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 | Feb 25, 2013 | a dare to love yourself, anne lamott, brennan manning, children, eating disorders, identity, link-up, mom in the mirror, motherhood, nutrition, self-love
We sat across the table from each other, and there were thin girls walking in and out, and the smell of coffee and the young girl was twisting her hands.She was telling me she enjoyed food. That she was looking forward to being released from the Eating Disorder Unit... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 18, 2013 | anne lamott, empty, essential prayer, filled, hardest prayer, help, imperfect prose on thursdays, new book, pray, thanks, wow
my favorite author, anne lamott, has a new book out, which i shamefacedly have not read yet, about the three essential prayers: help, thanks and wow.she says this, in a recent interview:”Well, I’ve heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 7, 2012 | anne lamott, books, children, help, how-to, laundry, liturgy, perfectionism, summer, swimming, tips, word count, writing
i pin the colored fabric as though savoring a mango, this slice of time so sweet, and the sounds of children splashing in the pool. and all i want is to rest. to open wide this moment and step into it, to sit on a beach chair and hold my babies and breathe in their... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 30, 2012 | anne lamott, fear, Jesus, lilies, minister's daughter, tattoo
trent warns me before i leave for the city, “don’t get it if you sense the spirit telling you no.”i nod into the rearview, pray for courage to deny myself the ink, because it’s my mother’s day gift to myself. this tattoo designed by a... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 26, 2012 | anne lamott, candles, children, disciples, Jesus, vietnam war
anne lamott writes of a man who once stood outside the white house, holding a candle every night, for weeks on end, during the vietnam war.a reporter finally asked him, “do you really think you’ll change the world by holding a candle?” to which this...