Where The Decision Ends 8/13/2026

 Good Morning,

I just tasted my cup of Hot Door County Breakfast Blend Coffee and it definitely put a smile on my face. It is time to write. 

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NKJV All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof . for correction, instruction in righteousness, 17. That  the man of God may be complete thoroughly equipped for every good work.

The world debates a lot of things and even goes to war over ideals, customs, and outright lies. A lot of battles and arguments could be over i a hot minute if we just used God's Word (Bible) as the ultimate authority over right and wrong. It is the moral compass to those who believe. 

It is the judge and jury of right and wrong. But yet we people use judges to make our decisions as to what is right and wrong. Judges with their own opinions and ideas and temptations decide who is right and who is wrong. What is good and what is bad! 

The last time I checked judges are only human, and not infallible. Yet we accept answers from the less than godly to impact our lives and families. 

My point for today is this. Before rendering a decision in your life, your families  and to the public, the decision should be weighed against the Truth of the Bible. 

Food for thought!

Marty

The Time It Takes Is Really Nothing 8/12/2026

 Good Morning,

I am sitting at me desk with a hot cup of Door County Cinnamon Hazelnut Coffeea nd it is time to write. 

My wife Rene came through again for me yesterday. I want to publicly acknowledge her for what she did for me. 

Proverbs 16:24 ESV Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Yesterday I was working as a poll voting worker in my city. Our work team all contributed to bringing something to eat for a pot luck lunch and dinner. I volunteered to bring smoked pork and some toppings. We had so much food with sweet treats besides, that we could have stayed a week if push came to shove. We all knew that we were going to work into the night and probably close to midnight. I assessed the fact that hauling all the stuff I needed to keep the food hot and served up just right was doable for sure, but it would be nice if I could get it home earlier. 

I gave Rene a call and within minutes she responded and loaded all the stuff that needed to go home and was gone in a flash. I introduced her to all of the folks that I worked with and then she was gone as fast as she had arrived. While there she received many words of sympathy from my working friends for being married to yours truly. She thought that was hilarious. Funny funny!

When I made it home after that 16 hour day Rene was still up and wanted to share with me some things that she did while I was gone and what appointments that had been made, 

I made sure to say thank you for bailing me out, which allowed me to get to sleep sooner. 

It only takes a moment to make eye contact and deliver a sincere thank you. Some flowers might just land on the dining room table today.  

Please and thank you go a long long way in being genuine. So mind your manners today and always. A kind request and a kind thank you doesn't take but a moment. 

Food for thought. 

Marty

Keeping Your Heart Refrigerated 8/11/2026

 Good Morning,

I have a hot cup of Door County Cinnamon Hazelnut Coffee at my side and it is time to write.

Many a person has extended their heart to someone and in return has had that heart broken by betrayal, death, or just a bad connection and love was just one sided. 

People who have been stung by relationships will handle it by backing up and putting a chill on their heart. They resist putting that heart out there to love again and be loved. They are social, only to a point, and then they turn down the thermostat of their heart. 

It's a shame that a heart that once beat for others is now frozen. The first step in getting your heart to beat right and experience love is to realize just how loved you are. Now some people who have lost their mate to death may never experience that love relationship with someone again. That is easy to understand their view point. But I am hear to challenge them. There is a whole lot of love to experience just by being friends with others. 

That first step to unlocking a heart is to accept that God has made us to be relational. And it His God himself that desires a relationship with us. He went so far as to prove His love for us that He sent His Son to die for our sins. Next, within His word are invitations to experience Him.

Revelation 3:20. NKJV Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Reopen those closed cold hearts and experience traveling with God and experiencing fellowship with people again. Be the first to be there when the door opens on an event of fellowship. Let God lead you to serve others and experience Him through His work.

Food for thought!

Marty

A Bad Experience Makes A Long Lasting Impression 8/10/2026

Good Morning.

My mug was just filled with Door County Breakfast Blend Coffee and it is time to write. 

Matthew 7:12 ESV So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them for this is the law and the prophets.

A few years ago, my wife Rene and I purchased tickets for a music concert being performed at our State Fair. 

Much to our surprise when we tried entering the venue we were turned away because the tickets had already been used that night. 

Basically our tickets had been sold twice and the best the ticket people could do was to seat us a couple rows away from each other. We chose to sit apart and we did hear the concert but really could not see the concert or enjoy it together. The seats given to us were not the same quality and area we wanted or paid for. 

