by Emily Wierenga | Jun 11, 2013 | daughter, death, faith, father's day, God, heaven, loss, murder, Sharlene Bosma, suffering, Tim Bosma
(Friends, Thank you so much for your loving prayers, emails, messages, letters and phone calls concerning our miscarriage. We are just trying to survive right now, leaning into each other and into Jesus, taking one day at a time. We are desperately sad. I will write... 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... by Emily Wierenga | May 24, 2013 | Abercrombie and Fitch, anorexia, anorexic, CEO, God, identity, love, Mike Jeffries, self-esteem, worth
Dear Mr. Mike Jeffries,You’ve gotten a lot of flack lately. And it’s been well-deserved.But I feel sorry for you.I feel sorry because at the end of the day, you don’t know the hurt you’ve inflicted, because you’ve never been so wounded... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 29, 2013 | Amy Bowman, beauty, cancer, cancer journey, God, journal, mom in the mirror, motherhood, pain, prayer, radiation, The Love Dare, truth, womanhood
Journal of CancerApril 2011Radiation–Round 13 of 26I have come far. I have so much to be thankful for. There are many ups and downs. Today was a down, but I’ll get back up there.I was late for radiation today.It was a hard morning…I... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 23, 2013 | art, belief, children, dreams, faith, God, Jumping Tandem retreat, prayer, speaking, spirituality, workshop, worship
“When I was a little girl, I dreamed that I could touch God,” she says in a soft voice.We’re in a room at the Carol Joy Hollings Center, at the Jumping Tandem Retreat, and I’m leading a workshop on giving birth to our dreams. I’ve... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 19, 2013 | doubt, father, fault, forgiveness, God, mother, Purity Culture, self-loathing, sexual abuse, shame, suicide
(Guest post by Anonymous*) The blogosphere has been discussing the Purity Culture a lot lately. I’ve heard all sides from how it hurt those who did and didn’t “wait,” how harmful it is to all sexes and genders and races, and so on. Having been...