Josh Martin is 36! A few photos down memory lane... (and a video for the fun of it!!!)

Josh Martin - 2014

Josh Martin is 36! 

June 28, 2014

Following are some photos of our son, 

Joshua Louis Martin, our first born one.

We are proud parents for how you have grown,

As a man, with all the good you've sown.

Taken over the years, 

with family, friends and more,

We thought it would be fun to share

With all we know, who love and care!

We love you Josh!

Dad & Mom

  Josh, Chelsie, Dylan Joy, Jensen, Daniel and Logan - a few years ago.

(Brother Ben did some artwork with this one...)

 The Florida trip in 2013.

A little jib and jabbing for Josh!

 At sister Hannah's wedding Oct. 2013

Helping the youngest one, Jensen, at Chelsie's brother Caleb's wedding in Florida - 2014

 Father's Day June 15, 2014 in North Carolina

Ben, Hannah & Josh

East Lansing, MI - 1983?

Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1988

May 2014 for Mother's Day in Charlotte, NC

Josh, Christen, Ben and Hannah

Some family vacation in Kentucky - 1997?

Fort Lauderdale - 1987?

Kindergarten - East Lansing, MI - 1983?

 

The Bacon family - 2014

East Lansing, MI - 1984?

May the good Lord continue to guide, provide, direct and fulfill your heart's desire in the coming years Josh.

Love you,

Dad & Mom

Ben Martin - birthday on Nov. 18, 2013!

Happy Birthday Ben!

Arriving in Israel Nov. 3, 2013

Our son Benjamin James Martin ("Binyamin" - Hebrew for "son of the right hand"!) has a birthday Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.

To this day I remember the Sunday he was born in 1979. Laurie had gone into the Illinois Valley Community Hospital that Saturday night before. Ben was born around 4 am, and I was scheduled to give the church announcements the next morning at the 10 am Illinois Valley Community Church meeting. That was held at the Peru, Illinois Northview grade school on Shooting Park Road. Laurie's Mom worked there as secretary to the principal.

When I made the announcements at the meeting, I finished by saying, "Well, I have one more announcement. We now have a catcher in the family, to go along with our first born son Josh." (Baseball talk.)

So that is a bit of how it was when Ben came into the world. We named him Benjamin, as we believed the Lord had wanted. ("Son of the right hand" is the Hebrew meaning of the name, as I wrote above.)

Now using his artistic gifts, which we first noticed when he was in grade school and won ribbons for his many drawings, Ben has a company for web design and more, called Possible Web Marketing. Among their clients is our ministry. He does our main website Love For His People.

We are proud of Ben, and bless him in this coming year, with the desires the Lord has put on his heart.

Happy birthday Ben!

Love,

Dad & Mom

With our good friend, Avraham Saiden, in Jerusalem.

At the baptismal site of the Jordan River, 

near Jericho, Israel.

Ben around 9 years old.

With nephew Jensen 2011

With Mom, brother Josh, 

sisters Hannah and Christen,

nephews and niece 

Mother's Day May 2013

Hannah and Jonathan are getting married!!! (Our oldest daughter) - BLESSINGS ON YE HEADS!!!

Hannah's engagement April 2013

Jonathan, Payton & Hannah April 2013

Our daughter Hannah Elizabeth Martin!

Nice.

Jonathan Avalos in high school - Texas

Payton when 1.

Yeah! A new family!

Jonathan and Payton in TX. Five years ago...

Jonathan's proposal bear to Hannah in April, 2013.

Hannah and brother Ben at cousin Jesse's wedding. 

A few years ago.

Laurie and I with our two daughters! (Maybe 2008?)

Hannah and the best NASCAR driver ever!

(Jeff Gordon #24) - 2008?

Family picture at Jesse Smith's wedding

Boone, NC (A few years ago...)

The kids...grill out time in backyard. 2007?

Christen, Josh, Hannah and Ben

 

Hannah's graduation photo

2002

Ben, Hannah, Christen & Josh

Family wedding in Peru, IL

1992?

Hannah in East Lansing, MI home

1984 

Some interesting numbers, 

being October is a great month!

Steve & Laurie married:               Oct. 8, 1977

Josh & Chelsie married:               Oct. 16, 1999

Hannah & Jonathan married:       Oct. 12, 2013

(Christen and Andrew married: 09.10.11)

Hannah was born in Lansing, MI on Jan. 29, 1984. She then moved to Florida in 1987. After enjoying the sand, beach, Wilton Manors Elementary School and her bike rides, she moved to Charlotte, NC on July 5, 1994.

Graduation took place at E.E. Waddel High School in Charlotte, where she was in the first graduating class of that new public school. 

She has been employed at AT&T for over five years now, as Sales Support Representative. "The Golden Gate of her store!"

Jonathan and Payton met Hannah two years ago. We are glad the Lord has put this new family together!!!

P.S. Hannah and Jonathan are getting married on Main Street in the former Heritage USA/PTL Grand Hotel in Fort Mill, SC. Hannah enjoyed sharing the family's three lifetime memberships from 1985-1987 at this beautiful place, which has since been restored by MorningStar Ministries. We are forever grateful to the Lord Jesus for His redemptions!

MorningStar's Main Street 

- wedding location!

Grand Hotel - Part of the Grand Hotel

MorningStar 

Dad is excited to be the officiating minister, having married his 2nd daughter also there in 2011. 

Blessings on ye heads Hannah and Jonathan (and Payton too)!