A Note From Mary

I’m a “midlife-mom” to two boys, ages 7 and 4. My husband and I will celebrate our 16th anniversary this summer. We’ve lived in all the west coast states and once again call California home.

Prior to focusing on being a wife and mom, I held jobs ranging from vacuum cleaner sales to TV news production to Dean of Girls at a boarding school to HR Director.

I suppressed my own dreams of writing for many years, figuring my sister was the ‘real’ writer in the family. But God prompted me to pursue publication a few years ago and, while there’s been a lengthy gap in my publishing history, He never let me move completely away from putting my heart for Him into words.

I write because it helps me keep track of those little moments that otherwise get lost in the endlessness of ordinary days. The moments where I see my children change and grow right before my eyes; where I see myself change and grow; where I see that the world around me is filled with God’s presence. I want to share those moments and help others see that He’s right next to them in the same way.

I blog at RefreshMoments where my theme is “Turning the Daily into Devotion.”