Conspiracies Of Your Mind 5/14/2026

 Good Morning,

My cup of Door County Cherry Creme Coffee is cooling off and that tells me I should start writing. 

Philippians 4:13 NKJV I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 

The morning is fresh and clear, just the way I like it for a day in May. 

My wife Rene and I are undertaking not what I would call a remodeling project, but an uplift of our home which includes some paint, flooring and some new furniture. 

Since this project started we have run into a couple of difficulties somewhat out of the ordinary. Our lawn tractor broke down and is in need of a repair that I cannot do, so into the shop it will go. The gate on our fence broke and needs repairs. 

Not one to believe in conspiracy theories of the heart and mind, I just chalk this up to a couple of blessings. The tractor has a loud screaming noise coming from underneath the carriage. I saw this as a bad thing but also a blessing. The blades could be in a place like one time when they flew out from the tractor and just missed our dog. I this time received a warning. 

The broken gate can be fixed and it was found before the local coyotes could pay us a visit through a dysfunctional gate that did not close properly. 

I could have yelled to my wife , "Get in the house and don't go anywhere. We are under attack!!!" Or I could say, "Wow That was close, we were blessed to catch those problems before they were serious issues."

In my mind we give Satan way too much credit for mishaps and have this theory that all bad things that happen are because of him. We tend to look beyond the blessing and search for the conspiracy theory of being under attack. We create in our mind that every bad thing that happens was meant to defeat us. Things wear out. Lumber does not do well in the cold Wisconsin winters and gates move around and break. Yet no one was killed by lawn blades flying through the air and our dogs remained safe despite the gate failure. 

Our own minds deceive us and we adopt the attitude that Satan comes after us and then we need God, We begin to say things like I/we can't do this. We should stop what we are doing, obviously God is against this. Then once defeated Satan does win, because we can't see the blessings through the fog of our conspiracy theory. We don't see how God protects us and helps us to see things from His view. 

W begin to think that we can't do what we set out to do. If we say we can't we will convince ourselves that we can't. If we say we can we will get it done.

Food for thought. God is with us through every trial and He often sends the trial to protect us. 

God bless,

Marty

Breakfast The Best Meal Of The Day 5/13/2026

 Good Morning To All,

I have with me this morning two sleepy dogs and a hot cup of Door County White Chocolate Cranberry Coffee and my thoughts. It is time to write.

If God were to ask me what I wanted as a blessing I would not be shy at all with me request. I have mentioned it before and it is a large request. 

Some of you who read my blog I know very well. Some of you are occasional readers, and maybe you just stumbled across the title and you were curious and decided to read my words today or in the future. 

Numbers 6:24-26 NKJV  "The Lord bless you and keep you;

25. The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you

26. The Lord lift up His countenance  upon you, and give you peace."

My request would be that in this lifetime or in eternity we could sit down to breakfast and a hot cup of coffee and meet one another. Or we could resume our friendship like days of old. I also would ask God to bless our time together and you in particular. I think that it would be a grand morning, with the two of us or one large enormous group.

So for now, I will eat a nice breakfast and pray for those who read this today or in the future that God would bless you and keep you under His watchful eye.

Love you all. 

Marty

The Key To Facing Your Fears 5/12/2026

 Good Morning, 

My cup Door County Frosted Cinnamon Buns Coffee seems to be cooling off faster this morning. I think I will warm it up soon. But for now, I am ready to write. 

Isaiah 26:3 NKJV You will keep him in perfect peace, 

Whose mind is stayed on You, 

Because he trusts in you. 

I have a lot on my mind this week and my heart is troubled. I needed to go to my vault of worry beaters and read the Scripture verses that I have filed away for when times of confusion and worry set in and tumble my emotions and thoughts. 

Do you have a memory vault or scrapbook of passages that help to take your mind away from your worries and woes? Are your fears getting the best of you? Open the vault and bring the worry beaters out and read them while pleading your cause to God. Like a good janitors closet, is filled with cleaning supplies, mops, and dust rags, the passages you read might clean up the directions you need and remove, hatred, fear, and insecurity.

