by Emily Wierenga | Jun 12, 2013 | affirmation, baby, birth, children, faith, junkie, love, pregnancy, prodigal magazine
My nephew, Lucas, was born with two holes in his heart.He didn’t get to feel his mother’s arms holding him until two weeks after he was born, because he had open heart surgery and was hooked up to tubes that were saving his life.She held him for the... 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 | May 8, 2013 | attributes, beloved, Brena Zeskiger D'Ambrosio, divine, feminine, identity, imperfect prose on thursdays, love, mother heart of God
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays, where we blog about redemption! This week’s post is by IP Team Member Brenna Zeskiger D’Ambrosio. I think I might be like Saul. I was listening to a sermon as I cleaned my kitchen, and as the words were spoken aloud... by Emily Wierenga | May 6, 2013 | 1 corinthians 13, bible, boasting, christy mcferren, comparison, daughter, father, love, mom in the mirror, pride, priesthood, scripture, The Love Dare
Jesus gave us, as the second greatest of his commands, to love one another as we love ourselves. We esteem this command, as paired with its antecedent, above all other mandates found in the biblical texts—and rightfully so, as Jesus installed it as such.And with that,... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 15, 2013 | Alise Wright, church, depression, God, hobbies, identity, lies, life, love, music, passion, piano, self-worth, The Love Dare, titles, truth, value
I spent two years not touching a piano. And when playing music is where you feel the most like yourself, two years is a long time to go without feeling completely you.I was told that everything I was doing was wrong in the area where I was the most passionate and the... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 12, 2013 | brokenness, calvary, church, depression, duane scott, eating disorders, future, hell, human, Jesus, love, past
We’re in the Taco Bell driveway, just two famished college boys getting something to eat, when I mention it. My past, that is. And he stops diving deep in his backpack for scrunched dollar bills; stops and just stares at me with somber eyes, like he has witnessed...