Marnie Hammar
Throwing Darts, Receiving Grace
My middle son and his friend were playing in the basement, throwing darts and larger objects that should not be thrown—like plastic...
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Marnie Hammar
Mar 5, 20202 min read
On Measuring Ourselves
As I round the corner, I see my youngest holding a pencil and a cloth tape measure. He is leaning up against the molding that marks the...
Marnie Hammar
Mar 1, 202010 min read
Discerning the Voice of God: A Journey of Discovering that He Speaks
Photos by Pam Scott, @pjscott6 It’s a Thursday morning in August, 2006. I finish vacuuming, because when you’re selling a house, you...
Marnie Hammar
Feb 2, 20202 min read
The Beauty in our Winters
It was winter when my grandfather died. As I prepared my heart for that goodbye, I bundled up for a brisk afternoon walk in the woods....
Marnie Hammar
Jan 19, 20202 min read
Shiny Shoes are Should's
I remember those shoes. They were glossy white, patent leather, with straps that slipped into tiny buckles adorned with sparkly...
Marnie Hammar
Jan 12, 20202 min read
His Majesty for Just Me?
I felt like a little kid when, on a recent flight from Ohio to California, I snagged a window seat. I’d look out and pretend that I knew...
Marnie Hammar
Dec 12, 20192 min read
Oh, Come Let Us Adore Him
I stayed up late again to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie, ignoring the pile of dishes that had crawled from the sink to the counters....
Marnie Hammar
Dec 5, 20192 min read
Lift Your Gaze
As the number that is my age climbs higher, the number of times that I can go around in circles sinks lower. So when we went on a fall...
Marnie Hammar
Nov 21, 20192 min read
Looking in the Right Place
"Navy blue soccer sock, we know there are eight of you in this house, and yet, you have succeeded in eluding our search efforts once...
Marnie Hammar
Oct 9, 20192 min read
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 8, 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 7, 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
Sep 29, 20191 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 24, 20192 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
Jun 7, 20191 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
May 2, 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
Apr 30, 20193 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
Jan 9, 20194 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
Oct 4, 20184 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
Sep 15, 20183 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...
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