by Emily Wierenga | Oct 9, 2013 | #imperfectprose, anorexia, appetite, children, daughters, eating, feeding, food, guide, how-to, obesity, skinny, sons, spiritual, spirituality
I am at the splash park with my boys, and there is a little girl, unable to move because she’s so obese.She waddles across the sand in her two-piece and then flops down on the ground and wails until her father picks her up and places her on the picnic table and... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 8, 2013 | affirmation, devil, enemy, fight, lies, prodigal magazine, satan, spiritual battle, truth
I was at an eating disorders conference. There was a worship band and we were under a pavilion. It had been raining all day but it had cleared up and turned warm, and it was quiet there in the evening of Nashville, Tennessee.I would be speaking the next day and... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 7, 2013 | bible, children, discipline, doubt, faith, freedom, guilt, judgement, mother-guilt, motherhood, preschool, pride, television, vegetables, working mom
Aiden waves at me from the water. His eyes look green today; other days they’re brown, like his father’s. He blows bubbles and kicks and the teacher leads them out of the big pool and into the kiddie one.I sit with my knees tucked to my chest, watching... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 5, 2013 | art, artist, autumn, canvas, etsy, falltime, feature, oil, prints, red barn
There’s a FALL SALE over at my Etsy site –all prints on canvas are 50% off. They’re $30 for a 9 x 12 print on canvas with 2″ borders to allow for framing. Shipping costs are $15 within Canada, $21 to the States.I will be featuring a different... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 4, 2013 | alive, books, life, meaning, mothers, purpose, Wendy Paine Miller
My friend Wendy Paine Miller has a beautiful heart, and love for Jesus and she’s written 10 books. She’s here today sharing about what makes her feel alive, and is giving away her debut novella. Somewhere along the way in the process of creating my bio I...