Life is an adventure.

Life is good, I am starting into another new phase of my life. I am writing and starting to do some event coordinating, which I love. I am teaming up with the gluten-free club in Lexington to put on a Vendor's parade. This is to educate the community about restaurants that have gluten-free menus, as well as products that are gluten-free.

I have found, since going gluten-free, the most challenging part is finding bread that is tasty and yet not so dry that it chokes you to death. I am going to really enjoy being involved with the gluten-free club here in Lexington. I know there is a lot to learn about the subject.

I will say since going gluten-free my body does not ache as much, I am much more alert and I don't have the foggy thinking I once had.

Hormones have helped with this also. And when I keep my levels up, my memory is much better. I am low on estrogen and progesterone right now but will be getting that taken care of next week and am looking forward to the results I know I will feel.

The book has been slow at progressing but I am working on it. Not sure what route to take with it at the moment.

I have also been taking photography classes to improve my photography skills. That has been fun and exciting. I love capturing God's creation and sharing it with the world.

My relationship with Michael is going very well. He is an awesome man and I could not imagine my life without him. He and I truly bring out the best in one another.

He promised me when we started dating that life would never be boring with him and so far he has kept that promise. He thinks big and I like that. He is not afraid to take on, what to most, would seem like an impossible challenge. And he challenges me to step out of my comfort zone and grow in ways I could not have previously imagined.

He has rented out Applebee's stadium and we are putting on a Easter sunrise service for the community of Lexington. I will be helping to put the event together. So, if you are going to be in the area for Easter, come see us at Applebee's Park.

Life has been an incredible adventure since I chose to leave Toyota. I would do it all again, in a heartbeat. God is faithful to supply all our needs if we get out of His way and just let Him.

Happy New Year to all my friends out there. Hope you have a wonderful new year. I started mine off right. I spent it with my son and his girlfriend in Breckenridge Co. We had a good time. The temperature was below 0 for a couple of days but we still got to go tubing and walk around town. It is a very quaint little town with very friendly people.

The elevation there is 10,000 ft. So is difficult to breath with only the slightest exertion. But you

do get used to it. I got some great shots while there. Michael and I pulled off the interstate to get some shots of a creek that I am very pleased with.

I am currently writing for Examiner.com. If you have not seen my articles, go to Examiner.com and look up parenting in the Lexington area. I am finally getting paid for doing what I love. Life is good.

Merry Christmas

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to everyone out there. Hope you have a great Christmas and a fantastic new year. I am looking forward to a great year myself with lots of new adventures and endless possibilities. I can't wait to see where this journey I am on takes me to next. Thought I would just post some pictures of my tree for you all to see.I have been playing with my camera and trying some different stuff. Not perfected yet but it was definitely fun trying. Hope you enjoy.I am doing the Breaking Free Bible study by Beth Moore. Wow, talk about powerful stuff. That is one very gifted lady for the Lord. She does an awesome job with her Bible studies. I am learning a lot about family baggage and generational sins that get passed down from our parents and grandparents. It is tough to break that cycle but it only takes one generation to change the direction of the family line. Question is do we (I) have what it takes to break free from the bondage we find ourselves in.Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you have a safe and happy New Year also. I am anxious for the new year to begin. Looking forward to seeing where God takes me on this adventure I have been on.

Another funeral

Wow! I had another friend lose her battle to cancer this week. She was a good friend of the family. Two funerals, two weekends in a row is a bit much. Pray for the Hannah's family. They have lost three members of the family in four years to cancer. That is a lot for anyone to endure.

Fortunately, Hannah had come to know the Lord before she past away. She was a great lady. She will be dearly missed by many, especially my mother. She was her dearest friend.

Life is good in my world, Christmas is almost here. I love the decorating but have never enjoyed the pressure that comes with Christmas. This year has been different. I have not worried about it like in the past. Maybe, it is because my relationship to Christ has grown and I am learning to trust in Him for all my needs. He never lets me down.

God has laid it on my heart to write a letter to my children affirming them and addressing areas of my parenting where I feel I failed them. Tough to do, but I have a feeling the blessing they get from it will far outweigh the pain of reliving those tough times. Besides, God has proven to me that areas I fail in are areas that He stands in the gap and fills in for us.

Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope and pray that you have a safe and blessed New Year.

Loss of a friend.

Last week my friend Bonnye lost her fight with cancer. We buried her on Sat. She lived almost exactly 2 months after her diagnosis. The Lexington cemetary was covered with a blanket of snow. It was beautiful. She lived just long enough to see her youngest son get married. I feel for her husband Eddie. He will be lost without her. She was a such a sweetheart that it doesn't seem fair that God would choose to take her. Especially, when there are such mean and cold hearted people still wandering around this earth. But it is not for me to question God. I believe he takes us at the point in our life when we can be the most effective for him. She was an awesome lady and I feel privileged to have known her. At least now I know she is out of pain and resting in the arms of Jesus. You can't get any better than that.

My life is going good. Things are beginning to happen that are steering me in the direction I feel I need to go to fulfill my calling in life. I don't really have time to elaborate now. But lots of good things are happening.

I plan to go visit my son in Colorado the day after Christmas. Michael will finally get to meet him. My son has rented a cabin there and we are joining him with some of his girlfriends family and a couple of his friends. Should be an interested few days. Hope all is well in your world. I will write more later. Gotta go for now. Love you all. Marty

Hello everyone, I am doing well these days, hope you are too. My sciatic nerve is finally getting better. What a relief that is. I had almost forgotten what it felt like to have a pain free day. I entered some of my pix in a competition at the Scott county photo club and took one first place and two third place ribbons. I was very happy with that. I entered 7 pix and 3 won. Not bad odds. I will post a couple of the pix for you to see.

My friend Bonnye is hanging in there. She had her second round of chemo today and I have not heard how that went. Keep her in your prayers. She was very weak after her first treatment, which I am sure is normal.

I am getting things ready for the lexington unique gift fair. Come and do some shopping if you can. It is Nov. 27th from 10-6pm at the Thoroughbred center on Paris Pike in Lexington, Ky., of course. It should be interesting with all the different vendors we have coming. I am looking forward to it.

The reflections in the building was titled "Distorted Pane" and took first place in the architecture category and the barn with the cows entitled "Pasturized" took third place in the architecture category also. The purple flowers entitled "Purple Power" took third place in the manipulated category.

Think I will end this and take a hot bath and head to bed early. Hope you all have a great end of the week, talk more later. You know you could leave an occasional comment so I know someone is reading this thing. LOL. Later.

My friend Bonnye has been given 3 - 4 months to live. Not good. But she does seem to be improving so who knows maybe she will be yet another one of God's miracles.

My sciatic nerve on the other hand is not improving yet. My neck and SI joint no longer hurt but now my thigh muscle and glut are stretched so tight they feel as if they are about to snap. It is excruciatingly painful to bend over and pick something up or get in and out of a car. Thank heavens I am no longer at toyota. I probably would not be able to do that job right now.

I am supposed to be hanging some of my pictures in a coffee shop in Nicholasville hopefully soon. We are also doing a display at the library here in Georgetown for the month of november. As well as, set up a booth on Nov. 27th at the unique gift fair at the thoroughbred center in lex. Looking forward to doing that also.

I am exhausted. Going to bed. Goodnight all.