by Emily Wierenga | Apr 17, 2013 | abuse, apology, book giveaway, brennan manning, christian, convictions, feminism, gender issue, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jen Hatmaker, manhood, prayers, servanthood post, stories, trigger, womanhood, writer
I’m not sure but that there isn’t a time in every one’s life when we’re called–To stand up for what we believe in. But before we stand, we have to know what we believe, and before I became a wife and a mother, I didn’t really know.I didn’t know the way I would... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 21, 2012 | adoption, agency, anorexic, brothers, burnout, christian, family, foster care, foster children, mercy, weight
we’ve taken turns quitting over the past nine months, since taking these boys in, last february. and it’s been a ripping at the seams, of our finely hemmed lives. but with the ripping there comes mending. and we’ve found it in the mercy of each... by Emily Wierenga | May 28, 2012 | afterlife, ann voskamp, christian, church, death, dying, fear, God, heaven, laura boggess, living, michelle derusha, scared
i know i’m not supposed to be. afraid of dying. as a christian i’m supposed to be brave because i believe in a God who’s overcome death but i’m still afraid. does this make me less of a christian? or just more honest?there’s a sea of bent...