by Emily Wierenga | Jul 12, 2013 | Activist Faith, Bible Dude, book giveaway, children, Dan King, faith, giving, Haiti, love, orphans, parenting
My friend Dan King, or the Bible Dude, is one of the most generous, loving, talented and humble people I know. He writes books, he designs blogs (including this one!), he motivates the church, and he always has time for everyone–especially for his family.... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 8, 2013 | book giveaway, depression, Desperate, faith, mentorship, motherhood, Sally Clarkson, Sarah Mae, tiredness
Friends, I am away this week, camping the Icefields Parkway with my family with no access to the Internet. I am honored to have my friend Sarah Mae here today, a woman who has written a book that every mother needs. Read on, to find out how you can win one... by Emily Wierenga | Jun 14, 2013 | 99 Balloons, A Story Unfinished, book giveaway, death, faith, father, life, losing, Matt Mooney, son
I met Matt Mooney a few months ago through a mutual friend, Amber Haines, and realized soon after that I’d met a brother. Matt is one of the most honest, genuine and caring people I know and it’s my true honor to introduce him to you today, and to tell you... by Emily Wierenga | May 13, 2013 | book giveaway, book launch, identity, mom in the mirror, naked, prodigal magazine, sex, skin, wedding night
We borrowed my aunt’s cabin, by the water.We arrived late with a bottle of wine and I stepped on the back of my wedding dress as we crossed the threshold.I didn’t see anything but the bed, with its nicely folded corners and my new husband already in his... by Emily Wierenga | May 1, 2013 | book giveaway, bread and wine, cooking, homemade meals, kitchen, making love, prodigal magazine, shauna niequist
Growing up, we ate Saturday Stew.It was a conglomeration of all of the week’s leftovers in one pot, because we lived under the poverty line, and my parents hated waste.So if we didn’t finish our supper, the week before, it would go into the pot and we dreaded... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 26, 2013 | book giveaway, dream, dreamers, God-sized dreams, grace, holley gerth, identity, Jumping Tandem retreat, lisa-jo baker, mercy, platform, shepherd, success, woundedness
I had the privilege of meeting Holley Gerth and Lisa-Jo Baker amongst dozens of other beautiful bloggers in the flesh this past weekend at the Jumping Tandem retreat, a weekend nestled in the fields of Ashland, Nebraska, a retreat which Lisa-Jo would describe as...