by Merita Atherly Engen | Jun 26, 2014 | Death, God of Our Ultimates, Points of Light, Respectful, Shining on God's Character
“People aren’t stamped with an expiration date.” The oncologist’s kind eyes and graying temples coaxed me into belief. “Prognosis for Stage Four Pancreatic Cancer: Three to four months.” My previous web search contradicted. I kept the contradiction to myself and...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Jun 19, 2014 | Faithful, God of Our Ultimates, Grief, In Sickness, Points of Light, Praiseworthy, Shining on God's Character, Survival, Timely
2009 August The red glow of Judie’s digital clock beside her bed read 1:00 AM. Thoughts tumbled around in her brain like shells in a rough surf. Keith’s rhythmic breathing told her he had finally drifted off. Only a few hours had passed since her husband had come home...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Jun 12, 2014 | Failings, Forgiving, God of Our Ultimates, Joyful, Points of Light, Praiseworthy, Relationships, Shining on God's Character
“When you’re up against a struggle that shatters all your dreams,”(click to listen) The lyrics drummed inside my head. Yep, many of my dreams have been shattered. I often feel overwhelmed. “Why don’t we keep a praise list,” the man I had idolized...
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 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...
