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Words of Encouragement

Russell Martin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:21:00 +0000

When I was in college I was part of a ministry leadership team for a student ministry group. Each week we had a memory verse that we had to memorize and recite at our weekly meeting. These scriptures, ingrained in my head, have been helpful in different situations to offer comfort and encouragement.

Here is one I recited often over the past two weeks through our move to a new house.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus”

~ Philippians 4:6-7

Moving Day Approaches

Russell Martin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:10:10 +0000

The last few weeks have been an exciing time for my wife and I. We are now in the final stages of purchasing our first house. Please continue to pray for us as closing day approaches.
I know that owning a home will come with many challenges. I know moving will have it’s share too. This is why I am asking for your help.
What are the things you wish you knew when you were moving into your first home? What are some tips you discovered that you could share? What would you do differently?
Hopefully your comments will not only help us but also others who are approaching this same point in their lives soon. I look forward to your responses. Thank you!

My Mistake and Our Big News

Russell Martin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:41:13 +0000

Yesterday I posted something on facebook that at the time was a huge mistake. I didn’t realize it of course, but as the day wore on, and comments started coming in I saw the error of my ways. What was it?

Big news for the Martin household. More details later.

I saw nothing wrong. We had big news happening with us. It made sense to me. What I failed to keep in mind is that out of my facebook friends and followers there are many women who were all of the sudden drawing their own conclusions and speculations as to what our big news was. You can guess what they were thinking. Sorry to disappointed but the letter “B” has nothing to do with this announcement.

The news is that we have found and begun the process to purchase a house. It’s a nice starting home here in Texarkana. I’ll post pictures once everything is final. This is a big step for us and a huge commitment. We would definitely appreciate and covet your prayers as we go forward.

I apologize again for being so open ended and allowing for so much speculation my status update. I will try not to do that again.