by Emily Wierenga | Dec 11, 2013 | Bethlehem Star, discouragement, doubt, faith, Haiti, Nelson Mandela, prison, prodigal magazine
I walked to the edge of my faith tonight. Looked down and was tempted to jump.Because sometimes there are no stars or moon, just an ink black sky and when you step outside in your sneakers and run the country mile, you can’t even see the white of your... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 6, 2013 | children, discouragement, encouragement, failure, imperfect prose link-up, MOB Society, motherhood, passing, son, swimming lessons
via daniel arsham on instagramHe’ll be four in November, my Aiden, my miracle child whom doctors said I wouldn’t have, because of the anorexia. He’s standing at the far end of the swimming pool shivering in his camouflage shorts with the orange... by Emily Wierenga | May 27, 2013 | Aiden, disappointment, discouragement, doubt, faith, God, Oklahoma, prayer
The women I was honored to share the stage with in Nashville: Iora (Kirsten Haglund’s mother), Kirsten Haglund (Miss America 2008), and my co-author and friend, Dr. Dena CabreraIt was windy last week, the kind of windy that reminded me of Oklahoma and the nine...