by Emily Wierenga | Dec 25, 2013 | brain cancer, childhood, children, christmas, lessons, mum, nativity, the high calling
It’s December 25, 2009. My son is just over a month old in his blue booties, the ones I bought this summer in Italy when I went to Lake Como for a writer’s conference.And I feel like Hannah.Aiden is my miracle child, the one we’ve been praying for the past few years,... by Emily Wierenga | Dec 20, 2013 | adoption, battle, children, children's book, Christ, christmas, consumerism, Eldon Eric Johnson, materialism
My friend Eldon Eric Johnson has written a children’s book for Christmas called The Battle for Christmas Castle; not only is its message invaluable in our western culture, but the sales of the book are going towards an incredible cause. Please read Eldon’s... by Emily Wierenga | Dec 16, 2013 | angry, candy, children, christmas, Jesus, mother, nativity, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, truth
The whole town is there, young and old, the children climbing onto the stage and playing the piano and dancing around the Christmas tree.Santa arrives at seven o’clock in his red suit and his white beard and long black boots. He’s jolly and he sits in his... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 24, 2013 | bible, children, church, faith, family, feminism, Jesus, manhood, men, patriarchy, servanthood, single mothers, womanhood
The little girl was crying.She’d been sitting beside her grandma in church but when she turned sad her grandfather scooped her up, a big burly man who barely fit in the pew, and he held her so tender and she leaned her head against his chest and I broke, right... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 18, 2013 | ads, advertisement, children, faith, malls, men, nudity, parenting, pornography, purity, violation, women
We’re in West Edmonton Mall and it’s November but the stores are crowded for Christmas.Teens in skinny jeans and middle aged women wearing Forever 21 and babies in strollers. I’m holding my boys’ hands and we’re following Trent who’s carving out a sort of path when we... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 15, 2013 | abortion, babies, broken, children, faith, forgiveness, hope, Jesus, miscarriage, mothers, women
I used to hate my body for not holding onto my babies.I blamed myself for my miscarriages, for the way I bled out perfectly good sacs with healthy children.But the thing is, the Bible says we’re made from the earth. We’re dirt. And dirt is made from broken...