Eyes on the Prize A fact of life: Having a proper perspective, having the right outlook, possessing love and joy makes life go better.  It’s true! Such as… reading a 200-page book is a delight if … Read More

Canary Birds I recently read that until 1986 British miners used to carry a caged canary bird into a coal mine as a life-saving device. Coal mines historically did not have proper ventilation systems, and … Read More

ride4refugees.com Be who you are in bringing people closer to Jesus as you partner with others. This has been a thought which has been on my mind and heart a lot lately. It is a … Read More

A Change of Plans Have you ever made plans and then something happened and screwed it all up? That’s kind of how it went for me in writing this week’s newsletter. I had it all … Read More

I want. It was a fleeting thought. I’m embarrassed by it. Why on earth would I ever consider doing that? Surely there is no possibility of potential good! Shouldn’t my years of experience have told … Read More

We Believe Can you imagine a world without maps? How would we know where we are going? Maps are amazing tools and serve as a great resource in helping us find our way around this … Read More

Our Last Name When I was growing up, and to be honest still to this day, my dad would say to me, “Remember, you’re a Martineau.” My dad was trying to help me connect my … Read More

Put Your Helmet On My favorite sports story of the year happened last week. It didn’t get a lot of attention so you probably didn’t hear about it. Here’s the description laid out in the … Read More

Looking For Hope   Hope can be one of the most frightening, challenging things we are asked to hold onto as Jesus followers. Hope can be followed by pain and disappointment and is a huge … Read More

My Jesus Worldview Even though I’ve mentioned this in the past, I’ll say it again: I like interesting words and phrases. Kind of weird I know, but it’s just the way God has uniquely wired … Read More