Isn’t it easy to make a judgment about someone else based on our own experience? Then later, if we are forced to walk the road they traveled, we gain understanding and drop our critical opinions. If only we would seek to understand others, to walk in their shoes, before we decide to judge them.
Reviving Old-Fashioned Wisdom in Modern Culture
American culture sorely needs the rules by which older generations were raised. Let’s bring back old-fashioned wisdom. Mother always said this when we kids blamed each other for starting a fight or an argument. When provoked, we can choose to react or to walk away. #oldfashionedwisdom
25% Off All Books During Smashwords Sale
All my books are on sale for 25% off in Smashwords’ Summer/Winter Sale. Find them at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/Mary_LHamilton
Meet Local Authors at Hewitt Library’s Fair
Wow! How exciting to see four of my books featured on the Hewitt Library’s home page! If you happen to be in the Waco, Texas area this Saturday morning, June 11, stop by the Hewitt Public Library and say hi. I’ll be there for a Local Author Fair, along with lots of other local authors. …
Honoring Those Who Sacrificed for Our Freedom
They gave everything for our freedom. Don’t let their sacrifice be in vain.
What Treasures Will Your Kids Throw Out When You’re Gone?
For 50 years, I've held onto a baseball that was a gift from a guy I once had a crush on. Why? What makes us hold onto stuff that no one else values?
Sale on Pendant: A Novel of Mystery and Suspense
A former teacher recognizes the necklace of her missing student around the neck of another young girl. She's determined to find out what happened to her student. But the search turns deadly. PENDANT by M L Hamilton is available through all major online retailers.
Battling Discouragement in Writing
Tasked with writing our organization’s monthly newsletter, I submitted my first month’s draft for my supervisor’s approval. She took out her red pen and proceeded to slash and burn my draft—crossing out, circling, drawing arrows, writing in… I left her office fighting tears and thinking, "Why doesn’t she just write it herself?"
Keys to Self-Worth
My dad's key ring was loaded with keys. As the director of a Christian youth camp, he carried keys to ten cabins, the kitchen and dining hall, staff houses, vehicles and garages, a boat house, snack shop, bookstore, offices.... His multitude of keys hung on a retractable chain clipped onto his belt, creating a soft metallic jangle when he walked. To my young mind, those keys represented my dad's importance.
Dead Air Finals in Directors’ Choice Contest
The Stuff We Keep Shortly after our parents passed away and we went through the process of disposing of their belongings, my husband and I watched many of our friends go through the experience. We’re at That Age. It’s never easy to sift through someone else’s lifetime collection of Stuff and decide what’s worth keeping, …
The Stuff We Keep
Most of our Stuff will have little or no meaning to our children. What give meaning and value to the things we hold dear?