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When Rejection Crowds Out the Rest of the Story
Published at (in)courage. I was eleven when we moved from a rural town nestled in Amish Country, Pennsylvania with its roadside stands...
Marnie Hammar
Oct 9, 20192 min read


Walking in His Light
As my kids packed their backpacks for school, I snatched a glance out my dining room window. The sunlight was just peeking over the...
Marnie Hammar
Oct 8, 20192 min read


Faith or Fear?
As I sat on my deck, a robin foraged noisily through a wet pile of leaves in my yard, pulling my attention away from my heavy thoughts....
Marnie Hammar
Oct 7, 20192 min read


The Appearance of Growth
I bought these adorable, low maintenance succulents that look so uniform that they appear artificial. As they took their place on the...
Marnie Hammar
Sep 29, 20191 min read


Splinters & Stillness
My eight-year-old son sits next to the bathtub, his left foot resting on the edge, sobbing, “I hate my life.” We’re on day four of...
Marnie Hammar
Sep 24, 20192 min read


Spiritually Dry Summer? Choosing Delight Over Checklists
Maybe this summer will be different. Maybe this time summer will be filled with long, glorious days of sticky s’mores and campfires and...
Marnie Hammar
Jun 7, 20191 min read


Will You Run the Race Set Before You?
Published by Revelation Wellness. There was a pit of unsettledness in my stomach, a sort of vague uneasiness that bubbled up uninvited,...
Marnie Hammar
May 2, 20191 min read


We Can't Welcome Spring Without the Soil
It never fails. When spring offers its long-awaited warmer temps and my boys burst outside, slopping through the softening gunk and mud,...
Marnie Hammar
Apr 30, 20193 min read


New Year's Goal: Embrace Growth and Grace
Let’s talk about what just happened. Remember December? We taught our kids about Jesus' birth, we did the advent calendar, we bought the...
Marnie Hammar
Jan 9, 20194 min read


Confessions from Soccer Carpool
I’m nearly damaging my steering wheel with my anxious gripping, waiting for the red light to turn. My middle son is lacing his soccer...
Marnie Hammar
Oct 4, 20184 min read


I am not your Happy Maker
Summer closes on my 13th year as a mama. After I see my three boys off to school, and I’m left with my first moments of quiet since May...
Marnie Hammar
Sep 15, 20183 min read
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