About the Author 
Meet Christine Elizabeth Martin
When I was 8 years old, my favorite TV show The Waltons inspired me, like John Boy, to start writing; to express my thoughts, feelings, and emotions in words. Writing became my passion. Several songs, stories, poems, essays, testimonies, family Christmas letters, and posts later—and after starting my second family newspaper, The Martin News, I finally got the nerve up to start my own blog. Thank you, Cousin Sarah, for encouraging me to just go for it. In addition to writing, I also enjoy taking pictures, singing, playing my guitar, crocheting, crafting, scrapbooking, cooking, traveling, spending time outdoors, and enjoying time with family and friends. I have Limb Girdle Bethlem Myopathy Muscular Dystrophy and some days are hard, but I am thankful to have a God who gives me strength and a reason to live and enjoy His blessings and His great love. I was raised in Michigan and now live there again with my sweet husband Daniel (after living in TN for a couple of years). I enjoy being a wife, mother, homemaker, writer, singer, and being involved in ministry. I hope you are encouraged and blessed by all you find on Teacups and Roses.





(Note: All wedding photos were taken by Madison Baragar through her photography company, Taken with Nature.)