by Emily Wierenga | Apr 12, 2013 | brokenness, calvary, church, depression, duane scott, eating disorders, future, hell, human, Jesus, love, past
We’re in the Taco Bell driveway, just two famished college boys getting something to eat, when I mention it. My past, that is. And he stops diving deep in his backpack for scrunched dollar bills; stops and just stares at me with somber eyes, like he has witnessed... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 22, 2013 | children, church, drinking, feminism, leaders, men, rape, Savanah, sons and daughters, Steubenville, submission, women
Abigail Batty, and Felicity DeVries, born March 19, 2013This morning I greeted life with a bouquet of flowers and a Jesus Storybook Bible, in hospital room #33, where my friends had both given birth on the same day, and both to girls.And one, the sister to Savanah... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 12, 2013 | advice, children, church, families, grandmothers, ladies, mothers, relationship, self-help, spiritual mothers, womanhood
She hummed a song to us in Dutch, and I listened with my elbows on the table, to this woman with sterling silver hair.We were there, young moms and grandmothers, gathered around round tables with coffee mugs and plates of squares, learning from each other. It felt... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 6, 2013 | calling, church, communion, destiny, fellowship, imperfect prose on thursdays, pain, stories, tara pohlkotte
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays! From this week on, there are NO PROMPTS. We’re going back to the basics, focusing on REDEMPTION only. Today, i.p. team member Tara Pohlkotte of Pohlkotte Press shares her thoughts on calling.I grew under the shade... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 8, 2013 | abortion, abuse, alcohol, church, cocaine, drugs, forgiveness, God, murder
I’ve invited my friend, Britt, to share her story, here, of abuse, abortion and redemption. Won’t you welcome her, in the comments?I.She knew before she took the test. In the middle of snorting another line of cocaine, she knew she was... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 4, 2013 | church, family, friendship, God, identity, illness, laundry, loneliness, motherhood, sickness, solitude, trinity, womanhood
Kasher’s been so sick this weekend it’s infected all of us, our spirits mostly, and it’s hard to stay up when your children are so down. you try and read the same Curious George book over and over, with as much enthusiasm as you can muster but the...