by Emily Wierenga | Mar 26, 2012 | anne lamott, candles, children, disciples, Jesus, vietnam war
anne lamott writes of a man who once stood outside the white house, holding a candle every night, for weeks on end, during the vietnam war.a reporter finally asked him, “do you really think you’ll change the world by holding a candle?” to which this... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 12, 2012 | family, father, fostering, grace, Jesus, love, mother
it’s more than singing these days. “Jesus” is something Joey says all of the time, now, like water, or bread, or Lego, like he’s learning a new word and he doesn’t want to forget it. but then there is everything else.like the fact that he... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 6, 2012 | children, chocolate, dancing, dying, fostering, heaven, hope, Jesus, parenting
tonight we found Jin in the bathtub after we’d put his pajamas and diaper on. trent and i just kind of looked at each other and then looked at the bathtub and then walked away.then we did rock-paper-scissors to see who had to change him, again.but there was this... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 18, 2012 | fostering, giving up, hope, Jesus, kids, mother, sick, strong, weak
i cried, the other day, over spilled milk. it was tuesday, and two out of four boys in their high chairs and thomas the train choo-chooing across the screen. i turned to the television, baby in arm, to adjust the sound and that’s when he threw... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 3, 2012 | God, Gypsy, heaven, Jesus, King
My children,Your mama loves this man named Jesus, the same name you’ll hear outside. And yet, like with a lot of things, names mean different things to different people. It doesn’t necessarily make one right, or one wrong, just different I guess. So when mama says she...