After that incident we have not attended the State Fair or purchased ant tickets from that same vendor. 

We both understand that things happen and what was disappointing is that the solution was minimal at best. "We can offer you a credit for these other two concerts." The offers were for music genres that we would never attend. 

Rene was very disappointed and we just went home afterwards. All future attempts to get her to the State Fair  have been unsuccessful. It wasn't the fault of the Fair management. But the sting of the mishap will always be equated with a trip to the fair.

Now I preach a message that we should all be forgiving and kind.  But!

And again I know that things happen now and then and the best of plans fail. But when that happens it is your response to your failure that is measured more than the failure itself. You can't leave the impression that "Business is good" so we aren't really going to work to keep your business. 

Things happen. But if it was your responsibility to provide a service and it failed you  own the response to the failures.

Food for thought. 

Marty

Hope Can Be Found 8/9/2026

 Good Morning, 

I am enjoying some quiet this morning to g along with my hot mug of Door County Black And Tan Coffee. It is a good time for me to write.

I do the preaching for our church's Saturday night service about 90% of the time. I pray and choose the topics coming from the pulpit. For the last month I have been speaking on hope and what the Bible has to say about it. It is the first time in a very long time that I have done a series for more than two weeks. I enjoyed it and I think it was well received by the church members who attend on Saturdays. God speaks and gets all the credit for impacting hearts souls and minds. 

What most attenders don't realize is that the lesson or sermon I deliver starts with me and is often something I need to hear for my life. The message often applies to me most of all. You can't deliver a message without it having an impact on your own heart and life. 

After four weeks of looking into the subject of hope I can summarize what you need to find hope for the day, month, year, future. When looking for hope in any situation get down on your knees, pray and dive into the Word of God. Surround yourself with other believers and exercise your faith. Note that God hears your prayers and encourages us through His word.

Faith Does Not Operate in the realm of the possible. 

There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible.

Faith begins where man's power ends. 

George Mueller

So here is another note to share today. 100% of these blog statements apply mostly to me, for me and  to help me through a day, troubled times and happy times. I just share them with you. If they apply to you , help you, encourage you, instruct you, God gets all the credit. Basically He does the writing. He finds your heart!

Proverbs 4:20-22 NKJV My son give attention to my words; incline you ear to my sayings.

21. Do not let them depart from your eyes.Keep them in the midst of your heart.

22. For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh. 

Food for thought on this fine Sunday morning. 

Love to all,

Marty

Don't Take Yourself So Seriously 8/8/2026

 Good Morning, 

I just poured  hot mug of Door County Black and Tan Coffee and I believe it is time to write. 

The reason angels can fly is

 because they take themselves lightly

G.K. Chesterton

Sometimes we like to put ourselves first in everything and soon we are weighted down with the fact that we always have need for attention. We thrive on being first in all things and when that is not achieved we throw ourselves a pity party. 

Those who have a heart that beats for others have a heart that beats best. If God never did another thing for you, wouldn't the fact that Jesus Christ died on the cross for you and I be enough?Yet in addition to that He has his angels watching over us. 

 Psalm 91:11 NKJV 

For He shall give His angels charge over you. To keep you in all your ways.

Food for thought! Lighten your load. You are too heavy to carry! Why be anchored to a need for attention? That need holds you back from experiencing others. 

Marty

Do They Have Scrabble In Heaven 8?/7/2026

 Good Morning!

The Door County Peanut Butter Crunch Coffee just finished brewing and I am looking forward to my first cup. It is time to write.

As a family we enjoy playing the board game named Scrabble. There have been times when we play too late and are tired the next morning. There is nothing like trying to think when our daughter and my wife get going as they talk through their next steps on the Scrabble board. 

Ecclesiastes 9:7 ESV Go. Eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. 

But for me, just being around the board with two that I love so much  makes it even better. If Kristy comes to Wisconsin we have a fire going in the hearth and some munchies for three people who really don't need any. Pretzels always taste better when your are sharing with loved ones. 

For me, those late night games let me experience the love of God for who he put in my life. On a recent trip Kristy found the perfect Scrabble board so that you get some physical exercise as well as exercise for your brain. I believe when we are together at her house or ours, we are experiencing just a little heaven on Earth.

Can't wait for November. We will use our old board. We would need a ladder for Kristy with the big one she found. She is height challenged. Let the battle begin!!!!

Have a Great Friday.!!! 

Marty