Dear Miss Indiana, I don’t normally approve of pageants. But when women like you take the stage and boldly strip the world of its lies, I do. I was ninety pounds three years into our marriage and I shivered when …
Celebrating the Release of Atlas Girl
Hello, Darling. It’s time for a celebration, don’t you think? Our own Emily Wierenga is releasing her memoir today, and we couldn’t think of a better way to share it with you than giving your an excerpt. (Plus, she’s giving …
How Homeschooling Turned Me Into a Writer
The smell of ancient paper still makes me want to sob, the way spines line up like soldiers on the wooden shelves of small-town libraries. I know they would defend me if they could, those armies of words. I grew …
It’s Okay to “Just” be a Mother
I showered before 10 am today because I was taking my kids on a play date. I pulled on jeans instead of sweats, slid some lip gloss across my lips, combed my hair and put on some perfume and then …
This Mother is Trading Facebook for Face-Time
This Mother is Trading in Facebook for Face-Time Read below to find out the winners of Emily’s new novel. Plus, we’ll give you information about where to find it for yourself. Now… back to the blog… He stares up at …
The Day We Renovated the Nursery
I’ve only ever seen him tear up once. We were dating then, and it’s been 10 and a half years of marriage now. Even when I miscarried, twice, he was too busy holding me to think about crying, too busy …
The Myth of the Beverly Hills Housewife
It started back when everything starts–when I was a child. I was the shy girl with second-hand clothes, permed bangs, big plastic glasses and braces, a home-schooled pastor’s kid who was new to town and just entering public school. I …
My Babies Saved My Body
The boys are asleep, ages two and four, tucked in their bunk beds with their bunny and bear. It’s the after-hours, filled with dark chocolate and folding laundry. The hours in which mothers remember they are human. I lean into …