We moved to the mountains!

After many fun "see you later"/"going away" parties with friends and family we woke up at 3am Saturday morning to head out on our journey to find our truck had been broken into. The driver side window was broken and our new digital camera was stolen. If the theif would have asked me for the camera I would have given it willingly..after removing all my pictures I had taken over the last week before we left! More pictures will be coming once I recieve them from friends and family. Back to our move.. we met some friends at IHOP which was a great final goodbye. Thanks Pastor David Gregg, Russ Lewis, James and Abby Crowley, Jesse Handschuh,and Carol Lee Fowler for braving the 4am goodbye! Thanks to the Crowley's for the awesome GPS given to us for the trip and to Jesse for the yummy breakfast! From IHOP we made a stop by Pastor David's house to get a quick patch job to get us on the road. Five hours later, and with help by the Crowley's GPS we found Wayne's Auto Glass in Amarillo. As I am sitting in the lobby (half asleep) I was happy to hear Matt and Wayne talking about the Lord and thanking Him for His goodness even though the broken window was a frustrating situation. Wayne gave us a great deal on the window and between the window replacement and lunch we were back on the road in an hour. Matt was thankful for the quiet window! We arrived in Colorado at 7:30 Texas time and unloaded and unpacked until midnight. My husband is a crazy traveler driving 13 1/2 hours on 3 hours of sleep and a broken window. The next morning we took back the car trailer and picked up a covered trailer to go pick up our stuff at friends basements. The Franson family helped us pack up the trailer and then unpack the trailer at our home in Englewood. After an afternoon of unloading boxes I got a second wind to unpack. Anyone who knows me knows I love to decorate and orgainize.. especially when I have not see my beautiful things in 7 months! I was on my own challenge of Design on a Dime! We are having a blast being together and getting to know the city. Thanks to the Crowley's we are never lost. From glass replacement to grocery shopping the GPS is our new best friend.

Matthew and I want to extend a huge thank you to:

The Pruitt family for hosting our "Going Away Party"
Life Gate Fellowship for blessing Martin Missions with the final moving costs
The Crowleys for the GPS
And ALL our friends and family who have helped us on this journey.

Thank you for your love and support. It is a joy to have you on this journey with us.

Thank You Heart of Praise!

Last Wednesday, we traveled to San Antonio, Texas to share the vision the Lord has given us to help families with Heart of Praise Worship Center. The Lord blessed us greatly as we shared, met new friends, and encouraged the Heart of Praise team to run the race on purpose, with purpose. Thank you to all our new supporters, may you and your family be blessed! We look forward to running the race with you.

Thank you to our cousins Brandon and Laura Caddell and their precious children Asher and Bella for hosting us during our stay. We enjoyed our time with you.

Graduation 2009

Thank you all for supporting me during my college career. When I was a young teenager, I dreamed of going to college, walking across the stage, and having a college degree.. and God made it happen! When I walked into graduation and heard the lovely sound of the graduation song my heart was filled with JOY. I also want to say a huge thank you to my wonderful husband who stood by me, encouraged me every step of the way, and endured the long hours I was away from home in class, studying, or out in the child development field. Words cannot express how thankful I am to have Matthew Martin as my husband.
So, here we are, one more step closer to moving to Colorado to be trained. We are very excited about the adventure we are about to embark on. Only a little over a month away from our big move from Fort Worth, Texas to Denver, Colorado.

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Trip to Denver, Colorado: March 2009

On Spring Break, Matthew and I packed up half of our belongings into a UHAUL and headed to Denver.



The first day we arrived in Denver, we went to Joshua Station to serve the residents at the Thursday night community dinner. My friend Charlotte's lifegroup had volunteered to serve that night.. pretty cool huh. The residents loved eating breakfast for dinner.





On Saturday, we were able to join Foothills Church in helping tear up asphalt at Joshua Station for a new community garden.



Here we have Matthew and our friend Glen (Charlotte's husband) using their shoveling skills.



This is where the garden will be right outside of the residents homes. The community will be able to help in the gardening and the children will be able to see the growth process. The garden is not the only thing in a growing process.. all who are involved in this community are in continuous growth. The harvest is amazing!

During our time in Denver, we met with Joshua Station leadership, networked with the community, met new friends, and spent time with our friends the Franson Family.
(Matt, Wendy, Jessie, Sam, Glen, & Charlotte was taking the picture)




In the middle of all the busyness, we were able to go skiing one day in Winter Park.



Matthew and I had a great time together in the beautiful snow.



Here we have Matthew the expert skier...



And Wendy, the not so expert skier. Haha, this was only my second time to ski. I did pretty well, no crashing.. this is me taking a break.

We had a great trip! Thank you to the Franson Family who hosted us for the week and fed us lots of yummy food. And thank you to Joshua Station for welcoming us to the Joshua Station family. We love you and can't wait to see you all in July!

Our Home: Finished and Rented

Our first anniversary Matthew and I bought a foreclosed HUD home in need of remodel. This is our fixer upper that is now all fixed up and as of March 1st, rented out. We are thankful the Lord provided us with a house and investment.



Our living room:Installed hardwood floors, new baseboards, textured and painted walls and ceiling, and installed new fan



Matthew hard at work! What a blessing to have husband who can remodel!



Beautiful kitchen: Installed slate tile floor, tiled front of bar, installed granite tile countertops, newly painted cabinets, new appliances, sink, and faucet. Many great meals for great people were prepared in this kitchen~



Guest Bathroom:Installed floor tile, baseboards, vanity and faucet, light fixture, new tub and tile surround, texture and paint



Guest Bathroom



Master Bathroom: Installed new master shower, tile floor, baseboards, vanity(same as guest), light fixture, texture and paint



Our friend Kurt who helped us in the finishing stages of the remodel. Thanks friend!



Crazy boys having fun!

Thank you to all our friends and family that helped in the remodel of our beautiful home. We are thankful for the time we lived there and also thankful the work is complete.

Martin Mission Lunch & Auction

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Thank you to everyone who supported Martin Mission Family Day
at Life Gate Fellowship. We had a great time sharing our vision with you.
May you be blessed abundantly for your support. We love you all!

Martin Mission Family Day!

Host: Life Gate Fellowship Church

Location: Life Gate Fellowship Church: 200 Second Street Haslet, TX 76052

When: Sunday, February 22, 10:30AM

Phone: 817 896- 3482

Please join Matthew and Wendy Martin as they share the vision

the Lord has given them to help families.

This will be a day to remember!

Special guests during worship, live worship painting,

spaghetti sponsorship lunch, and silent auction.

Lunch will be served immediately after service.

Suggested donation per plate $7.00. (children eat free)

If you can't make it to the service, please join us for lunch starting at 12:15pm.

There will be many great items in the silent auction.

A few of these items include:

Guided Fishing Trip

Jewelry

Salon Services

Baked Goods

And... an opportunity to purchase an amazing one of a kind painting

which will be created during service by Brad Ball. bradballart.com

We look forward to sharing this time with you.