by Emily Wierenga | Jun 19, 2013 | anger, devotion, fear, hurt, imperfect prose on thursdays, listening, loyalty, marriage, silence, submission
(by Brandee Shafer; paintings by Connie Kottman)When our marriage counselor Adam recommended a process of communication called reflective listening, I was raring to go. Confident, too, because–if I had a Native American name–it would be The Communicator. I... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 30, 2013 | anger, blogging, community, criticism, dialogue, feminism, hurt, Jennifer Dukes Lee, Jesus, michelle derusha, prodigal magazine, servanthood post
“It’s not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 16, 2013 | anger, brain cancer, British, family, forgiveness, grandmother, heaven, mum, nanny, prodigal magazine, suicide
Sometimes it’s easier to feel angry.It’s easier to feel angry than it is to admit how much you miss her.It’s easier to feel angry than it is to stare at that urn with its Chinese markings and to know that your British grandmother died from a razor... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 10, 2013 | anger, brokenness, children, forgiveness, God, holly grantham, imperfect prose on thursdays, mistakes, motherhood, words
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays, a place where we blog about redemption! Today’s post is by IP Team Member Holly Grantham of A Lifetime of Days. Link up your posts below! The morning begins simply and purposefully. The boys and I eat breakfast,...