Church Pictures

Hey, Y'all!!
Rachel took a ton of pictures last Sunday at the meeting, and I thought I'd share them with you! God has blessed us tremendously with the most precious group of brothers and sisters in Christ to meet with every Sunday, and fellowship with through out the week~God is so good.
We meet from "house to house" and this particular week we met at Marc & Laura D.'s home~always a delightful place to be.

Hope you enjoy them!

Over and Out,

Adeline Our photogenic Specimen #3 in the 5Mallory cuddles little Ronald Michael...aww... Kress and Aubry having a ball, as always, chatting away the afternoon...

Auntie Laura and Kate catching up on each other... THE HALL, a favorite gathering spot, LOL... Apples to Apples, anyone? [I love this one of Norma~too cute.] In the garage, waiting for the masses to arrive... And they're here!! Let the good times begin... Inside, folks visit, play instruments, talk, and just have a generally relaxing time, maybe kick up thire feet or hold a baby...with a cup of Gano...ah, that's nice... Ah, the joys of grand babies...

What a cutie pie, my goodness!! mother daughter duo... Cleveland dear, with his newest nephew and little cousin!

Love those faces...

The happy boy!

Pretty girl... I shall end with this lovely picture of sweet Gabriella and Ron. Ah, how pretty.

Hope y'all enjoyed a peek at our Sundays!! Praise the Lord for such precious people to grow with...

Have a blessed day!

Love in Jesus,

Adeline, for all

Wesley's House Pictures

Wesley rented this neat contraption to reach the heights of the house. We really think he enjoyed operating the machine as much as he enjoyed its help on the house.

a view from the second floor down into the master bedroom

the living room , with the double fireplace that fronts into the living room and the 'keeping' room

a shot of the front of the house

Our Week in North Georgia

Hello, All!
Below is a narrative of our wonderful days in North Georgia, December 23-29, 2007~What a heart full of happy memories we brought home, and such precious times we had together!!

We spent the week at a lovely resort in the mountains~10 quaint little cabins widely encircling a big lodge, with two big rivers right beside it for pleasant walks, rafting, :) and perfect spots to sit down and read beside the very cold , rushing water...We, {my family, Katie and Alan, Mike and Kress, and Wes and Rachel} were so blessed to be able to spend the whole week together as a family in cabin #1~and it was to our great delight that our precious Grand Daddy and Nana were able to join us, [though in another cabin} from Monday to Wednesday! Then from Wednesday through Saturday , the Smith, Roberts, Campana, Reed, and Davis families joined us, each having a little cabin to enjoy! We all gathered together in the evenings at the lodge to enjoy singing, stories, skits, plays, games and laughter!!! What a joyous time with God's people.

On Monday, first off, we all packed up and went to the Dillard House for lunch, and had a superb time! We took advantage of the beautiful back drop of the Georgia mountains to take a family picture! Hope you enjoy! {Mama and Daddy were taking it, hence their absence from the picture)

We are so grateful to the Lord for the special time we all had together!!

Hope you enjoy all the pictures....

Love in Christ,

{Adeline and Mom for all} The Mortons

P.S. Some how, half of this vacation post ended up waaay down there, so keep scrolling for more!
Also, thanks to W&R Morton, Mr. Willy R., and dear Abbi S. for all the pictures of Helen and the pix. of the rehearsal dinner!

Here we is, y'all!!!

"Za four of uz" On a previous visit to this same spot , we made this exact picture. It is so neat to compare the two snapshots..... Sorry we could not share the other pic with you - it's not available....
Cleve and Dee
This speaks for itself, I think.. :)
A dear little obese beastie who came out to greet us...poor thing....what a chunk.

Grand Daddy and Nana!!!

The whole kit 'n kaboodle Morton Clan!

Wesley and Rachel...awww...Oh, and that's our sweet waitress in the back ground! Lisa, I believe was her name~very helpful and nice.

My sweet sisters and sisters-in-love! What jewels...
Dearest Mama and Precious Daddy...

