Mary Hamilton
To help establish our relationship with Cinder after we adopted her, my husband and I attended an obedience class with her. The first thing we learned was to get her attention and help her focus on us rather than her surroundings. I’d hold a treat up near my chin and say, “Look at me.” As …
Though Mom's been gone for several years, I miss her more now than ever. Maybe because I'm the age she was when I was a young adult pursuing my dreams without much thought for anyone else. So many times, I stop and think of what she was going through at my current age.
Five years ago on my birthday, Mom entered the hospital for the last time. And five years ago today, she entered eternal life. Though I often think my dad had the greatest influence on my life, realistically that credit goes to my mother. She was the wife of a pastor and camp director raising a …
Were he still alive on this earth, my dad would be celebrating his 100th birthday on the last day of this month. Sadly, I only knew him for the first 21 years of my life before God called His faithful servant home. I’ve missed knowing him as an adult, missed benefitting from his wisdom, missed …
While in Little Rock, Arkansas, I learned about Ed Stilley, a farmer who trusted in the Lord but was having a hard time making ends meet for his family of a wife and five children. In fact, as late as 1969, he still plowed his fields behind a mule. One day, thinking he was having …
I don’t write historical novels, but I find history fascinating. Unfortunately, I’m generally not a detailed person, and if I wrote historicals, I’d always be afraid of missing some important fact. But last summer, my husband and I started a historical journey that has led us down an interesting path. Each month, I’ll share a …
The news isn’t good. ISIS atrocities continue, seemingly unstoppable. Police are under attack for unwarranted brutality. Winter blasts keep coming with extreme cold and lots of snow. Marriages are crumbling. Drug abuse claims more and more victims. Ever wonder…is God even paying attention? Doesn’t He see what’s going on? Trust me. He sees. He knows. Remember Hagar, Sarai’s …
Have you ever wondered how the Hebrews could walk through the middle of the Red Sea and a short time later, start complaining about their living conditions? Time after time, they grumbled about the lack of water, lack of food, Moses’ leadership, etc. These are the people God condemned to wandering in the wilderness for …
Last week, I listed seven lessons I’d learned as a new author. Most of them were things I plan to do differently from this point forward. But there was one I learned, particularly from my most recent book, that I intend to apply not only in writing but in other areas of my life as well. …
My guest this week is Carole Towriss. Carole grew up in beautiful San Diego, California. Now she and her husband live just north of Washington, DC. In between making tacos and telling her four children to pick up their shoes for the third time, she reads, writes, watches chick flicks and waits for summertime to return …
My guest this week is my good friend Joanne Sher. I met her at Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writer’s Conference last year. When she mentioned this date was her spiritual birthday, I knew she needed to be my guest today! I think you’ll enjoy her story of how she came to faith in Jesus Christ. …
Welcome to Marji Laine, co-author of A Dozen Apologies. Marji’s story of coming to faith excites me because of it happened at a youth camp. Tell us your story, Marji. I became a Christian at age eleven, during a week of youth camp the summer after my 6th grade year. I’d been brought up in …
