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Merry Christmas from the Martin Family!  I hope you have a joyous season with family and friends.  Since Christmas is all about Jesus,  here is the Christmas story from Luke 2. The Birth of Jesus Christ 2  In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2  This was the first registration when [ a ] Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3  And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5  to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, [ b ] who was with child. 6  And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7  And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. [ c ] The Shepherds and ...

Merry Christmas from my family to yours! I am thankful for this verse as a reminder of the great gift Jesus is to the world. 10  And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11)

Thank you to everyone who visits and reads the blog!  I hope it continues to be an encouragement to you.  I am always looking for ways to point you to Jesus through the content as well as keep you posted on what is going on in my life.  If you have suggestions for the blog for 2017, please comment below. I hope you have a great time celebrating Christmas and New Years with your friends and family. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Martins!

The Martin family wants to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Enjoy your time with friends and family.  Remember the greatest gift of all is Jesus coming to earth because God loves us and wants to be in relationship with us.

 We want to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This was taken during our family vacation this past summer and was the kids first time at the ocean. Here is one of Bethany and I at ICRS 2014 in Atlanta, GA this summer. Blessings to you and your family on this Christmas day.

Merry Christmas from the Martin's!  Blessing s for a great 2013.

Yesterday, Molly and her Kindergarten class sang around the Christmas tree.  It is a fun tradition the Hesston schools have.  Here are a few pictures:

Well, Christmas is almost here.  I don't know about you, but once the kids are out of school for a few days, I enjoy sitting around watching a good movie or two.  So, I thought I would share some of my favorites. For Younger Kids: Veggie Tales: Saint Nicholas Veggie Tales: The Little Drummer Boy (newest one) Veggie Tales: It's a Meaningful Life Veggie Tales: Madame Blueberry Charlie Brown Christmas For Older Children: It's A Wonderful Life The Nativity Story Elf A Christmas Story I know I need to expand my repertoire of Christmas movies, but all of these are great to watch and great to discuss afterwards. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!