by Emily Wierenga | Feb 15, 2013 | always alleluia, book giveaway, faith, God, Holey, holy, imperfect prose on thursdays, joy, Kris Camealy, Lent, prayer, refinement, Wholly
So, so honored to host my friend, Kris Camealy, here… Kris has written an amazing new book, Holey, Wholly, Holy, which she’s giving away below… “I didn’t know lent would kill me. Thank God for the dying.” ~Holey, Wholly, Holy: A... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 13, 2013 | brokenness, divorce, faith, flowers, God, husband, love, man, marriage, relationship, roses, sacrifice, valentine's day, wife, woman
i worry, you know.i worry that i don’t accurately show you how broken i am.i worry that you think i’m a good person, or that i have the God-thing all figured out, or that i never get lonely, or never wonder if people like me.every time i post, it is... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 6, 2013 | Abraham, belief, cancer, children, children's hospital, dark, daughter, doubt, dying, faith, hope, imperfect prose on thursdays, light, scripture, son, suffering
welcome to imperfect prose on thursdays. this week’s prompt is two-fold: a word: BELIEVE, or a photo (see left). feel free to link up below.”there’s no dark valley like the children’s hospital,” she says, and the words crumble like dry... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 8, 2013 | answered, cancer, column, everyday radical, faith, mother teresa, mum, pastor's wife, pope, prayer, prodigal magazine, sorrow
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen.Your hands are full of blood; wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong,learn to do right! Seek... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 6, 2013 | beliefs, disappointment, doubt, faith, foster children, hardship, Jesus, jin, joey, motherhood, sleep, sorrow, trust, trusting
joey calls “hello” from the bedroom, in his new bed upstairs, because kasher and aiden sleep together now and he’s spending every second weekend here (with us providing respite) and the rest of the time with his mom in the city.it’s a quiet... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 2, 2013 | beliefs, blogger resolutions, blogging, faith, family, God, imperfect prose on thursdays, motherhood, writer, writing
as a blogger, who is also a believer, a mother, a wife and an artist, i vow, in the year 2013, to:1. never let the Nativity stop being born in my words, but more importantly, in my life, and if it does the latter, then i will refrain from the former until my personal...