Maressa Mortimer

My name is Maressa Mortimer, and I’m Dutch. I live in the beautiful Cotswolds, England, with my husband who is a pastor. We have four (adopted) children. My debut novel, Sapphire Beach, was published December 2019. I’m a homeschool mum, so my writing has to be done in the evening when peace and quiet descends on our house once more. I love exploring questions of faith using novels, as it helps me to see what faith looks like in daily life.

The Fruits of The Blessing Were Never Meant to Be Eaten Alone

Recently, I’ve been thinking that I am far enough along in my walk with Christ to know that I should trust God: know that He is good, all the time, and that, among many things, He is a covenant-keeping God. But my study of the promise made to Abram and the subsequent journey of Israel has made me realise that I may have been...

Heavenly Adoption: The beginning of our spiritual childhood

“Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,” Ephesians 1:5 Do you...