by Emily Wierenga | Jun 21, 2013 | children, comfort, faith, God's kingdom, grief, heaven, Jesus, joy, loss, miscarriage, motherhood, mourning, parenting
My tender-hearted son, Aiden, and I made a collage of people that Aiden loves: Jesus, holding the baby; hi and Kasher; him and his cousin Logan, him and Grandpa, and him and Joey. The collage hangs by his bed reminding him he is surrounded by love.Kasher’s... by Emily Wierenga | Jun 12, 2013 | affirmation, baby, birth, children, faith, junkie, love, pregnancy, prodigal magazine
My nephew, Lucas, was born with two holes in his heart.He didn’t get to feel his mother’s arms holding him until two weeks after he was born, because he had open heart surgery and was hooked up to tubes that were saving his life.She held him for the... by Emily Wierenga | May 31, 2013 | children, christian, faith, family, farming, hope, Jesus, motherhood, parenting
Sometimes all you can hear is the quiet and it’s the loudest sound ever.The sound of your heart singing to the One that made you, and you hear it as the boys are running in the soil barefoot, Opa’s tractor in the distance dropping seed into the dirt.You... by Emily Wierenga | May 15, 2013 | book launch, children, conception, daughter, due date, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, mom in the mirror, pregnancy, virtual baby shower, visions
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays, where we celebrate redemption! Please link up your posts below. A year ago, Trent and I both received a dream, on the same day, of another child joining our family. A girl, to be exact. Around the same time, last year, I... by Emily Wierenga | May 7, 2013 | child, children, cry, God's face, heart surgery, hurt, joy, loss, miracle, mother teresa, motherhood, pain, sorrow, suffering
Lucas George is just over a month old and he was born with two major heart defects. His heart is now beating on its own, which is a miracle, but up until recently, he could not keep any food down.He was chubby when he was born.And his mother–Trent’s... by Emily Wierenga | May 3, 2013 | children, Christ, cooking, dreams, family, marriage, meals, motherhood, servanthood, suppertime
You know the scenario.It’s five o’clock. Your husband is supposed to be home but he isn’t and you need a glass of wine but it isn’t evening yet so you let the kids pull all of the pots and pans out of the drawers and go “shopping”...