by Emily Wierenga | Oct 31, 2012 | children, church, deliverance, demons, dress-up, evil, exorcism, God, goodness, halloween, pastor, satan
(post by Elizabeth at Just Following Jesus)My husband, who is a pastor, had just left for a conference out of state when I got the call. It was someone who attended our church, asking “the pastor” to please come. They said their loved one was... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 15, 2012 | beauty, children, girl, grace, husband, kindness, love, marriage, mirror, motherhood, self-love, sin, wine, womanhood
the other night we had pudding. or rather, it had us, all covered and sticky and delicious, and we wondered about insisting on spoons. but then we remembered that sometimes grace feels like fingers covered in dessert.and i’m learning this for myself, as a... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 12, 2012 | a deeper story, abandoned, appearance, beauty, body image, book giveaway, chatting at the sky, children, emily freeman, father, husband, leaving
Wind catches the curtains in my children’s bedroom. They sleep with flushed cheeks and eyelashes long and every night I check on them before I go to sleep, and every night I feel both afraid and awed by their beauty.I touch lips to their skin, remember how my mum... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 10, 2012 | babies, children, dying, God, hard, holy, imperfect prose on thursdays, killing, new testament, old testament, parenting, prayer
aiden is talking in full sentences now, so i’m trying to make Jesus a part of our regular vocabulary, and i am putting him to bed, asking him if he knows how much God loves him. he stretches his arms out wide like a cross. “this much” he whispers.... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 5, 2012 | adoption, bruises, children, foster care, foster children, love, metamorphosis, motherhood, parenting, preschool
last night trent and i fell asleep together on the couch during a sitcom. trent never falls asleep during a show.the night before that, i fell asleep at the supper table. it’s been a long week. joey started pre-school, and i’m a mess because i’m... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 3, 2012 | adoption, childbirth, children, glynn young, God, grandchildren, imperfect prose on thursdays, interview, nancy franson, parenting, pregnancy, the high calling
When my kids were young I used to tell them that someday, when they had children of their own, I was going to buy each one of them a pony. It was really more of a threat than a promise, as in:If the two of you don’t stop fighting and getting on my last good nerve, I...