by Emily Wierenga | Sep 19, 2012 | book giveaway, chasing silhouettes, fear, giclee print, giveaway, God, imperfect prose on thursdays, meditation, prodigal magazine, running, Stephen King, writer, writing
It’s the seventh day of vacation and I’m resting after six days of creating, like God did in the beginning, only I suspect God wasn’t drinking a beer and reading Stephen King’s Bag of Bones.But he may have been sitting by the water like I am. Staring at the way it... by Emily Wierenga | Sep 17, 2012 | book, children, come alive, deidra riggs, disciples, dreaming, dreams, elora ramirez, famous, God, holley gerth, jennifer lee, michelle derusha, name, nebraska, retreat, sinners, speaking, stars, trampoline
you wouldn’t know it for the lack of flowers or perfume or jewellery, but my husband is a romantic, and two nights ago he grabbed my hand and my glasses and pulled me outside. he led me to the trampoline where he’d laid out our pillows, and our... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 21, 2012 | a deeper story, evil, God, good, pacifism, peace, war, warfare, weapons
“Not only am I a pacifist, I’m a militant pacifist.” (Einstein)A person I know says he’s a pacifist. He, the grandson of a man who fought in World War 2, and of another who fought in the navy, says that if someone were to threaten his family, he would not defend... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 16, 2012 | beach, dedication, family, God, kayaking, pastor, son, summer, water
We’re kayaking, and water falls from our paddles forming circles in the water, hundreds of concentric circles expanding, like the lake is one large tree, and we are counting its ages. “See how they pass seamlessly through the waves and ripples?” Trent says. He’s... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 12, 2012 | a sweethaven summer, book, church, courtney walsh, giveaway, God, home, homesick, sweethaven homecoming
I’m not sure but that I don’t always feel a bit homesick. We’re in Ontario, right now, and me with two little boys crowded on my lap trying to find their way back to that safe place. We returned from BC one week ago, spent two nights in our own beds and then, gone... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 31, 2012 | eating disorder, God, hungry, prodigal magazine, starving
Funny how being thin is so important until you realize it accomplishes nothing but hunger. I wish I’d known this before I tried to starve myself to death.I wish I could have known how good and beautiful I was in spite of my mushroom-cut and big-rimmed plastic glasses....