by Emily Wierenga | Dec 13, 2013 | anorexia, dieting, eating disorders, food, hollywood, hunger, Jennifer Lawrence, letter, starving, The Hunger Games, womanhood
Dear Jennifer Lawrence,Thank you. For eating.For being Hollywood’s Mockingjay. For being a symbol of the rebellion against anorexia and eating disorders. For putting an end to Hollywood’s “Hunger Games”.You’re not the stereotypical...
by Emily Wierenga | Dec 11, 2013 | Bethlehem Star, discouragement, doubt, faith, Haiti, Nelson Mandela, prison, prodigal magazine
I walked to the edge of my faith tonight. Looked down and was tempted to jump.Because sometimes there are no stars or moon, just an ink black sky and when you step outside in your sneakers and run the country mile, you can’t even see the white of your...
by Emily Wierenga | Dec 9, 2013 | bracelet, Christmas giveaway, fur boots, gifts, life coaching, Lilla Rose, necklace, orphans, scarf, The Noonday Collection, ViBella Jewelry, winners
Our heavenly father loves us with an extravagant kind of love.The kind that runs down the path to meet his prodigal sons and daughters.The kind that puts a cherished Son on a cross so the curse can be forgiven.The kind that pours out his holy spirit in abundance at...
by Emily Wierenga | Dec 7, 2013 | advent, Duck Dynasty, Haiti, homeless man, Jane Fonda, links, music video, Nelson Mandela, rich
Red Canoe, commission. Watercolor with salt on 12″ by 24″ canvas. Oh friends, there are some beautiful words out there this week… and some very creative music videos. Check it out! What It Means to be Filthy Rich by Jennifer Dukes Lee”So,...
by Emily Wierenga | Dec 6, 2013 | christmas, depression, disordered eating, faith, feast, holidays, mental illness, prayer, social anxiety
(Guest Post by Anna Elmira, a dear friend of mine who’s battled the same eating issues I have, on how holidays can be hard for those with mental illnesses. Please welcome her?) “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” Psalm 119: 105. I sit...
by Emily Wierenga | Dec 4, 2013 | daughter, eating disorder, faith, identity, Jesus, name, womanhood
My coffee is cold. I sit at the kitchen table with my Bible, overlooking the deck and the barren branch of winter, the boys watching a show in their onesie pajamas. It’s winter, and the days are short and I miss the light. But when the sun shines on the...
by Emily Wierenga | Dec 3, 2013 | black friday, christians, commercialism, employee, faith, materialism, mob, shopping, trampled, walmart
I was driving down Baseline on Sunday, in Sherwood Park, Alberta, passing a thick flock of stores, duplo block structures, big box stores with their Black Weekend sales. And I was crying, thinking about the Wal-Mart worker.The one who got trampled in Long Island, NY,...
by Emily Wierenga | Dec 2, 2013 | boys, character, church, faith, fatherhood, integrity, Jesus, manhood, masculinity, men, MOB Society, motherhood, mothers of boys, Ron Swanson, Titanic
Dear Sons,Your father and I watched all six seasons of Parks and Rec over the past three months, and while Leslie Knope makes the show, Ron Swanson is its backbone.And boys? I like Ron. I like him, the same way I like your father because they’re not afraid to be...
by Emily Wierenga | Nov 24, 2013 | bible, children, church, faith, family, feminism, Jesus, manhood, men, patriarchy, servanthood, single mothers, womanhood
The little girl was crying.She’d been sitting beside her grandma in church but when she turned sad her grandfather scooped her up, a big burly man who barely fit in the pew, and he held her so tender and she leaned her head against his chest and I broke, right...
by Emily Wierenga | Nov 23, 2013 | ann voskamp, boring men, church, ethical shopping, father, giving up, Lorretta Stembridge, modesty, pastor, pastor's wife, sexy, shelly miller, Tsh Oxenreider
Nativity, 11″ by 9″ with 2″ borders on canvas, at e’s Etsy ShopSome of my favorite finds on the Interweb this week:A Pastor’s Wife Gets Real: What Happens When a Pastor’s Wife Gives Up Ann Voskamp Redefines Boring: The Real...
