Steps in the Yard

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Breaking News - the end of terror

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him!" These were the words that warmly greeted the cold community of Alpena this morning as news of the capture of the ASD was confirmed. A massive downpour of snow was evidently too overpowering for the ASD. The terror that has frozen the emotions of the inhabitants of this small community has ceased to terrorize. Only time will tell how long the emotions will need to thaw. This has been Christian Martin, reporting live from Alpena, Michigan. Sleep well.....goodnight everyone.

Real Stories of Real Drama. Really. (No, I'm serious.)

Presque Isle County Police Dept.
Report filed: February 10, 2006
Time: 6:14 pm


File picture: 2593-8032-5989 Date taken: 2/10/06
Actual 911 call -
911 dispatcher: "911, how can I help you?"
Caller: "You got to do something right now!!"
911 dispatcher: "Relax sir, please tell me what is going on?"
Caller: "I saw it! I saw it!" (painful sobs)
911 dispatcher: "Where are you and what did you see?"
Caller: "We were just parked here and it started coming straight towards us....I mean, it was coming right on, man....straight! The air just got colder." (high pitch sobs)
911 dispatcher: "What exactly did you see?" Caller: "I saw the....I saw the...." 911 dispatcher: "You can do it. Just say it sir." Caller: "I saw the Abominable Snow Dude....i know it was! I know it! (grieving sobs)" 911 dispatcher: "Did it do anthing to anyone?" Caller: "It came towards us, I flashed a picture with my digital camera and it was just gone. Gone. That's it. Gone, man." 911 dispatcher: "We have an officer on his way right now."

File Picture: 3423-7565-4562

Date taken: 1/15/78 - ASD was last spotted in the same location, wearing the same blue hooded jacket. Same cold face.

WARNING: The Northern Michigan area is advised to be on the look out for the Abominable Snow Dude. (a.k.a. ASD) Traveling outdoors or going out on a walk is strongly discouraged.
ASD is highly dangerous. Any person outdoors is strongly advised to carry a source of adequate heat as a defensive weapon. For information leading to the capture of ASD, please call 1-989-453-7856.

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.

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.

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

Definition of Martinology

meaning: the study of Martin
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