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Weaving True Stories With A Novel Twist

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By Merita Atherly Engen

Garden Surrender

Meditations

Can God be trusted when a culture of silence induces debilitating shame? That was my question. Identify? With no hope for future creativity, God’s love, once again, inspired me, and I crafted this book of short meditations. Share in my God-journey to healing and joy. Order now.

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SISTERS OF SILENCE Series

An upcoming book series with the voices of three sisters dedicated to encouraging others to come out of the silence enforced by abusers. Written with the understanding that breaking the silence is a first step toward restoration.

Sisters of Silence

Three sisters with three different stories. A family’s dysfunction and culture of silence leaves a unique impact on each one. God also leaves a unique impact and restores each sister in a way designed for her alone.

Series' Upcoming Titles

  • Heartache of Promise – A Prison of Silence Unlocked
  • Powder Keg of Purpose – A Shattered Identity Restored
  • Solitary Song of Praise – A Hidden Joy Released

My desire for this series is that women from abusive environments who grew up denying their true selves and struggling to be honest with their hearts or merely to survive will find hope and the promise of healing.

Coming This Fall

HEARTACHE OF PROMISE

Can a lost self ever be restored?

Rose-Marie Clarke lives in a culture of silence and perfectionism with an undertow of family secrets. In this dynamic, she fails to recognize her deep love for one man. She ignores her heart until she can no longer hear it and makes choices that can never be undone.

 

Failing to recognize the lie she is living, Rose-Marie strives to obtain love’s promise within a marriage with children, poverty, and a fledgling faith.

When her first love returns, Rose-Marie’s repressed emotions awaken.

But will it be too dangerous to stir emotions after a life of silence?  How can God possibly give her answers to free her heart?