Martha Sweet

On the way home, {to the cabins, that is} we three girls rode with Grand Daddy and Nana! { with Wes and Rachel close behind} And we took the breath taking scenic route back!! loverly, loverly... here we stopped by a pretty view for a breath and leg stretch, and Rachel snapped this picture with our dear big bubba...

Dorothy looking out over the mountains....beautiful, honey, beautiful...

Times Together...

We visited the rivers...

Laughed a lot...

Took pictures of our really cool wind-y downy stairs...

We sat and listened to our precious Daddy and GrandDaddy tell stories from their lives~stories and memories that made us all laugh and cry, and know that the Lord is always faithful. As I listened to my Daddy and Grand Daddy talk to us, I scribbled away in my book as fast as I could...I always like to have folks sign my little book, and this is what my dear grand daddy wrote:

"I love you" ~The most important thing you can say to your husband and children. The important thing is to say "I love you" at least 10 times a day to all whom you love.
-Grand Daddy

As I'm looking through my book today, I see here another thing Grand Daddy said:

"Oh, as a mama and daddy, leading your kids to the Lord is your responsibility. Children need to be saved more than anything else~above education, above everything. Except food. You got to keep 'em alive to save 'em! [chuckles]"
-Grand Daddy

Ah, the most wonderful time of all was when Daddy tells us about "where he came from" and how he came to the Lord. I will never tire of hearing them. here is a little excerpt from my scribbling:

"Yes, my daddy had come to the Lord~Ah, he was such a kind man. He would bring me lunch at work, a big ole' plate of he and Mother's garden yields. He would set it on the boiler to keep it warm untill it was luch time. I remember that blessed me so much. {tears up}
Then, I started going to church with Daddy and Larry {Daddy's brother} I thought, man, these guys are happy! {laughs} Paul Sharpe, the preacher, he was such a dear man~the love of the Lord just shined through 'im. I remember his teeth were all fanned out, man, but he just smiled so big anyway...Then one Sunday, he preached about entering through the sheep fold through the gate, Jesus Christ. but that those who climb over are like a thief and a robber. I thought, I don't want to do that! I want to go through You, Lord!"
-Daddy

Thus how my darling Daddy came to Jesus. Daddy also told us hours and hours of stories of his grandfathers, greatgrand fathers, and of his father. He gave us warnings, admonishments, and told us of things that he has learned. Ah, I am so blessed to have him as my Daddy!

Here is one story that he told us...

"My Daddy shoveled gravel during the depression. He made 1 $ a day~and that was good money. Yeah, he always said that was why his heart was so poor. Oh, he also worked at Morris Store. Hum, one night, late, a huge, big guy came in the store, and the man was drunk. {lifts eyebrows in expression} He came up to Daddy, (who was a small man) and grabbed him by the neck, and put a knife to his throat, and started laughing. My Daddy, standing there with the knife on his neck, thought, "Humm. now, this is serious." So, with his one free hand, he slowly reached back, swung hard and punched the guy right in the eyes. {the man had glasses on} The guy dropped the knife, and then Daddy took him straight to the doctor."

-Daddy

And also...

"Yes, my great-great grandfather rode with Gen. Forrest's cavalry. He was captured, and was in a POW camp up North...four of our great-great grand fathers fought for the Confederacy in the war."
-Daddy

And another tid~bit from GrandDaddy...

"Remember this, girls~always empty the clip if you start it."
-Grand Daddy

And we also curled up on the couch together and watched a movie or two...or three...

And ate tons of our favorite foods...

Laughed and visited on the couches... {A view from the upstairs loft.}

Played outside....
Smiled and...

...Laughed with clean, happy babies....

Of Rafts and Men...

The fear-no-cold-water Raft Club~exclusive membership.

Maiden voyage...

Disaster strikes~sink or swim! Or, have a bit of log. We are freezing....

Balance on raft # 2
"Navigating the Rapids", "Delightful Panic" or 'The Lone Explorer'~It's all here, folks!

We are still freezing............

Michael Jr. on the home stretch. Bravo! He made it over!!

Wes 'n Willy having it out...

Edgar enjoying the spectacle...

And, the last man out!