by Emily Wierenga | Dec 14, 2012 | abroad, bidet, children, compassion, frugal, generosity, gifts, giving, God, money, mother teresa, overseas, poverty, st. francis of assisi, third world
We are now the proud owners of a bidet.Yes, one of those fancy toilets. The kind my husband fell in love with when we visited Japan five years ago. We’ve had a few lively discussions over the past about our need for a bidet, but apparently, we need... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 19, 2012 | basement, five minute fridays, flooding, house, lisa-jo baker, look, materialism, poor, poverty, renovations, rich
three months ago, our basement flooded. the neighbors’ sewer water seeped into our carpets and all of our bedrooms, minus kasher’s, were destroyed, and the family room as well. it was concrete and no furniture for three months, and all of the kids resigned... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 27, 2012 | canada, church, closes, coffee, coffeeshop, community, crusades, damage, david platt, faith, food bank, friendship, Jesus, poor, poverty, radical, sabbath, sunday, unity truth church, winnipeg
yes, i am a disgruntled pastor’s daughter who grew up going to church every sunday and begrudging it. the hours spent listening to a father she didn’t know and the small talk afterwards (which i still dislike), the feigned interest in weather and health... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 22, 2012 | aids, bible, book, cancer, children, colorado shootings, dad, greatest, journey, love, message, mum, parents, poverty, salvation, story
we didn’t get along but i wanted to be like him.every morning without fail my dad would bow on the carpet and pray to a God i longed to see, and he read his bible and we weren’t allowed to disturb him.mum would scribble bible verses on little pieces of...