by Emily Wierenga | Oct 2, 2013 | blog-eat-blog, blogging, christianity, contentment, dog-eat-dog, faith, Jen Hatmaker, Jesus, popularity, purpose, reality TV, success, truth, writing
I pull my boys close and smell their skin. The leaves are turning outside and plum leather is cooking in the oven. I’ve got piles of spaghetti squash and zucchini on the counter, tomato soup simmering on the stove and Trent, stoking the fire. I’ve... by Emily Wierenga | Sep 6, 2013 | allison vesterfelt, book giveaway, daughters, Jesus, materialism, motherhood, Packing Light, parenting, road trips, rules, success
I’m so delighted to welcome back my friend Allison Vesterfelt today, who is ALSO giving away her new (and first) book, Packing Light:Thoughts on Living Life with Less Baggage. Here’s Ally…I haven’t always wanted to have kids. I went through a phase... by Emily Wierenga | Apr 26, 2013 | book giveaway, dream, dreamers, God-sized dreams, grace, holley gerth, identity, Jumping Tandem retreat, lisa-jo baker, mercy, platform, shepherd, success, woundedness
I had the privilege of meeting Holley Gerth and Lisa-Jo Baker amongst dozens of other beautiful bloggers in the flesh this past weekend at the Jumping Tandem retreat, a weekend nestled in the fields of Ashland, Nebraska, a retreat which Lisa-Jo would describe as... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 20, 2013 | blogging, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, popularity, redemption's beauty, shelly miller, silence, success
Welcome to Imperfect Prose. Please feel free to link up your imperfect posts below. Today’s host is IP team member Shelly Miller of Redemption’s Beauty. Awakened before my family, I lean on the kitchen counter, sip tea and wipe slumber on my pajama...