Missy Martens
Missy lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with her husband, Jon, where they own and run Copper State Brewing Company. She homeschools their four active children, oftentimes at the brewery, and they somehow keep learning in spite of her. Missy loves witty banter, adventures of all sorts, and coffee . . . lots of coffee. And Jesus . . . lots of Jesus.
Pass the salt
I’ve lived in the Midwest my whole life. This means that I have a complicated relationship with salt. On the one hand, I am…
Every knee. Every tongue.
“They went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place…
Without excuse
Have you ever had a “burning bush” moment? Maybe you’re familiar with the Bible’s story of Moses and the burning bush, but if you’re…
There are no dumb questions
Nine years ago, we started a business we knew nothing about. The knowledge gap was huge. So we found the people with the knowledge,…
Test and trust
“Don’t test me right now!”—All parents everywhere at the end of their proverbial ropes All kids have heard this phrase uttered by their parents,…
Worst draft picks ever
It’s NFL draft time, and I happen to live in Green Bay, WI. And we happen to own a brewery/restaurant. Usually, I don’t care…
Red for redemption
I admit it: I don’t always love reading through the Bible’s Old Testament. Some books are just so … Leviticusy (read: full of boils…
Good gifts
Not too long ago, my mom sent me a picture of a list she found deep in some storage bin. This was a Christmas…
Politics and religion
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year. Time to put on the cozy fall sweaters, steam up a pumpkin spice latte, and snuggle in with…
God’s got this
Let me set the scene for you. The sky was just beginning to darken, and I was finally leaving our business for the day….
We must not diminish
My heart is heavy. It is grieving for dear friends of mine who have been through an unfathomable tragedy. For someone who normally leans…
I/Me/Mine
As I sit down to write this blog post, I have so many things bouncing around in my head about Pastor Mike’s Dirty Bible…