by Emily Wierenga | Oct 4, 2013 | alive, books, life, meaning, mothers, purpose, Wendy Paine Miller
My friend Wendy Paine Miller has a beautiful heart, and love for Jesus and she’s written 10 books. She’s here today sharing about what makes her feel alive, and is giving away her debut novella. Somewhere along the way in the process of creating my bio I... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 19, 2013 | books, children, christianity, faith, Fifty shades of grey, integrity, libraries, literature, parenthood, pornography, reading, sex, values
I learned recently of a girl in grade three who was found flipping through a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey, the pseudo-masochistic, erotic book which has topped all bestseller lists, and is, to put it blatantly, literary pornography.Apparently the girl told her teacher... by Emily Wierenga | Dec 7, 2012 | a light shining, book giveaway, books, dancing priest, fiction, glynn young, God, literature, novels, prayer, reading, writing
(Guest post by Glynn Young) I’m learning what fiction can do for people, and I’m learning it from people who read fiction.I was on an airplane in 2002, flying to San Francisco for a conference. The in-flight movies weren’t terribly appealing, and so I was... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 1, 2012 | author, books, children, conference, father, God, love, mother-guilt, parenting, selling, traveling, woman's role
I’m sitting in the airport, the sun rising, about to head out to the AACC conference and I miss them with a guttural ache.The kind of ache only a mother can know, the kind that connects with an invisible cord, one that doctors can never sever, and they’re probably... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 13, 2012 | books, children, literature, reading, salvation, story, writing
three things i hope of my children: that they will love God with all of their heart, soul and mind; that they will love their neighbors as themselves; and that they will love to read.because books are doorways to the soul, and when the world is unfriendly, books say,... 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...