by Emily Wierenga | Nov 9, 2012 | canada, death, grandpa, kill, life, peace, remembrance day, soldiers, tim hortons, war, world war 2
(Grandpa Dow holding Aiden soon after he was born)Dear Grandpa,I thought of you today as I pinned my poppy into the red felt cloth of my coat. The petals and the cloth bleeding together. I was standing in line at Tim Horton’s and they had a basket full of... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 29, 2012 | camp, eternal, forgiveness, grace, laughter, life, love, relationships, sarah styles bessey, tea, young life
what is it that makes life worth living?we sit on the couch in the young life lodge with cups of tea, and we laugh like people do, and we’re blog friends, sarah and i, but now we’re real friends, too. she’s come to visit me here. at camp, where trent... 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 18, 2012 | brian miller, death, God, grieving, imperfect prose on thursdays, life, loss, religion, students, virginia tech shooting, waystation one
Distraction. Pain. Confusion. Anxiety. Wave after wave, with no idea where it is coming from—I sit at my desk fighting it for what seems like hours but the clock tells me thirty minutes.’I am sorry. I have to leave. I can’t tell you why, because I... 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,...