by Emily Wierenga | Dec 17, 2013 | church, homeschooling, pastor's daughter, The Better Mom, women
I am a pastor’s daughter.The girl who was home-schooled and raised on Dr. James Dobson, who was made to stay at church until her father shook the very last hand and who wasn’t allowed to eat out on Sundays because that would mean making other people work.... by Emily Wierenga | Dec 2, 2013 | boys, character, church, faith, fatherhood, integrity, Jesus, manhood, masculinity, men, MOB Society, motherhood, mothers of boys, Ron Swanson, Titanic
Dear Sons,Your father and I watched all six seasons of Parks and Rec over the past three months, and while Leslie Knope makes the show, Ron Swanson is its backbone.And boys? I like Ron. I like him, the same way I like your father because they’re not afraid to be... 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 23, 2013 | ann voskamp, boring men, church, ethical shopping, father, giving up, Lorretta Stembridge, modesty, pastor, pastor's wife, sexy, shelly miller, Tsh Oxenreider
Nativity, 11″ by 9″ with 2″ borders on canvas, at e’s Etsy ShopSome of my favorite finds on the Interweb this week:A Pastor’s Wife Gets Real: What Happens When a Pastor’s Wife Gives Up Ann Voskamp Redefines Boring: The Real... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 4, 2013 | bible, church, daddy issues, doubt, father, God, gospel, heresy, infallible, Jesus, new testament, old testament, questions, scripture, sin, trinity, truth
via Emily Jay photographyI love Jesus. I’ve loved him since I was a little girl in a mushroom cut with round plastic glasses and pink sweatpants. He was there for me when I had no friends because we moved ten times before I turned seven. He was there for me when... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 21, 2013 | adoption, church, faith, fostering, grief, hope, infertility, loneliness, loss, miscarriage, mother, woman
You–who’s lost seven children in miscarriage; who dreams at night of being called Mother and who weeps over Fisher Price commercials.You–who’s been told her whole life that womanhood is synonymous with motherhood, who’s tried and cried...