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

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Carolyn and I were gone from 12/20/08 to 01/03/09. we were in Guthrie,Ok,Kansas city,Kan, and then back thru Broken Area,OK.We spent the night one night in Mcalister,OK at the HAPPY DAYS HOTEL. This place was themed the 50,s.We stayed in the Elvis room. this was the neatest place, if you are ever that way be sure and stay,it was a new and neat and clean place equal to fairfield Inn by Marriott.

The word of the day is JETTISON---(JET-uh-suhn) a verb meaning to throw away;discard. at my age this is what I need to do.I need to jettison most of my cloths and a lot of stuff in the garage.

Wisdom of the day from Proverbs:14:26--In the fear of the the Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge. God bless you and prosper you this year.

J.Morris

homologous

Mercy and Hannah

Day at the beach

Me and some of my granddaughtters

Annual football game.

Garrett,Mercy and Josiah

Carolyn and I at the beach

Tami and the girls

Hannah and Mercy

Montgomery family

Us with the twins

Tami's family

Me and Josiah

Carolyn and I with our children

Rita and Bill Mann with the kids

The annual canasta game

homologous\huh-MOL-uh-guhs--adjective:

corresponding in position,proportion,structure,vaalue,or other property.

ie; A human hand,a bird's wing aand a whale's flipper are all HOMOLOGOUS structures.

Isn;t that something you were needing to know? I just finished a funeral for Sandy Sandlin in 40degree and wind chill 25. I am now going to post some pictures from our thanksgiivng celebration with our family.

J.Morris

escutcheon\ih-SKUHCH-uhn\,noun

This word describes a shield decorated with a coat of arms. MORRIS is a family name with a coat of arms. also according to Ephesians 6: 16 we also have a shield of faith. I think of JESUS being our shield. Tami's family came in last night and Lord willing Terry's family will come in tommorrow.We will have a house full and many matresses on the floor at night. I am making sure my camera batteries are charged and I know I will have lots of pix for the blog. We all have a lot to remember and be thankful for. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
J.Morris

FROWZY-\FROW-zee\,adjective

A street scene in Delhi

A street scene in Singapore

Greeted at one of the less FROWZY hotels in Delhi

Even in Singapore

the subject word means dirty and untidy;sloveny. Also smelling bad;musty.

I was reviewing my journal from my 1991 trip to India and was reminded of some of the hotels with their frowzy lobbys and stains on the carpet and walls that you would not want to analyze too closely.

We have also been without a hotwater heater since Saturday. I was begining to feel a little frowzy,so this morning when I went to the YMCA to workout I took a nice hot shower there. At 1:30PM today we got a new heator.

Here are more pix from India 1991.

Ordained of God.

the boys cutting up

Fence building

Spit shine that truck

Mercy pretends she is riding a bull.( check the Hand in the air like the pros do)

Sitting around a camp fire.

An honor to be in a picture with my email pal-Anna

Carolyn with Hossana and Mercy.

Taking a walk with my grandaughter Mercy

Carolyn and Hossana

Bethany with her show goat. She is giving him a shampoo and blow dry hair style.

The election is over,the results are in,we are disapointed in the outcome of course. According to the title scripture,"the powers that be are ordained of God" Romans 13: 1 The government acts for God. That is true even when governments are imperfect and sometimes controlled by wicked men or women,because the powers are ordained of God. Pray for him.

We went to Oklahoma over the weekend and celebrated our 51st anniversary on 11/02/08.

I will put a few pictures on the blog.

J.Morris