has been around a while, and I believe God took his time with the emergence of man, but that only raises my awe at His creativity. My daughter asked me...