ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE!!!!!

My tomatoe garden

New condo listing on Sunset-2BR 1&1half bath.-$68500.

congratulations Murlene

Presenting Red coat /Ambassadorof the quarter to Jessica Trapani

"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you"-IThess.5:18

I made a speech at toastmasters recently concerning being thankful for things we receive from others. Many times I do not acknowledge the gift. So I know the folks who gave felt that I did not appreciate the gift. I am pledging to try and be more diligent at letting people know I was thankful. Here are some excerts from the speech.

Definition-Expressing sincere thanks to God and others for the way they have benifited my life.Here are some quotes: 1. "A proud man is seldom a grateful man; he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves". 2. " Thank God for what you do have instead of murmuring about what you don't have".3. " Grateful people appreciate what they have; murmurers don't want what they are given."

I pledge to: 1. Tell folks verbally my thanks. 2. Write notes of thanks.3. Give public recognition.

Thankfully yours because of Christ,

J.Morris

April 9,1865-Robert E. Lee surrenders

Neil and Carol

Me and the wife

Neil handcuffs Carolyn

Officer Morris in uniform

We went to a lot of old movies at the Arcadia theater.

Carolyns mother

Carolyns father

My early home at 1108 So 9th

my aunt and uncle

My mother and father

My brother

Carolyn grew up here at 1320 so 23rd

Home in country where I grew up.

New listing in League city

On the above referenced date,General Robert E Lee surrendered his 28000 troops to General Ulysses S. Grants at Appomatox, Virginia effectively ending the Civil War.

Carolyn and I made a trip to temple over the past weekend. We visited the cemetarys and drove by old homes that we used to live in or our relatives lived. We also spent the night with my brother Neil and Carol.

"IKE" repair

The guttering around the back deck.

Finished siding work

The new shed

Shelving

shelving in strorage building

what is this piece of equipment?

Here are some pictures of my son and his sons from Oklahoma. They own and operate the Shekina Springs Construction Co. They did a great job and we were blessed to have them here for a week. Carolyn fixed meals everyday for them. They did work long hours,sometimes until 10:00 PM. I enjoyed the home cooked meals for a change.

J.Morris

TOADY

toady\TOH-dee\, noun,verb:


1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent.


2. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile.


i.e.- The young man at Obama's press conference who had worked at Mcdonald's for 4 years and wanted the president to help him get better wages. God help us all, we are in deep trouble.


He toadied to the president.


We attended our North Galveston County annual awards banquet a couple of weeks ago. It's been 10 days since I had a blog entry so here goes: 2/5-went to YMCA and later did misc real estate work. 2/6- we commerated Ruby Johnson's birthday.2/7- Attended a toastmasters training session in Bellaire. that evening we attended the 10th anniversary banquet of the Dickinson Police Academy, of which we are both alumni. 2/10 Sales meeting and tour of homes at Bayou Realtors. 2/11-Bisquits and Business at North county CC. Had lunch with Chris Lane, a new toastmaster and mentored him some for his first speech. showed houses at 6:00PM to elaine Wadkins. 2/12- Chamber of commerce board meeting at noon. 2/13-met with Harold simmons at Capital One Bank. At 04:00PM we took Dick and Yvonne Williamson to supper at Outback. that brings me up to date-----
Have a blessed day and keep looking UP.
J.Morris

BORN FREE TAXED TO DEATH

It's tax time again and it upsets me that our taxes go up and every government is seemingly just spends more and more rather than trying to operate on less. I wonder how many elected officials owe taxes and don't have to pay on time if at all. It just gripes me that we have have a sec of the treasury who is a tax evader. Now he is head of the IRS.
The dirty little secret is that government does not produce revenue like private business, it just taxes us to death. Here is a great quote from the late Adrian Rogers,pastor of Belevue Baptist Church in Memphis Tn.: "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person recieves without working for, another person must work for without recieving, The government cannot give to anybody anything that the goverment does not take first from somebody else. when half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for,that my dear friend, is the end of any nation. You cannot multply wealth by dividing it."
2Thessalonians3:10"--if any would not work, neither should he eat."
Have a blessed day,
J.Morris

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THANKING GOD IN DICKINSON,TEXAS

"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (1 thessalonians 5:18) I am to thank God for everything that happens in my life,even bad things. SO: * thank you God for our new president. *thank you for my real estate license,and for Bayou Realtors and the 26 years I have been there.*Thank you for my ordination into the gospel ministry aand serving as Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Cchurch and Bayou Baptist Church. *Thank you for the people I have ministered to in the weddings and funerals you have allowed me to conduct.*Thank you that I have not had a real estate commision since 09/22/2008, this has caused me to trust you more. *Thank you for Hurricane IKE. * Thank you for the damages to my property. * Thank you for my many friends. *Thank you for the opportunity to pay taxes and live in a free country. *Thank you for a wonderful wife,3 children and 18 grandchildren.(Ryan and Joel in Heaven), also for 2 foster children-Hyden and Sheryl.Also thank you for my son in law and 2 daughter in laws.(pictures will follow of these. during our Christmas vacation.) * Thank you for my 2 cars that are debt free with 158000 miles on one and 97000 miles on the other. *Thank you for my home in Sherwood Forest West. * thank you for allowing me to serve on the board of directors of the North Galveston County Chamber of Commerce. * Thank you for the Perry Family YMCA that I go to for excercise 3 or 4 days a week.

J.Morris