Looking out the Window: Mary Marelli Talks about Her Debut Novel, Moon over Montana. In a Moving Recollection She Also Shares How She Knows Jesus Is Real.
A Warm Welcome to Mary Marelli Hi Mary, tell us a little about yourself. I’m Mary Marelli, wife, mother, grandmother, and author. God and family are first and foremost in my life. With them, God by my side and my family to support me, everything else falls into place. We live on a private lake in the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania. My children are grown, so it is just hubby and myself. Oh, and I can’t forget our hound. She won’t let me. Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read? I couldn’t get my nose out of a book! I remember the hot summer days I would sit in the shade of an apple tree and read. We lived in a rural farming community. My Oma and Opa raised chickens, had a huge garden, and were fairly self-sustainable. Our neighbor across the street raised horses. Horses and reading became a huge part of my life. There was nothing more comforting on a lazy summer afternoon to sit there and read, Oma and Opa bustling about, and horses grazing in t