by Emily Wierenga | Aug 13, 2013 | affirmation, dreams, famous, giveaway, God-sized dreams, holley gerth, housewife, self-esteem
I always thought God-sized dreams were big. But I had forgotten that God could fit inside a manger. I always wanted to be on TV, to be a news anchor, until my husband asked me why, and I realized it was because I wanted to be famous, because I’d never felt...
by Emily Wierenga | Aug 12, 2013 | #HuffingtonPost, #mominthemirror, anorexia, appearance, beauty, body, body image, daughter, eating disorders, looks, Sarah Koppelkam, self-esteem
I recently read an article in The Huffington Post regarding how to talk to your daughter about her body, and it said not to.It said, Don’t talk to your daughter about her body, except to teach her how it works.Don’t say anything if she’s lost weight....
by Emily Wierenga | Aug 9, 2013 | bible, Diane Bailey, faith, grief, hymns, It is well with my soul, prayer
Thank you for your patience and grace, as I’ve been away this week enjoying time with family. I’ll be back this coming Monday, blogging as-per-usual. Please join us next Wednesday for Imperfect Prose. e.Today I’m welcoming Diane Bailey, a mentor and...
by Emily Wierenga | Aug 8, 2013 | alcoholic, alcoholism, book giveaway, faith, Heather Kopp, mercy, recovery, sober, Sober Mercies
I’m away this week, taking a break from blogging to spend time with family. Today I get to welcome my new friend, Heather Kopp, who writes beautifully and candidly about her struggle with alcohol in a powerful book called Sober Mercies. We’re giving away a...
by Emily Wierenga | Aug 7, 2013 | children, Deanne Moore, hope, labor, midwifery, miscarriage, pregnancy, stillbirth, womanhood, women
I’m away this week, taking a break from blogging to spend time with family. It’s my great pleasure to introduce Deanne Moore, one of the sweetest, most humble women I have had the privilege of meeting online. She has a poetic heart and a gift for...
by Emily Wierenga | Aug 6, 2013 | David Murrow, husbands, men, relationships, What Your Husband Isn't Telling You, Why Men Hate Going to Church, wives, women
I’m away this week, taking a break from blogging to spend time with family. It’s an honor and a privilege to invite bestselling author David Murrow, of Why Men Hate Going to Church, to share his thoughts on What Your Husband Isn’t Telling You,...
by Emily Wierenga | Aug 5, 2013 | church, community, depression, divorce, fellowship, isolation, pain, women
I’m away this week, taking a break from blogging to spend time with family, and am delighted to welcome friend and fellow blogger Stacy Edwards here today, to talk about women and why we crave community. By Stacy EdwardsI’m not a woman who makes friends...
by Emily Wierenga | Jul 29, 2013 | #KateMiddleton, #mummytummy, #royalbaby, #RoyalCouple, anne lamott, Duchess, mom in the mirror, postpartum, pregnancy, royalty, womanhood
Dear Kate,I’ve always liked you.From the moment you stepped onto Canada’s turf and laughed with your whole face and held the hearts of our people, I’ve liked you.But never more than this past week when you emerged from the hospital with a brand-new...
by Emily Wierenga | Jul 26, 2013 | #royalbaby, abortion, birth, broken, duke, dutchess, faith, God, kingdom, lisa-jo baker, miscarriage, Prince George
Sometimes my two-year-old still smells like a newborn. When he’s so deep in sleep his eyelids are fluttering and I put my nose to his hair and catch the remaining wafts of infancy, rising like fresh-tilled earth and crocuses.But those moments are rare and even...
by Emily Wierenga | Jul 24, 2013 | #imperfectprose, camping, compromise, doubt, faith, gospel, hard, imperfect prose on thursdays, love, tenting, theology
I’m not sure when tenting got hard.We go every summer with our blue Coleman tent and our blow-up mattress, our matches and our firewood and we drive the west with its snowy peaks and its turquoise lakes. Black bear sightings on the side of the road and cars...
