Giving Thanks (part two)

My family arrived in Borrego Springs this afternoon.  We are having a great time and love seeing my wife and kids enjoy the experience.  It is a very beautiful desert landscape and our creator seems much bigger than I regularly give credit.  Father, your work is beyond my imagination and gratitude.  Thank you for loving your people infinitely more than they deserve.  Thank you for sending your son so that we may have life from certain death.

I look forward to waking to Thanksgiving tomorrow.  May we praise your name all the day!

Psalms 100:1-5 ESV "Make a joyful noise to the Lord , all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord , he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations."

Martin Family - November 2012

This picture is a very recent family photo taken at our church for the family directory.  Jenn and I both cracked up that even in light of all the many pictures that our family has, this is the first family photo taken by a professionally paid photographer!  Whoops...

We like the photo and hope you enjoy them too!

Giving Thanks (part one)

(Donna, Mom, and Cheryl)

I have much to give thanks for and it is fitting I am speaking of it this month as we approach Thanksgiving.  This picture says a lot.  I am thankful for my sisters (one missing!).  I am thankful for my mother, what a great friendship later in life.  I am thankful for cycling and the fun and experiences it has brought to this family.  Thankful that the ladies found it important to go for it for a charity, raise money, and enjoy their time in fellowship this fall.

So absolutely grateful for the family God has blessed us with.  

More to come...

The Time a Bobcat Almost Clawed Me (by Seanyboy)

This is an essay penned by my son Seanyboy. I was so excited to read it since like my son, I have an adventurous heart and remember similar experiences as a young boy. The only difference being my son can record it at a young age, and record it well! Sean may have an obvious gift of writing. He is 9 and only look forward to what is to come. He loves books and absolutely consumes them. Taking or suspending his reads is my only leverage of discipline that works! Enjoy the read...

Seans Story

Below you will find some books that he started to read this week.  Over half read already.  Thank God for the Public Library!

Thanks for reading friends.  We love you...

A thousand years

Amber asked to post these lyrics and music...  Fun and encouraging song...

Sing it Waylon!

I love this mans guitar, voice, and the deep lyrics over the years.  Great song and especially like the words - promise, and then follow through.  Take a listen and enjoy!

Encouragement...

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

http://bible.us/Col1.15.ESV