by Emily Wierenga | Jan 14, 2013 | art, blogging, courage, fear, fearless, inspiration, overcoming, self-help, Stephen King, tips, writer's block, writing
Seeking Light, www.etsy.com/shop/canvaschildstephen king describes writer’s block as a physical sickness, something that violently overtakes him if he even tries to approach the keyboard and i’ve never experienced this. no, but i’ve experienced fear,... by Emily Wierenga | Jan 2, 2013 | beliefs, blogger resolutions, blogging, faith, family, God, imperfect prose on thursdays, motherhood, writer, writing
as a blogger, who is also a believer, a mother, a wife and an artist, i vow, in the year 2013, to:1. never let the Nativity stop being born in my words, but more importantly, in my life, and if it does the latter, then i will refrain from the former until my personal... by Emily Wierenga | Dec 7, 2012 | a light shining, book giveaway, books, dancing priest, fiction, glynn young, God, literature, novels, prayer, reading, writing
(Guest post by Glynn Young) I’m learning what fiction can do for people, and I’m learning it from people who read fiction.I was on an airplane in 2002, flying to San Francisco for a conference. The in-flight movies weren’t terribly appealing, and so I was... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 7, 2012 | boys, busy, imperfect prose on thursdays, motherhood, organization, parenting, scheduling, she loves magazine, sons, stay-at-home, working mom, writing
Sometimes it’s hard, knowing how to balance ourselves with our kids and our husband and the washing machine going 24-7. Sometimes it’s about finding ourselves in the piles of laundry, in the peanut-butter kisses and the sticky hands trying to close your laptop when... by Emily Wierenga | Sep 19, 2012 | book giveaway, chasing silhouettes, fear, giclee print, giveaway, God, imperfect prose on thursdays, meditation, prodigal magazine, running, Stephen King, writer, writing
It’s the seventh day of vacation and I’m resting after six days of creating, like God did in the beginning, only I suspect God wasn’t drinking a beer and reading Stephen King’s Bag of Bones.But he may have been sitting by the water like I am. Staring at the way it... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 13, 2012 | books, children, literature, reading, salvation, story, writing
three things i hope of my children: that they will love God with all of their heart, soul and mind; that they will love their neighbors as themselves; and that they will love to read.because books are doorways to the soul, and when the world is unfriendly, books say,...