Mark Martin is an award winning educator of forty-six years with teaching experience at the Elementary, Secondary and College levels. Mark's educational degrees and awards include History, Law, Education and Seminary. Utilizing stories from his ancestors, grandparents, parents, students and friends, Mark crafts an adventure through history. Many generations have been linked to one another through stories that have been told to thousands of students throughout the years. Mark has been married to his high school sweetheart, Karen, for fifty plus years and they were blessed with two children. Numerous foster teens have found open hearts and a home with Mark and Karen for over thirty years. Every child in town knew where to find a smile and a meal at The Martin's. Blessed with the talent to communicate effectively, Mr. Martin has also been a youth minister and pastor preaching weekly for over thirty years. By The Way is Mark's first novel. He has also authored The Texas Guide to Teaching Native American Tribes to the fourth and seventh grades. The Witness Road, a faith sharing Bible Study that teaches by role playing, The Good News! The second volume of By The Way is scheduled to print this fall.