Our Beautiful Daughter Hannah's Upcoming Wedding website

Hannah and Jonathan with Payton

Soon we will have another son-in-law and grand son!

Oct. 12, 2013

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Hannah's Wedding Website - follow along

How we met

    Jonathan and I met in the spring of 2011. We took things slow, because we wanted to make sure it was the right thing to do with a child involved. I quickly fell in love with Payton (first!) ha :) And before we knew it, we could both see our futures together. Our love for The Lord really ties us together! He is and will be the core of our relationship.

 I know God saved us for one another for many reasons. We are both kind and compassionate about life in general! I am looking forward to the Journey we are about to take together. We thank you all for being there and supporting us too!!! 

Hannah

We are thanking the Lord for His choice of Jonathan Avalos as Hannah's husband. And we love his son Payton also!

Steve & Laurie Martin

Grandson Daniel's 13th birthday!

Daniel Louis Martin - now 13!

We all gathered together at Josh and Chelsie Martin's home (son and daughter-in-law) to celebrate their oldest son's 13th birthday. Daniel enjoyed his gifts. His two brothers, Logan and Jensen, and sister Dylan Joy also had a good time seeing him open his presents.

Among the gifts were a New American Standard Bible, an autographed #24 Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) hat (from both granddads), a MineCraft software program, a $50 bill, a nice T-shirt and a Swiss knife. 

Ben (son) and Laurie Martin

Dylan Joy Martin (granddaugher)

(L-R) Logan Martin (grandson), Payton Avalos, Daniel,

Hannah Martin (daughter), Laurie with Zoe

Payton, Jensen Martin (grandson)

Hannah and Lauire

Josh and Chelsie Martin (Daniel's parents)

Martin Family Reunion 2013

Every two years we gather (with Mom and as many of the original eight kids, plus families) as possible, for a family reunion. 

This year (June 27-30, 2013) it was at the Henry Horton State Park in Tennessee, about 40 miles south of Nashville.

My Mom (Lila Martin Parker)

(L-R) Tom Martin, Sue Johnson, Lynn, Janet and Steve

Many of us went on a hike through the TN woods.

I took some good shots- still and video.

Group shot in state park inn lobby.

(Only 19 made it, out of possible 66.)

Hannah Martin's Wedding - Oct. 12, 2013 (Krystal Keith - Daddy Dance With Me)

Maybe Hannah and  I will dance to this song. That would be very special.

I will probably cry some big tears. :)

Love you Hannah!

Dad


(Photos below - our daughter Hannah Martin , Jonathan & Payton Avalos. Soon to be a great family!)

Ahava Love Letter (#56) - "Your Name"

                              

                           “Your Name”


“Therefore Adonai Himself will give you people a sign: the young

woman will become pregnant, bear a son and name Him

‘Immanu El [God is with us].” (Isa 7:14 Complete Jewish Bible)

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yeshua,

[which means ‘Adonai saves,’] because He will save His people

from their sins.” (Matt 1:21 Complete Jewish Bible.)

Dear family of friends,

The visit to the maternity ward last night caught me by surprise. The young couple, family friends of ours for over 24 years, hadn’t named their one day old son yet! I couldn’t believe it. (But, I found out this morning that his name is...ABRAHAM! I got to hold Abraham!)

As I held “To Be Named Later” in my arms, I was asking the Lord to myself, “Is this “Isaac”? Could he be “Joel” (after his uncle), “Barney” (not the TV character); Jimmie #48…? Maybe "Little Eddie” or "Joe"?"

Hey, maybe another Steven! (OK, so there are only 70 other Steve Martins in NC alone. Probably just in the greater Charlotte area itself.)

"Whom is this baby boy you have blessed us with, Adonai? What is his given name?" I pondered later.

Do you know your name is probably your most precious possession that you have been given?

Think about it. You can have a special hairdo, and change it every week. You can put all kinds of ink on your body to make you stand out, but will be gone when your grave is all we see. You can even put on the latest fad, to “keep up with the Jones’, or Robertsons’ now a days, to have that edge I guess, and make your name popular. If that is what you consider important.

But your name. That is special, and I believe the Lord Himself gave it to you.

When our four kids (now full grown adults with kids of their own) were about to be birthed, both Laurie and I were involved in choosing their special names. In our attempt to get it right, we used the “Name Your Baby” book, checked relatives names, and even noted what was “popular” at the time. But in the end, I believe we were led by the Lord in naming each of them, for He already knew them.

Josh would be a leader. Firstborn. To be like Joshua, helping Moses (Moshe).

Ben would be the “Son - of the right hand”, as it means in Hebrew, “Ben-jamin”. I know he is.

Hannah would be one who loved children. Both Hannahs in the Old and New Testaments. And she surely does!

Christen almost was named “Kristen”, but the Lord told us her name was to be spelled “Christen” – even as “Christ”, our Messiah and Lord.

If you think you were named by accident, or maybe don’t even like your name, trust that something as important as who you are, especially in the Lord’s eyes and heart, was not a mistake. 

The Lord knows you by name. When all is said and done, He calls you by your name, for He was certainly involved when you were in His heart, from the beginning of eternity.

Just let Him know, even now, how grateful you are that He knows you. That He knows your name. You are special to Him. He loves you so much.

Ahava (love in Hebrew) to my family of friends,

Steve Martin

Founder/President

P.S. Our Lord has many names, as written in our Bible, the Scriptures, both in the Old Testament (Tanakh in Hebrew) and in the New Testament (B’rit Hadashah).

The one I like most is “Yeshua – “Adonai saves”. At the end of this letter I have included a few pieces of artwork, for you to print out along with this letter.

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Ahava Love Letter #56   “Your Name” Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (05/31/13 Friday, 5:00 am. Charlotte, NC)

Mother's Day IS Family Day at the Martins

First there were the two of us, 

Miss Laura Jean Unzicker and I...

(37 years ago and counting...)

...and then overnight two got these four. 

(The water was good...)

 

A few grandkids were added to the Martin clan,

 ...with the help of spouses of course, 

as He lovingly planned!

And then the Blades begin to multiply too...

...to make for more happy days. Yahoo!!

And soon Father's Day will come, 

Could be a few more by then.

Always good to fill the quiver

With boys, and girls, 

and the Blade's red hens.

(Had to end with a word that rhymed.

Andrew and Christen, and Jack,

do though have three hens.)

(Photos and poem by Steve Martin, except for when I am in the photo, holding our puppy Zoe. Then Miss Anna Blade gets the credit line. She is the one on the right in the bottom photo!)

Hannah Elizabeth Martin is getting married!

Yes, our daughter 

Hannah Elizabeth Martin 

is getting married 

Oct. 12, 2013. 

Jonathan Avallos 

and his 5-yr old son Payton 

will be blessing our family!

Hannah, age 3 (1987) 

at her 

Grandpa & Grandma Unzicker's house 

in Peru, IL. 

(Grandpa Otto painted the flower box 

on their front porch.)

Hannah 

is pictured above 

(blondie with sweater)

April 20, 2013

in Charlotte, NC 

at the birth 

of her sister Christen's 

1st born son Jack Blade. 

She has her hand 

covering Payton's 

heart.

One photo was taken by Steve Martin. The other by Michael Blade. Can you guess who took which one? (This is your simple quiz for today.)  

Be blessed, with His ahava love,

Steve

Love For His People

JUST IN!

Hannah just sent me this photo 

of Jonathan and little Payton! 

(Probably 3-4 years ago.)