by Emily Wierenga | Nov 18, 2013 | ads, advertisement, children, faith, malls, men, nudity, parenting, pornography, purity, violation, women
We’re in West Edmonton Mall and it’s November but the stores are crowded for Christmas.Teens in skinny jeans and middle aged women wearing Forever 21 and babies in strollers. I’m holding my boys’ hands and we’re following Trent who’s carving out a sort of path when we... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 15, 2013 | abortion, babies, broken, children, faith, forgiveness, hope, Jesus, miscarriage, mothers, women
I used to hate my body for not holding onto my babies.I blamed myself for my miscarriages, for the way I bled out perfectly good sacs with healthy children.But the thing is, the Bible says we’re made from the earth. We’re dirt. And dirt is made from broken... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 9, 2013 | art, blog, editing, eucharisteo, faith, family, grace, hope, links, love, pastor's wife, poetry, publishing, women, writing
Yellow Sunflowers Against Abstract Background, print on CANVAS. All of my prints are now 50% off for a limited time only on my Etsy site–originally $60, down to $30, with $15.50 shipping in Canada, $21.75 shipping to the States. Order HERE. Today I’m... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 1, 2013 | Billy Ray Cyrus, change, daughters, Destiny Hope, difference, faith, influence, integrity, Jesus, letter, Miley Cyrus, MTV
Dear Miley,What happened, honey?Was it when you ranked number 13 on Forbes’ 2010 Celebrity 100?Or perhaps long before that? Perhaps it was the thousands of girls that flocked to your concerts when you were Hannah Montana, and the boys who suddenly saw you up... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 30, 2013 | cancer, death, faith, funerals, imperfect prose, love, marriage, romance
My dad (left) with his older brother, Uncle Dennis, who passed away this week.It was spring and we’d just finished dinner.We were living in Blyth, a small theater town and Mum still sick with brain cancer. Uncle Dennis and Aunt Marion were over, and they’d... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 28, 2013 | Allume, blogging, christian, competition, conference, faith, followers, God, prayer, publishing, writing
There are candles on the tables and the room is dimly lit, pillows along the wall and chairs with women, bent over their journals or over their hands, some sobbing and others just writing.It’s Allume, and I’ve signed up for the prayer team and for weeks God’s...