by Emily Wierenga | Jan 28, 2013 | adulthood, change, childhood, friends with younger self, growth, link-up, reflection, relationship, self, self-love, synchroblog, youth
Me at 16Me at 32would you ever be friends with your younger self? trent asks me. he’s pulling out nachos and beer and i’m grabbing some chocolate and wine and we’re sitting on the sofa. it’s 9:30 pm. hangout time, which normally means Numbers...
by Emily Wierenga | Jan 26, 2013 | darkness, imperfect prose on thursdays, light, prompt
There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights. ~ Bram Stoker You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. ~ Matthew 5:14, The MessageWe can easily forgive a child who is...
by Emily Wierenga | Jan 25, 2013 | allison vesterfelt, co-worker, difficult, husband, intern, marriage, prodigal magazine, relationship, working
Photo supplied by Allison and Darrell Vesterfelt(Ally Vesterfelt is one of those kindred souls, the kind of person that keeps you believing long after the world has sapped your faith. She’s fire and energy and compassion, and I’m honored to have her share...
by Emily Wierenga | Jan 23, 2013 | abba, broken, brother, family, father, holy spirit, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, maternal, mother, motherhood, theology, trinitarian, trinity
welcome to imperfect prose on thursdays. this week’s prompt is “mother.” if you have a post that is even remotely similar to the prompt, please feel free to link up!i wish you could have been here, in our living room, last night, to see the way She...
by Emily Wierenga | Jan 22, 2013 | abstinence, boyfriend, marriage, prodigal magazine, purity, sex, virgin, virginity, waiting
Dear sixteen-year-old Emily,In a few days Brent will dump you. The coolest guy in school. A basketball star. And you will wonder if you should have let him. If you should have pulled the Kleenex from your bra and the bra from your body and let him.But you...
by Emily Wierenga | Jan 20, 2013 | anorexia, children, Facebook, identity, looks, motherhood, mothers, pounds, single, size, the abba project, weight, womanhood, women
Add captionwe are the heartbeat of the home. but more than that, sisters…we are the heartbeat of the world.i see a woman’s Facebook status rejoicing that she’s lost 45 pounds, and multitudes are clicking “like” and it’s...
by Emily Wierenga | Jan 19, 2013 | imperfect prose on thursdays, motherhood, prompt
If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go where a prayer has not already been. ~Robert Brault All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. ~Oscar Wilde, The Importance of...
by Emily Wierenga | Jan 18, 2013 | anne lamott, empty, essential prayer, filled, hardest prayer, help, imperfect prose on thursdays, new book, pray, thanks, wow
my favorite author, anne lamott, has a new book out, which i shamefacedly have not read yet, about the three essential prayers: help, thanks and wow.she says this, in a recent interview:”Well, I’ve heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and...
by Emily Wierenga | Jan 16, 2013 | community, encourage, encouragement, imperfect prose on thursdays, meme, poetry, saints, writing
welcome to imperfect prose on thursdays. this week’s prompt is ENCOURAGE. today’s post is by imperfect team member Elizabeth W. Marshall. When You Speak It sounds like a thundering herd.Running bold and hard, hooves quick, determined. Heavy purpose in each...
by Emily Wierenga | Jan 14, 2013 | art, blogging, courage, fear, fearless, inspiration, overcoming, self-help, Stephen King, tips, writer's block, writing
Seeking Light, www.etsy.com/shop/canvaschildstephen king describes writer’s block as a physical sickness, something that violently overtakes him if he even tries to approach the keyboard and i’ve never experienced this. no, but i’ve experienced fear,...
