by Emily Wierenga | Aug 26, 2013 | #MOPS, children, faith, God, laundry, mess, mother of preschoolers, motherhood, parenting, prayer, preschoolers, repentance, TV
Dear Lord,Thank you for today. (Kasher, get your hand out of the toilet!) Thank you for loving me in spite of me. (Is that a fly in my coffee? No, Aiden, you’ve already watched a show–now it’s time to play nicely with your brother while... by Emily Wierenga | Jun 25, 2012 | a deeper story, children, crucifixion, death, Easter, God, hungry, hurting, Jesus, repentance, world
when i was a little girl in big plastic glasses and corduroy dresses, i would scrunch my eyes shut and imagine the crucifixion and try to feel the sadness i knew i was supposed to feel. i’d try to feel repentant but it was so much easier not to, because Jesus...