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a note to women: it is not a sin to love yourselves

by Emily Wierenga | Oct 15, 2012 | beauty, children, girl, grace, husband, kindness, love, marriage, mirror, motherhood, self-love, sin, wine, womanhood

the other night we had pudding. or rather, it had us, all covered and sticky and delicious, and we wondered about insisting on spoons. but then we remembered that sometimes grace feels like fingers covered in dessert.and i’m learning this for myself, as a...

imperfect prose on thursdays: love is being a mirror for your children

by Emily Wierenga | May 9, 2012 | beauty, children, God, imperfect prose on thursdays, love, mirror, sheep, springtime

i tuck kasher under my chin on the kitchen linoleum and we dance while the tea kettle boils. outside my window i see an old man in a plaid shirt limping along the winding road. he’s so frail, i can almost see his heart pulsing through the plaid and i tuck kasher...

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