by Emily Wierenga | May 18, 2012 | alarm, devotionals, feature posts, fire, God, grace, imperfect prose on thursdays, legalism, prayer, sleep
he was making the last fire of the season. “i want the best of you,” trent said in a quiet way and i wanted to feel warm. “i don’t want the leftover, tired emily. i want the fresh, alive emily.”i sat in my flannels, the kids asleep and... by Emily Wierenga | May 11, 2012 | faith, feature posts, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, life, love, meaning, purpose
“that’s where Jesus died,” Joey says, pointing to the hole in the paper he’s scribbled with markers. it looks like an orange and yellow explosion happened, like a daffodil was torn apart. “that’s where it’s all empty and... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 27, 2012 | bible, children, chocolate, Christ, feature posts, God, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, love
sometimes it tastes like a hot cup of coffee while the boys watch backyardigans in ninja turtle pajamas. for my husband, love tastes like lime chips and homemade salsa, and for kasher, it tastes like breast-milk. but he is being weaned and so love will soon taste... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 20, 2012 | anne of green gables, books, classics, feature posts, imperfect prose on thursdays, library, literature, purpose magazine, reading, treasure island, winnie the pooh
The smell of ancient paper still makes me want to sob, the way spines line up like soldiers on the wooden shelves of small-town libraries. I know they would defend me if they could, those armies of words. I will never understand the intrigue of a bookless library, of... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 13, 2012 | children, feature posts, guinea pig, laughter, life, photos, spring
the thing about spring is, everywhere you look, there are signs of new life.thank you, dear loves, for linking up with us this week… every friday we’re going to shine some light on posts we believe deserve extra notice, either for their transparency,...