by Emily Wierenga | Dec 2, 2013 | boys, character, church, faith, fatherhood, integrity, Jesus, manhood, masculinity, men, MOB Society, motherhood, mothers of boys, Ron Swanson, Titanic
Dear Sons,Your father and I watched all six seasons of Parks and Rec over the past three months, and while Leslie Knope makes the show, Ron Swanson is its backbone.And boys? I like Ron. I like him, the same way I like your father because they’re not afraid to be... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 24, 2013 | bible, children, church, faith, family, feminism, Jesus, manhood, men, patriarchy, servanthood, single mothers, womanhood
The little girl was crying.She’d been sitting beside her grandma in church but when she turned sad her grandfather scooped her up, a big burly man who barely fit in the pew, and he held her so tender and she leaned her head against his chest and I broke, right... by Emily Wierenga | Jun 7, 2013 | gender roles, God's image, manhood, womanhood
Dear Sons,You are three and a half and one and a half. You’re covered in Popsicles, grape and orange and you’re riding bikes up and down the deck and laughing at the robins hopping across the lawn.You stop and you look at me, my oldest, and you tell me... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 17, 2013 | abuse, apology, book giveaway, brennan manning, christian, convictions, feminism, gender issue, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jen Hatmaker, manhood, prayers, servanthood post, stories, trigger, womanhood, writer
I’m not sure but that there isn’t a time in every one’s life when we’re called–To stand up for what we believe in. But before we stand, we have to know what we believe, and before I became a wife and a mother, I didn’t really know.I didn’t know the way I would... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 13, 2013 | Abba father, childhood, church, femininity, feminism, holy spirit, manhood, men, spirituality, womanhood
I’m sitting on the steps after a run. Spring has finally come to Alberta, and the air smells like new things: like garden dirt and budding trees and unsung heroes: fallen leaves and broken stems.Snow has done a number but it’s left everything rested and...