by Merita Atherly Engen | Sep 7, 2016 | Fatherly, God of Our Ultimates, Identity, Points of Light, Shining on God's Character
WooOUUUwooo! Dad’s cow horn, found at some tacky souvenir shop somewhere along a tourist trap, blasted down the hall past my bedroom door. I scrunched my pillow over my ears. Dad had decided this was the best way to wake his family. It was time for breakfast. Time...
by Merita Atherly Engen | May 29, 2015 | Fatherly, God of Our Ultimates, Identity, Motherly, Points of Light, Saving, Shining on God's Character
A little box of baby things are tucked away wrapped in plastic, safe in a drawer. Whenever I open that drawer, I imagine a mother crocheting a blue sweater and booties, fashioning a delicate crocheted cap, and hand stitching simple flannel socks. I thumb through...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Apr 3, 2015 | Fatherly, Points of Light, Shining on God's Character
Sharp pain stabbed Mei’s arm and radiated throughout her tense, twelve-year-old body. Her whimper, barely heard beyond the curtains drawn around her bed, elicited a comforting pat from her mother. Skiing the snowy slopes had been fun until this. The emergency room...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Dec 11, 2014 | Fatherly, God of Our Ultimates, Loving, Motherly, Points of Light, Salvation, Shining on God's Character
Five-year-old Caleb came into the bedroom first thing one morning clutching his money box. He wanted to show me that he could buy the toy of his dreams. “You know, Momma, the one where the car goes ’round and ’round.” Yes, I knew. The one we had told him he would have...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Nov 5, 2014 | Fatherly, God of Our Ultimates, Humorous, Points of Light, Protector, Shining on God's Character, Survival
“Why didn’t you, God?” Esther snapped. She slammed the lady’s room stall door and jerked the lock into its latch. “We trusted you. We prayed.” She dropped with a thud onto the commode. “This was suppose to be the perfect vacation. Why did you let this happen?”...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Jul 10, 2014 | Fatherly, Good, Kind, Loving, Points of Light, Shining on God's Character
“Fear not, for it is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” – Jesus Christ (Luke 12:32) Once upon a time, living somewhere between the Kingdom of Competition and the Kingdom of Compassion, there was a five-year old, brown-eyed...
