by Emily Wierenga | Nov 22, 2013 | compassion, crack video, empathy, entertainment, media, mother teresa, Philippines, politics, Rob Ford, television, Typhoon Haiyan
“It’s sad, really,” said one radio broadcaster. “This man is deconstructing, literally, in front of all of us, and we’re just laughing.”Rob Ford, Toronto’s mayor, needs no introduction. He has been called Canada’s drunk... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 8, 2013 | acceptance, compassion, deformed man, Jesus, love, love making, Pope Francis, redemption, sex, sleeping stranger subway picture
Trenton and I, married July 9, 2003Trent holds me in the hallway, my head against his chest and he tells me it’s going to be okay. Because I’m an author who struggles with anxiety, and Trent’s heartbeat is a promise through his shirt.And he tells me... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 1, 2013 | Burma, children, compassion, documentary, education, justice, ministry, motherhood, Myanmar, poverty, schooling, wealth
I was a single mother this week. Trent was gone on a ski trip with his students, and on the second day of his being gone, my boys finger-painted nude.They made forts in the living room which I had to fix every two minutes and they threw play-dough... by Emily Wierenga | Dec 14, 2012 | abroad, bidet, children, compassion, frugal, generosity, gifts, giving, God, money, mother teresa, overseas, poverty, st. francis of assisi, third world
We are now the proud owners of a bidet.Yes, one of those fancy toilets. The kind my husband fell in love with when we visited Japan five years ago. We’ve had a few lively discussions over the past about our need for a bidet, but apparently, we need... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 30, 2012 | anne lamott, compassion, love, marriage
i adore men.i really do.my husband in particular.but sometimes they drive me crazy.to quote one of my favorite people, anne lamott, “part of me loves and respects men so desperately, and part of me thinks they are so embarrassingly incompetent at life and in...