Grandchildren are the crown of old men!!!!!!

Yes that is 8 Pizza's and we ate them all at one sitting.

Here are some pictures of some of my CROWNS in recent visit to the farm in Oklahoma.

"by humility and the fear of the Lord are riches,and honour and life." Proverbs:22-4

see you later,

J.Morris

Go fly a KITE!!!!!

PAPA and grandson Josiah
Anna and her black angus
Nana and Terry in the BIG garden
the boys and the new truck
One of the construction projects of the Shekina Springs Construction Company

Putting the kite together
Ready to fly

Up UPand away
Flying high

On JUly 12th we went to the Terry Morris farm in Coyle,Oklahoma. An interesting friend of his came over with his kites. Here are some pictures of the kite flying afternoon.

Let me leave you with a thought from Proverbs 21:1---The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it withersoever he will.

Quick Update

On the July the fourth weekend,things were quiet around the J.Morris homestead. We went out to eat with Todd,Lynn,Courtneyand Roy. Here are the pix.

J.Morris

Todd's Fast pitch Hitting Academy

My son Todd has opened a softball fast pitch hitting school in League City. some of girls he has worked wth in the past have gone on to do well in college.

Independence day 2008

after ceremony of 11/02/57
Todd--first born
Terry- second born
Tami- third born
50 years later

TEXAS TRIVIA;

What is the official state small mammal?

What is the oldest town in Texas?

What product comes from Texas than any other state?

10 percent of Texas land is covered by______.

"It is the duty of all men in society publicly and at stated seasons to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great Creator and Preserver of the universe."--John Adams,second president (1797-1801)f the USA

Carolyn had a wisdom tooth removed on Thursday so she has been on a liquid diet.(that means I have too). So we did not do much on the 4th. We watched fireworks at home.

"trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths"--Proverbs 3:5-6

Happy 4th,

J.Morris

Current Events

chamber of commerce events
My mother,Vivian Morris and the home in the country where I spent many happy hours.
Carolyn's mom Ruby Jounson and the house on 23rd St
Cheryl(my foster daughter and her family)
My 50th birthday party.

This day in history: Battle of Gettysburg ends.
according to the president of Yale Univ,I am an extremist.( I am pro-life)

A good quote: The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the Bible: "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths"

Tomorrow we will celebrate 232 years of freedom. Freedom is not free, patriots shed blood to pay for our freedoms.

God doesn't always smooth the path, but sometimes He puts shock absorbers on our vehicle.

another good quote: The man who does things makes many mistakes, But he never makes the biggest mistake of all-- doing nothing.-Benjamin Franklin

I saw on my grandaughter's blog some pictures of some very prim,proper and beautiful young ladies at a tea house.(check it out at Iluvmygoats.blogspot.com)

that's all for now folks:

J.Morris