Marnie Hammar
Riding the Waves of Raising Boys: How to Stop Being Controlling as a Mom
[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine blog] I was sitting on my hospital bed, still wearing those blue hospital socks with the grippy...
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Marnie Hammar
Sep 9, 20215 min read
How to Hear His Quiet Love Over the Loud of Fear
By Kate Hurley Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Kate's Story A few years ago, I drove to my friends' wedding with my neighbor Jana, and her...
Marnie Hammar
Aug 26, 20215 min read
What it Looks Like to Persevere Because of a Promise
By Denise Prosser Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Denise's Story “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for...
Marnie Hammar
Aug 12, 20215 min read
What to Do When You're Running in Circles
By Kendall Emmert Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Kendall's Story My heart rate was up and my mind was spinning through fix-it scenarios as...
Marnie Hammar
Jul 29, 20214 min read
On Hearing His Still Voice in Our Small Moments
By Kaitlyn Fiedler Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Kaitlyn's Story It was completely silent in our living room, but I couldn’t even hear my...
Marnie Hammar
Jul 15, 20215 min read
How Do We Find Peace in the Pain of Infertility?
By Whitney Akin Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Whitney's Story My first experience with real suffering was when I was 23. The years...
Marnie Hammar
Jul 1, 20215 min read
How Do We Trust God When We're Waiting for Healing?
By Evelyn Sherwood Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Evelyn's Story When Steve and I got married, I knew he suffered from seizures brought on...
Marnie Hammar
Jun 17, 20215 min read
How Inviting God Into My Trials Opened a Way Out
By Adelaide Mitchell Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Adelaide's Story Nine years ago, I was walking in the woods behind my house in...
Marnie Hammar
Jun 3, 20214 min read
Do You Want to Be the Hero or Rely on the Savior?
By Rachel Schelb Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Rachel's Story I like to think of myself as the heroes in the Bible. I am Esther, called...
Marnie Hammar
May 20, 20214 min read
How God Whispered Healing in my Soul-cry Moment
By Jennie Denney Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Jennie's Story The last few years have been a tough journey, requiring me to deconstruct...
Marnie Hammar
May 19, 20213 min read
Where We Are Doesn't Have to be Where We Stay
I have a thing for barns. Most weekends, back roads are our choice for getting to soccer, and if I’m lucky enough to be a passenger...
Marnie Hammar
May 8, 20211 min read
How to Be Grateful Even for the Broken Things
Published by Twyla Dawn Franz in the Begin Within: A Gratitude Series. It’s been fifteen years since I learned that God doesn’t throw...
Marnie Hammar
May 6, 20215 min read
Does a Hard Heart Keep Us From Hearing God?
By Stephanie Dehani Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Stephanie's Story The whisper vacuums breath from my lungs. Warmth spreads through my...
Marnie Hammar
May 5, 20211 min read
Lessons from the Shepherd About the Rod and Staff
All those years in church, all those sermons on Psalm 23, and I still never got it. Somewhere along the way, when I read, “Your rod...
Marnie Hammar
Apr 22, 20215 min read
God's Plan Still Stands, Even When We Don't Follow His Voice
By Becky Beresford Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Becky's Story I remember taking my seat as class began, unaware of what God was about to...
Marnie Hammar
Apr 15, 20216 min read
How God Walked Me Around the Walls of My Own Jericho
By Marjie Metz Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Marjie's Story Have you ever felt bad for dealing with the same issue, again and again?...
Marnie Hammar
Apr 4, 20211 min read
The Ministry of Too Many Fish
Jesus knew how to make a scene, didn’t He? He’s sitting in Peter’s boat, just finished with teaching a crowd on the beach, when He...
Marnie Hammar
Apr 1, 20215 min read
How God Spoke into a Less-than-Holy Moment
By Pamela Henkelman Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Pamela's Story It's a Caleb versus Mommy face-off again. I’m nose-to-nose with my...
Marnie Hammar
Mar 28, 20212 min read
Finding Belonging Even When We're Not Chosen
Published by Sarah K. Butterfield in the Out of Place series. Just weeks before high school started, we left a bustle-y, colorful South...
Marnie Hammar
Mar 18, 20217 min read
How Meeting God in a Snowstorm Quieted Fear
By Heather Jeffery Hear Him Louder Essay Series: Heather's Story I knew the words well as they rose up inside. “This isn’t fair. You...
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