by Emily Wierenga | Feb 13, 2013 | abortion, adoption, birth control, children, jin, joey, kill, life, love, motherhood, mothers, pregnancy, sacrifice
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays, a link-up in which we celebrate redemption. Today’s Prompt is LOVE.It was one week ago, today.Jin’s and Joey’s mom wrote me, saying she was pregnant again and she couldn’t keep it, she said, and she was... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 13, 2013 | brokenness, divorce, faith, flowers, God, husband, love, man, marriage, relationship, roses, sacrifice, valentine's day, wife, woman
i worry, you know.i worry that i don’t accurately show you how broken i am.i worry that you think i’m a good person, or that i have the God-thing all figured out, or that i never get lonely, or never wonder if people like me.every time i post, it is... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 8, 2013 | abortion, abuse, alcohol, church, cocaine, drugs, forgiveness, God, murder
I’ve invited my friend, Britt, to share her story, here, of abuse, abortion and redemption. Won’t you welcome her, in the comments?I.She knew before she took the test. In the middle of snorting another line of cocaine, she knew she was... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 6, 2013 | Abraham, belief, cancer, children, children's hospital, dark, daughter, doubt, dying, faith, hope, imperfect prose on thursdays, light, scripture, son, suffering
welcome to imperfect prose on thursdays. this week’s prompt is two-fold: a word: BELIEVE, or a photo (see left). feel free to link up below.”there’s no dark valley like the children’s hospital,” she says, and the words crumble like dry... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 5, 2013 | children, damnation, Elizabeth Stone, father, God, grace, hell, prodigal magazine, salvation
my son is sucking on his bear even as he sleeps.he’s only 18 months old and his cheeks are red as apples and i didn’t know being a mother would be this hard. Elizabeth Stone says that having a child is like watching your heart walk around outside of... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 4, 2013 | church, family, friendship, God, identity, illness, laundry, loneliness, motherhood, sickness, solitude, trinity, womanhood
Kasher’s been so sick this weekend it’s infected all of us, our spirits mostly, and it’s hard to stay up when your children are so down. you try and read the same Curious George book over and over, with as much enthusiasm as you can muster but the... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 2, 2013 | audrey hepburn, belief, believe, imperfect prose on thursdays, prompts
this week at imperfect prose you can choose between a PHOTO prompt (this picture of my adorable Kasher looking out the window) and a WORD prompt (believe).”I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 1, 2013 | adoption, baby, birth, children, conception, daughter, daughters, destiny, family, fertility, God, pregnancy, sons
i could see he was surprised. my husband. i’d sat him down and said, “i was thinking of announcing this on the blog so i thought i should ask you first…”and i could see the questions in his eyes, and then i told him, “i think we should... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 31, 2013 | Brandee Shafer, children, divorce, growing up, imperfect prose on thursdays, light, motherhood, son, teenager
welcome to imperfect prose on thursdays. this week’s prompt is LIGHT. please feel free to link an old or new post. today’s host is imperfect team member Brandee Shafer, with photos by Anjie Kay.The pastor asked us to choose some verses for the ceremony,... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 29, 2013 | a deeper story, abortion, non-virgins, prodigal magazine, promiscuity, sexuality, to the last virgin's standing, virgin
we sat in her backyard, this young life girl and i, and she was pregnant and asking me if she should get an abortion. and it was the second time i’d been asked that in my lifetime. the first time, a high-school friend had asked me, and i’d told her no, but...