My wife and I just celebrated our 20th Anniversary and while I would like to tell everyone it has been a “cake walk”, I don’t want to lie. It hasn’t been. I also don’t want to paint the picture that our marriage has been without “challenges” or as I like to call them, “REALITIES” because it has been full of those.

On January 9th, 1988 my wife and I made public our decision to live the rest of our life as “ONE”. This is the way the Bible describes a marriage, that Two shall become One till death.

Today, divorce is not a popular issue but a very, very prominent one. And I wonder sometimes without judging the people in the divorce, if all of these marriages should have ended. Were the problems SO BIG that they couldn’t be overcome?

I don’t know.

I enjoy encouraging people to PRESS on in their marriages. A good marriage doesn’t just happen. You have to work for it and sometimes even FIGHT for it.

One of the real joys I get each year is to take part in Valentines Dinners and Marriage Conferences. Please look for me at an event near you.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at marty(@)martydaniels.com. Be sure to remove the ( and the ) around the @ to send the email.

Be sure to visit Marty’s website at http://www.MartyDaniels.com

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Do you have a website that is targeted to Christians or Business Leaders?

Would you like your website to generate more cash?

I am creating a program that will have a limited enrollment that could help you generate hundreds and perhaps even thousands of dollars from my comedy.

I know, you are probably surprised that I even make that much from my comedy but the opportunity is here and to get details all you have to do is email me at marty(@)martydaniels.com you want to make sure to remove the ( and the ) before sending that email.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Marty Daniels is a Comedian from Columbus, OH. check out his entire website by going to http://www.MartyDaniels.com.

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OK, this is the first post of 2008. I have the very best intentions of writing more regularly this year but if you look at the blogs I’ve had over the last 7 years…chances aren’t real great.

Browsing through the headlines today I see that Reggie Bush has already lost his mind…YIKES! Run, Reggie, Run!!!

At this minute the rage is “The Flat Belly Diet” which supposedly “All about food and attitude.” Is that the secret recipe the Colonel was talking about? I don’t think so!

So what did you do to ring in the new year? We had a quiet time of it with some friends and family and then came home and watched a movie..yeah, life at 40 is good!

Check back again soon to make sure I am posting.

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I don’t usually sign autographs at my shows. I just don’t like it. To me, it is a dead ritual that means nothing. Not because I dislike people but more because I know my own failures, shortcomings and insecurities that find me every day.

It’s been a couple years ago at a show in a BINGO HALL where a mother brought her son up to me after a show. Like always, I chit chatted with the mom and little boy who was adorable, brown hair, big round eyes, porcelain white skin…sort of like me without the mileage…His name was Benny and he was a very pleasant and smart young man who like many other young boys wanted to grow up and be a baseball player, fireman and policeman.

At the end of the conversation the mom asked me for my autograph, I explained to her that I don’t really sign autographs simply because I don’t buy into the celebrity thing for Christian entertainers. with a glance I knew this answer wouldn’t do any good, the mom looked at me like her eyes were lasers and told me that Benny had liver cancer and that one of the things he really wanted to do was meet me, get his picture taken with me and get my autograph. Funny how quickly perspective changes when you can look into the eyes of someone and know that this isn’t anything about ME but simply put it is about a mothers ability to meet the humble wishes of a child who she has a limited amount of time to enjoy.

I immediately whipped out one of my “Individually Warped” t-shirts and signed it for Benny and then we talked for another half hour before his mom prodded him away from me so that she and their friends could go get some pizza. With a forced smile and glistening eyes she told me thank you for making one of her sons dreams come true.

Since that night I’ve stopped looking at autographs the same way. Suddenly my signature is more than just words written across something to spell my name. In the same breath I still can’t explain why people treat comedians, singers, actors, pastors musicians or other performers like we’re so special. But in those few moments together, it didn’t really matter–in those few moments, telling jokes and signing a shirt made perfect sense.

Marty Daniels is a Comedian based out of Columbus, OH. He works with dozens of churches around the country every year and is currently filling his Fall/Winter schedule. You can learn more at his website at http://www.MartyDaniels.com

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When I first started in comedy one of the things I loved the most was stories from other comedians who had already been on the road. I loved hearing about their nightmare “gigs”, you know the ones where the promoter didn’t pay, the audience was silent, the audience was small, the opening act was HORRIBLE, they got lost, they stayed in a dive hotel and thought they wouldn’t live to see morning or whatever.

Well, now I have my own stories to share.

Did you know there is a BERLIN, OH?

Yep!

And this is the story of a trip I took to Berlin, OH a couple years back for an event at an Amish style restaurant with a church group who had hired me to come in and perform some comedy.

The day was gorgeous, right around Valentines Day, and it was a little warmer than usual, almost spring-like. After being cooped up for the entire winter we were glad not to have to wear our heavy coats and have the heat on FULL BLAST. For a while, we rode with the windows down through the winding slightly hilly Northeast Ohio roads to take us to our destination.

My wife sees a group of kids playing together off the road at a farmhouse. We give each other that sort of half grin you give your spouse when you see a group of little kids playing and continue on our way. A little while later my wife sees a young Amish man in a nifty looking hot rod buggy and we give each other that look that says “I didn’t know Amish dudes were hot rodders!

All is going well as we continue to take in the sights and sounds of this peaceful, less hurried life of the Amish.

Off in the distance I see a bicyclist so, I slow down and lightly tap my horn so the guy knows that I am behind him. The road is narrow so I keep my distance but I notice he isn’t moving to one side or the other to let me pass. I am driving at a parade route speed now and sort of speak out my window to the guy, I said: “Hey, sir, excuse me could you let me pass?” To which he replies, “I could.” I assume that he will pull off to the side and let me pass but he doesn’t. And fifteen minutes later he did.

As I finally am able to pass him, he waves at me and tells me to have a good day!

My wife looks at me and says “Who knew Amish guys rode bikes?”

I responded to here “Who knew there were Amish Road Warriors?”

It may not be the best story in the world but my wife and I still crack up laughing every time we think about that trip.

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