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the one essential prayer (and anne lamott’s new book)

by Emily Wierenga | Jan 18, 2013 | anne lamott, empty, essential prayer, filled, hardest prayer, help, imperfect prose on thursdays, new book, pray, thanks, wow

my favorite author, anne lamott, has a new book out, which i shamefacedly have not read yet, about the three essential prayers: help, thanks and wow.she says this, in a recent interview:”Well, I’ve heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and...

why i want to have a little girl

by Emily Wierenga | Dec 27, 2012 | a deeper story, baby, crib, daughter, dreams, empty, faith, family, girl, God, hopes, infertility, prayers, womb

we moved kasher from the crib to the bunks today, and aiden from the bottom to the top. and now that our foster boys, joey and jin, are back at their mom’s, the house seems a lot quieter–and the crib stands empty. Source: 100-mile-house-log-homes.com via...

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