Food for thought

Marty

In The Green House 5/11/2026

 Good Morning,

A hot cup of Door County Frosted Cinnamon Buns Coffee is next to me and I am ready to write.

The past weekend I wrote that our nephew and his wife brought into this world a little girl name Adeline Jean. Adeline joined my prayer list before she was born and now she is a live member on my list of daily prayers.

My advice to her parents is the same advice I have given to other parents with a new born coming home. 

Lamentations 2:19 Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward Him for the life of your young children. 

It is never too early to lift up a child in prayer for their immediate needs and also for their future. This morning I prayed for her health and the health of her parents. I also prayed that at a young age, Adeline would start her walk with God as her Lord and Savior. 

This next statement will make my nephew faint, but if it is her choice to date and then marry, I pray that God will direct her to the man He has made for her. 

I will pray for those and other things that come along with her walk through life. I hope that she learns to pray early. Her mom is no longer the incubator for her, but I pray that Adeline will spend plenty of time in the Greenhouse Of Prayer developing her walk in this world!

Pray for those children with a direct link to you. 

God bless,

Marty

A Beautiful Gift 5/10/2026

 Good Morning,

I began this day with a smile on my face and a hot cup of Door County Highlander Grog Coffee in my hand. It is time to write. 

First order of the day is to wish all the mothers out there a big heartfelt "Happy Mothers Day".

Our family received a gift from God yesterday. God gifted us with the birth of our Great Niece Adeline. Mom and baby Addie are doing well. Dad must be ok. We haven't heard of any face cramps from that big smile on his face. Our family just became a sweeter place to belong to.

Psalm 127:3 Children are a heritage from the Lord , offspring a reward from Him

I want to thank God for this honor of gray hair and the gift of being able to pray for her future.

By the way. Real men don't cry, we just have a lot of hay fever attacks. 

God bless,

Marty

Making My Morning Comfortable 5/9/2026

 Good Morning,

I am in Door County Wisconsin enjoying a hot cup of Cherry Creme Coffee in front of the fireplace in our hotel room. Totally quiet and warm inside so I can say I am ready to write. 

My wife Rene and I are enjoying some quiet time away. My prayer time does not need to be rushed nor do we have anything pressing to do today except to take in the beautiful scenery and dine on the local treats. 

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 NLT So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. 13.And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor for these are gifts from God. 

I don't feel guilty whatsoever about slacking off a little this weekend. It has been a more than busy month for two retired folks.

There is a time made for us to sit back and enjoy the fruit of our labors and it is ok to do so.  It will end tomorrow once we arrive home and that it ok. I do have on my mind a special prayer for the arrival of a new baby to our clan coming very very soon. As a sit back and pray I can't help but call this life of mine blessed. 

So in a little while Rene and I will forage for a couple of cherry donuts and more coffee and say thank you to God for a great weekend. 

God bless, 

Marty

Have A Cup Of Coffee And Pass The Biscuits Please 5/8/2026

 Good Morning,

I am sitting at my desk. I am ready to write and sip my Door County White Chocolate Cranberry Coffee. So let's get started.

Everyone who knows me well, knows that I like a nice plate of biscuits, smothered in sausage gravy or drizzled with some tasty honey.  My wife Rene and I throughout our marriage have led the charge on many church breakfasts which included a few hundred biscuits per event. 

There were times when some of the teens from our church youth group would come to our house and  assist with the baking of the golden delights the day before the event. That was always a lot of fun and a floury mess. 

Joshua 24:15 NKJV And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served, that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 

The biscuits turned out pretty good and anyone of them that didn't look just right was devoured immediately with butter and honey. 

Those were the good old days for sure. Every time I make some biscuits I think of those kids and say a prayer for them. They are forty years old now or close to it and they never know they are prayed for while I am munching on a biscuit. 

My point for the day is this. We all should serve God at some form of ministry in our home or churches. Some of my fondest memories are making 700 large pot pies to fund a mission trip for the teens with those teens. We were united in a cause for God and never once did we have any personality issues or petty strife enter the efforts, because we knew Who we serve.

So today. Whether it be at home or at church. Who do you serve? God or yourself? 

Let's move into this day. Pass a biscuit please.

Marty