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 

Who Do You Run To? 5/7/2026

Good Morning, 

There was a little frost on the ground this morning and I welcomed the cold weather this morning with a hot cup of Door County S'mores Coffee. It is time to write. 

Job 5:8-9 NKJV 8."But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause. 

9. Who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number."

This passage found in the book of Job is often interpreted as a call to faith and prayer, especially during difficult times. 

All to often during difficult times we rely on others to pray for us and that is a great practice in faith. But we tend not to go directly to God ourselves for our dilemma. 

Why wait on others to do what we can do ourselves? When people ask us to pray for them we should accept the opportunity to pray for them and it is an honor to do so. But always remind them to personalize their request to God by going to Him directly. The person going through the challenging time can share their heart and their feelings openly and hear from the Lord directly. 

Food for thought? Always direct people to a personal relationship with God.

Have a wonderful day. God bless,

Marty

Timing Is Everything 5/6/2026

 Good Morning,

I write to you all this morning with a hot cup of Door County S'mores Coffee next to me and two sleepy Springer Spaniels at my feet. 

Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV To everything there is a season. A time for every purpose under heaven. 

Proverbs 15:28 ESV  The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. 

A couple days ago I was making breakfast for my wife and I. I was a little on the lazy side and had opened a can of biscuits. I read the directions and it said to place the biscuits in an oven at a temperature of 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes. 

I somehow got sidetracked  and it was 14 minutes later when I opened the door to the oven and my biscuits were burned and already hard. We did not have a breakfast of sausages  and biscuits. We ended up with toast and and sausages. No big deal, but it helps me make my point for today. 

Out mouths are often like an oven that when baking something too long and not observing the directions can burn others and us socially, professionally or with our families. We forget to temper our mouths and sometimes we get burned by our own words. Or our poorly timed words can open a 10 pound can of trouble for us and others. 

I guess my point is this. 

1. Know your audience and what can or cannot be tolerated. 

2. Think before you speak and if what you are going to say, should be said at all. 

3. Are a few words worth losing a friend or family relationship?

4. Is this the right time to speak your mind? 

5. If you don't know what to say at the moment wait for a better time and evaluate what you are going to say. Or maybe don't say anything at all. 

Here's some food for thought??? Timing is everything!!

God bless,

Marty