Martinez' Life

 Got to go to the theater for a prize!

Dance! In the beginning, God sang everything into being-for the joy of it- and set the whole universe dancing.  God was in the center, at the heart of everything. Like the dance of the planets before the sun- turning, spinning, circling, wheeling, revolving, orbiting around and around- God made everything in his world and in his universe and in his children's hearts to center around him- in a wonderful Dance of Joy!  It's the Dance you were born for.  "The morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for Joy." Job 38:7 Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing by Sally Loyd Jones Watching Grandpa and Grandma's house for the weekend.... what fun! Thursday, July 23rd. Went out on an errand and transmission overheated. We went to McDonalds while it cooled down. All the children knew was that if they were listening and sitting still in the car they would get a treat! Ronni was a good helper! Friday, July 24th. After o...

FAITH BRINGS FREEDOM We know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law. Galatians 2:16 Don’t make the mistake of thinking that Christians are people who never sin or feel sinful. Rather, because of their faith in Christ, God simply doesn’t attribute their sin to them. This teaching is comforting to those who have terrified consciences. For good reason, we often try to impress on people that sins are forgiven and that righteousness is attributed to believers for the sake of Christ. Similarly, Christians should not have anything to do with the law or with sin. To the extent we are Christians, we stand above the law and sin. Christ is the Lord of the law. He is present and locked in our hearts, just as a precious stone is firmly mounted in a ring. When the law accuses us and sin terrifies us, all we need to do is look to Christ. Whe...

Zoe says her commandments! 1st commandment 2nd Commandment 3rd Commandment 4th Commandment 5th commandment 6th commandment 7th Commandment 8th Commandment 9th Commandment 10th Commandment New tie-dye shirts! Funny faces say "cheese" more funny faces Nadia Evana and Nadia smile for mommy

the Ten Commandments by Zoe 1st commandment Zoe and Azalia made pictures Another fun day with squirt guns! Evana just woke up from her nap! Watchout! Here I come!

July 2 THE GOOD OLD DAYS Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions. Ecclesiastes 7:10 When people are ungrateful to us, we often start complaining, “Things are worse now than they ever were.” But we shouldn’t talk like this. Elderly people tend to say, “When I was a child, everything was better.” They are the “people who praise the days gone by,” as one poet calls them. But the author of Ecclesiastes says this isn’t true. Things never really went that well. We only realize how bad things are now because as we grow older, the number of things that annoy us also increases. Children don’t pay much attention to news about someone deceiving or murdering someone else. They keep on playing, running, and riding. They think it’s the worst thing in the world when someone steals another’s marbles. Only then do they become angry. But when they become adults, they become sensitive to the troubles and disloyalty of people around them. They get a...