Sunday, January 29, 2006

Of Church & Wolves

Well, we haven't been educating you much on our life lately. So here goes... We have two great churches here in northern Michigan. This past Sabbath Christian decided to preach in both of them. That means we left the house about 8am and traveled to Onaway, which is an hour away. He preached and about 10:30am we were in the car making the trek back to Alpena for sermon #2. I'm the Sabbath driver so Christian can go over his sermon and pray while we travel. It's a beautiful drive through the woods almost the whole way. Sometimes we see deer and one time we saw two elk! That was so exciting! Now I'm just waiting to see a bear.
Which reminds me, by the way, that I saw a wolf in our yard last week! When I saw it, I couldn't believe my eyes! It looked exactly like the one in the picture here. I'd never actually seen one before, but after looking at many pictures and comparing wolf and coyote pictures, I KNOW it was a grey wolf. That was a treat, but I hope it doesn't hang out in our neighborhood too often! We are blessed to live in such a beautiful and somewhat remote area of Michigan. The only thing we lack are the mountains. But we make up for that with beautiful Lake Huron being just a mile away. Not only does the beauty of nature bring us joy, but also being part of the wonderful family of God, which we get to enjoy especially in the people that make up our two churches: Alpena & Onaway.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Mid-winter Michigan & Your Health


It's one of those Michigan mid-winter days. Today is very rainy, cloudy and foggy. And to add to all of that, it is on the verge of snowing which means the liquid falling right now is actually freezing on the roads and trees. Schools have gotten out early and lots of things are canceling. And that's why our phone has been ringing so much this afternoon. Everyone, it seems, wants to know if we are canceling our health class tonight. I must tell you about our health class. It is a really neat thing. Every month we have a class and the attendance has grown to around 50 people. We begin with a tasting buffet and then have a special guest speaker. Tonight's class is special because my parents are the guest speakers. Last month we were on the local TV news and this class is also advertised in the newspaper and on the radio. I'm privileged to be heading it all up. God has been so good to us as we've attempted to help the people around us live healthier lives. I'm praying that somehow tonight people will come and not let the weather stop them. I've decided not to cancel the class and go forward on faith, seeing what God does to bless.

Sunday, January 08, 2006


King Martin with Princess Heidi
(photograph taken by King Abdullah's camel guide, Hakeem)

Friday, January 06, 2006

Definition of Martinology

meaning: the study of Martin
Welcome to the blog that will educate you concerning the life of Christian and Heidi, both Martins. Enjoy your times of research and contemplation. Tuition is free.