by Emily Wierenga | Jan 20, 2013 | anorexia, children, Facebook, identity, looks, motherhood, mothers, pounds, single, size, the abba project, weight, womanhood, women
Add captionwe are the heartbeat of the home. but more than that, sisters…we are the heartbeat of the world.i see a woman’s Facebook status rejoicing that she’s lost 45 pounds, and multitudes are clicking “like” and it’s... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 26, 2012 | birth, body image, children, christmas, diet, eating, eating disorders, food, happiness, mothers, pregnancy, skinny, weight
i was eating key-lime pie and commenting on how good she looked, on her new shade of hair, and i mentioned that she’d lost weight, that she looked slimmer, and she glowed. the way mothers do when they’re told they’re beautiful, even as her teenage daughter walked by,... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 21, 2012 | adoption, agency, anorexic, brothers, burnout, christian, family, foster care, foster children, mercy, weight
we’ve taken turns quitting over the past nine months, since taking these boys in, last february. and it’s been a ripping at the seams, of our finely hemmed lives. but with the ripping there comes mending. and we’ve found it in the mercy of each... by Emily Wierenga | Sep 3, 2012 | art, artist, calling, conference, creation, creator, identity, imperfect prose on thursdays, justice, love, salvation, weight, wild goose festival
following are some photos, and a snippet of my talk, which i gave this sunday at the Wild Goose Festival… taking some time now, to recuperate and reconnect with my boys, but we will be starting Imperfect Prose again, this Wednesday… hope you can join us!It...