by Merita Atherly Engen | Jun 5, 2014 | Destiny, God of Our Ultimates
She called me this morning, thrilled to the core. For years now, most of her calls have been upbeat, but this one was over the top. This one faded other conversations into oblivion. Over the years we have conversed about her: dating debacles teaching...
by Merita Atherly Engen | May 29, 2014 | God of Our Ultimates, Identity, Loving, Shining on God's Character
“That’s your handwriting,” you say after two decades of no mail. Terrible handwriting. Too jerky, too tense. I’ve hated it. But you are glad and now I am a school girl practicing my name. This is mine. This is me and I am free. Loops rounding out the tails in letters...
by Merita Atherly Engen | May 22, 2014 | Death, Gentle, God of Our Ultimates, In Sickness, Loving, Motherly, Points of Light, Shining on God's Character
She knocked gently on the door to the room where strange, unintelligible sounds came from a crib-like bed pushed up against the wall. It was the result of her nursing assistant training, this knocking, even though she knew that she wouldn’t get an appropriate, “come...
by Merita Atherly Engen | May 15, 2014 | Intro & Knowing God
“Oh, my poor sweetie,” my husband uses his thumb and forefinger to rub my earlobe in a teasing, somewhat patronizing fashion. “You didn’t know what you were getting into when you married me, did you?” His blue eyes twinkle as though hidden in their recesses are the...
by Merita Atherly Engen | May 8, 2014 | Forgiving, King of Kings, Saving, Shining on God's Character
With my toddler son’s room dark and the rocker scooted near the window, we watched the moon rise. Its light held compelling mystique. Day or night, he enjoyed searching the sky to find it. In winter when the sky was clear and the moon was full and far away, its beams...
by Merita Atherly Engen | May 1, 2014 | Creative, Shining on God's Character
Pulling folders out of the metal cabinet, I glanced at their tabs before tossing them into the trash bag. “Church Communications, Youth Ministry, Sermon Topic Ideas . . . .” “I won’t need these anymore, ever,” I gritted as the mound on the floor grew. “After what I’ve...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Apr 24, 2014 | Intro & Knowing God
There was a time when I longed for an ideal, romantic love. My life story seemed to prove that it didn’t exist. Consequently, I thought that perhaps God didn’t exist. My pinpoint of a beam, searching for the truth about Him, grew dim as it swept the darkness. Finally,...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Apr 17, 2014 | Intro & Knowing God
I’m a writer, and writers, the publishing world tells me, need “platforms” and platforms may be built by “blogging” and blogging Is just another way to help me “find my voice” and finding my voice basically means that I have a “passion” for particular areas in life...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Apr 6, 2014 | Points of Light
My passion: Discovering God. My pleasure: Knowing others are blessed when I —————-share.
