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... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 14, 2013 | (in)courage, #miracleformaverick, ann voskamp, auction, charity, child, Congential Heart Disease, fundraiser, giveaway, Gussy Sews, holley gerth, Jeanne Oliver, Krafty Kash, Lisa Leonard, StudioJRU
In this photo, Maverick’s mommy is holding him for the first time in two months. She’s just been told by doctors that she is probably going to lose him. It will be the first of many times Maverick will defeat the odds. #miracleformaverick My friend’s... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 20, 2013 | ann voskamp, art, grief, imperfect prose on thursdays, joy, Kelli Woodford, link-up, One Thousand Gifts, poetry, prose, redemption, sorrow
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays. This week’s prompt is JOY, and today’s guest post is written by our lovely Imperfect team member, Kelli Woodford.”Within the Everlast”The sun shone in my eyes that day last week when... by Emily Wierenga | May 28, 2012 | afterlife, ann voskamp, christian, church, death, dying, fear, God, heaven, laura boggess, living, michelle derusha, scared
i know i’m not supposed to be. afraid of dying. as a christian i’m supposed to be brave because i believe in a God who’s overcome death but i’m still afraid. does this make me less of a christian? or just more honest?there’s a sea of bent... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 25, 2012 | ann voskamp, children, cross, desert, giveaway, heart, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, love, mother letters, motherhood, oasis, seth and amber haines
i hear it on the cat in the hat while i’m feeding the boys goldfish crackers. “if you want to find water in the desert, you have to look in the right places.”i pause, suddenly aware of how thirsty i am, and the cartoon character continues, “but...