by Emily Wierenga | Nov 15, 2013 | abortion, babies, broken, children, faith, forgiveness, hope, Jesus, miscarriage, mothers, women
I used to hate my body for not holding onto my babies.I blamed myself for my miscarriages, for the way I bled out perfectly good sacs with healthy children.But the thing is, the Bible says we’re made from the earth. We’re dirt. And dirt is made from broken... 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 | May 10, 2013 | abortion, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, fetus, forgiveness, full-term, Gosnell, late-term, mother's day, motherhood, pro-life
Dear Dr. Gosnell,This is not a letter to condemn you. Your own actions have already done that.This is a letter from a woman who was told at the age of 13 that she’d never be able to have children. Who lost her first child to miscarriage and who was prayed... 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 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 | 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...