by Emily Wierenga | Aug 23, 2012 | belief, bible school, buddhism, christianity, church, doubt, faith, lying, missions, prodigal magazine, religion
I stopped believing the day I entered a Buddhist temple on a mission’s trip. I stopped believing when I saw the men taking off their shoes before they entered their holy place. When I witnessed their reverent bows, the intimacy with which they kissed the floor... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 30, 2012 | abandonment, belief, bond, children, faith, family, forever, forgiveness, hope, love, parenting
i’m singing the lord is my shepherd this morning while spooning kasher baby cereal and he looks at me with eyes that say, i trust you mommy. and i know, without a doubt, in that moment, that i will never leave him.he will leave me, yes. but i will never leave... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 22, 2012 | belief, buds, emily dickinson, faith, family, flowers, God, heaven, hope, Jesus, katie davis, springtime, waiting
the birds have descended. flocking to fields filled with water, and when they rise their wings sound like hundreds of blankets being aired out in the breeze. they glint in the sun, these trumpet swans and mallards and pintail ducks and snowbirds, like guitar strings,...