kids kids kids...

Just recently we had our Youth Pastor's six children stay with us for three days and two nights. It was a lot of fun, and I have gained so much respect for Lisa, their mommy. They are great kids and all are very funny in their own little ways.

Mexico Mission Trip

1 Peter 3:12

"For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their prayers..."

Praise God that He is gracious enough to listen to our cries and our prayers. Praise Him for watching us and keeping His eyes upon us. Of course, our part is righteousness. May we then not grow weary in doing what is right in His sight, for His reward exceeds any earthly desires or wants. The reward is His loving embrace, the safety found under His care. His covering and protection is above any harm this world may expose to His children. May we come to the realization that there is comfort in the fact that when there is no one to pour out onto in times of distress, we can count on the Spirit's presence and listening ear. Whether I'm whispering or shouting; whether I ask of Him joyfully or in sadness; with a smile on my face or with streams of tears running down my cheeks; driving on my way to school or on my knees cornered in my room, I know His ears are open to me. God cares. He is faithful to answer prayers and take action, either immediate or progressive.

It's been a long time...

since I last posted any type of information. Maybe it makes it more exciting to actually read these things, for now there is so much for the reader to catch up on in Martha's little life. Let me first say that God has brought me to complete surrender. It sounds cliche I know, others have said this many times before but never before has the worship song "surrender" struck me so tenderly. It may be due to the fact that my parents now live in a different state and I now rely most confidently on the Lord to provide all my needs. It took some getting used to, living on my own. I have great room mates that love the Lord and encourage my walk, great fellowship and friends that are my accountability and support. My family loves me and is great to me and I am completely content in my situation, not that it's easy. But it's never easy to grow up, mature and wise up. Not to mention the reunion God has brought along between an old friend and I. This friend is very dear to me and I love very much and has been great support and encouragement throughout this adulthood transition and we are now an official couple. Overall I have learned about the Sovereignty of my Lord, and the mysterious ways in which He works; the manners in which He can provide for my every need, how He can unite old friends and restore relationships, the way in which He abundantly blessed me with His love through my family and the people He surrounds me with. Daily, I lay me down at the feet of my first love.

MY MY MY....

What a fascinating and humbling month May has been. First of all, Ive realized and have come to appreciate the great family and friends God has blessed me with. I'm really in awe of what the Lord gives me that I sincerely do not deserve. But He does give and take away, friends He has removed and friends He has brought along in my path, all for the best. And I am forever grateful at how wise He is in doing so without me really thinking much of it. A few friends have helped me realize that giving God my heart, in full, will allow for Him to safely give it to the man I will marry, and that is an awesome thing to think about, it blows my mind away! Work has been great, and although things are economically tight at the moment, especially considering college in September. The Lord has released my anxieties and given me a hand-full of His comforting words to rely on Him entirely with the whole situation, yet, I do acknowledge that money will not fall out of the sky, therefore I have prayerfully decided to look for a morning job while keeping my evening job at outback. Hopefully Mimi's Caffe, if not, starbucks. I will then save save save! We will see how the Lord works at me with that. oh yeah, did i mention im officially graduated? well, i am. Grad night was fun! Dancing, eating, watching friends make fools out of themselves on Disneyland's Main St.
AND!....
Coldplay tickets came in the mail yesterday. Very excited to see them, in Vegas, with great friends and a lot of caffeine along the way.

Balboa Beach Trip, hooray for friends.

Writer's Chair, The Microwave Poem

There are hot pockets twirling in my belly,
Hip, hop, hop, spin, hop.
My stainless steel surface is a reflection,
Of all who walk by, and of all that is in this kitchen room.
I stand still, glass plate turning inside,
Popcorn poppin, poppity pop.
And in your mouth they go.
Prepared and heated for you tasting pleasure.
With the push of a button,
I defrost,
Warm up,
Cook,
and boil.
With a push of a button,
My front door shoves itself open,
Steamy air glides out,
And I can feel the presence of your eager hand,
As it reaches for the edible content.
You're hungry, I can tell
Because you don't seem to care how hot the plate it,
You grin and gesture and yet hold on to the burning glass,
Slam! You have slammed my door once again,
Not caring that the grease on your hands
Is now on the stainless reflection, distorting your face.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
I can hear you munching.
Your food is showing and it's disgusting.