by Emily Wierenga | Sep 20, 2013 | achievement, belief, book giveaway, career, faith, food, Hattie Kauffman, journalism, memoir, Native American, news anchor, poverty
Hattie Kauffman made history as the first Native American journalist to ever file a report on a national network evening news broadcast and has over two decades of experience as an on-camera correspondent and news anchor. A speaker and writer, Hattie is a member of... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 23, 2013 | art, belief, children, dreams, faith, God, Jumping Tandem retreat, prayer, speaking, spirituality, workshop, worship
“When I was a little girl, I dreamed that I could touch God,” she says in a soft voice.We’re in a room at the Carol Joy Hollings Center, at the Jumping Tandem Retreat, and I’m leading a workshop on giving birth to our dreams. I’ve... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 3, 2013 | belief, Christ, doubt, faith, Gideon, God, incarnation, Jesus, manifestation, persecution, spiritual, truth, vision, visitation
The light, falling through broken blinds on our unmade bed and the books piled up, dog-eared and clothes on the floor and laundry folded in a basket waiting to be put away. It was early morning and the boys, all four of them this Easter weekend, were doing a... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 6, 2013 | Abraham, belief, cancer, children, children's hospital, dark, daughter, doubt, dying, faith, hope, imperfect prose on thursdays, light, scripture, son, suffering
welcome to imperfect prose on thursdays. this week’s prompt is two-fold: a word: BELIEVE, or a photo (see left). feel free to link up below.”there’s no dark valley like the children’s hospital,” she says, and the words crumble like dry... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 2, 2013 | audrey hepburn, belief, believe, imperfect prose on thursdays, prompts
this week at imperfect prose you can choose between a PHOTO prompt (this picture of my adorable Kasher looking out the window) and a WORD prompt (believe).”I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 2, 2012 | belief, brennan manning, children, elizabeth esther, fear, grace, homeschooling, Jesus, motherhood, ragamuffin gospel, spiritual warfare
it’s been a hard couple of weeks for me, friends. it’s hard for me to step out of my comfort zone and talk about what i believe. what i truly, deep down, feel convicted about, but i’m 32 years old. Jesus started his ministry at 30, and died at...