Tuesday, September 21, 2010

7 words!

front of Daniel's land

Daniel's house site, the open area back in there!

Daniel

Caleb

Caleb on his site

Caleb

I have seven words............"He is not here, but is risen!" I know we all have favorite verses, but do you have some favorite "words or phrase" from the scriptures? The whole foundation to my faith is in these 7 words, my whole hope in this journey of grief lies upon these 7 words! Jesus is ALIVE! He has conquered death, hell, and sin! Joel is alive with Jesus! Whatever our "lot" here on earth, it is only a moment in comparison to our eternity! I have to keep this before me, may you too!

Today......OKS State Fair Dairy Show!!! Praying Bethany does well and the Lord will give favor! Also it just a plain fun good time with family and friends! Mercy is super excited!! Heading out here in a bit after we get some morning things done.

Major events happening out at the guys land!! Plans are drawn up, trees cleared and now the "footings" are gonna be dug!! For sure Daniel is diggin' his today, Caleb is very close, but still squaring away some details to his plans!!! A big day in their lives! The first step to laying the foundation of their own homes! So much spiritual implication as they go forth......build upon the Lord God all your days!

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My favorite phrase in Scripture right now? I have several, but I'll pick two for now: "Wait only on the Lord!" And Trust...Delight...Commit! Those are the theme of my life right now!

I do hope Bethany does well at the fair! I'm sure we'll see lots of pics on how that goes. You all have FUN!

And HURRAY for Daniel and Caleb and their getting closer to actually building their houses! I know they are excited. Billy was and it rubbed off on the rest of us! They are very wise to be getting this taken care of now. Can't wait to see more...

Jer 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

There is so much we do NOT know like why the Lord chooses to do or not do certain things. But we can be certain that HE KNOWS WHAT HE is doing in our lives.

The boys houses: VERY EXCITING. I'll amen what Abigail said. When Billy poured the slab for his house, I cried. After we started building it there were moments I just had to get away by myself and realize, my eldest son is grown. It is an exciting time in life.

My favorite verse (right now) hm, I have several right now... Proverbs 3:5-6 "TRUST in the Lord with ALL thine heart and lean NOT unto thine own understanding. In ALL thy ways acknowledge HIM and HE SHALL direct your path."

Such freedom and rest in this verse if we will only obey and listen to His voice!

Love the pictures!

Heard Bethany did pretty good at the fair! Yay! Can't wait for pictures from the fair!

Joel

Joel's Story

Joel, our 11th of 13 and a twin of Josiah, at age 3 was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, on December 6th, 2006. Joel had three perfect years of health and he and Josiah celebrated their 3rd birthday Sept. 13th, 2006. The first of Oct. Joel started having unexplained fevers for a few days and would return to active play. After the fourth round of fevers we took him to our family Dr. which they said his iron was low, so we treated that for a few weeks and took him back only to have his hemo. showing lower than before. We were referred to a hematologists and saw him a few weeks with blood checks twice a week. At a visit on Dec. 4th we showed the Dr. the bumps, (which were tumors but we did not know at the time) on Joel's head and he was very concerned and we were told we needed to admit him immediately and start extensive tests the following day. Joel went through rigorous testing and then the dreaded results were given. Joel was at a stage IV the most extensive stage, but we were hopeful that the Lord would use the means of Chemotherapy treatments to restore Joel's body. Joel endured 8 1/2 days in the hospital, came home for Christmas, and returned for his second round of chemo Jan. 3, 2007. Joel had a seizure that night after midnight and went into a coma due to a tumor bleeding in his head area and causing his brain to swell. After tests the following days, the Dr. declared Joel "brain dead" and took us to court to force us to take Joel off life support, as we did not agree with the medical field's definition of death. Our family sought to stand with the scripture, "life is in the blood,"and until Joel's heart quit beating naturally, he was living. We were making arrangements to bring him home and on January 23, 2007 his little heart stopped beating and he went to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven. Our lives are changed forever. God is faithful in the midst of this trial and we look with great hope to be with him someday.

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About Us

Hi! We have 13 children and live on a small farm in Oklahoma! Caleb (firstborn twin) is married to Kristen and they live in Oklahoma close to us and have a son, Rowdy. He's 2! They are expecting our second grandchild in March 2106. Daniel, second born twin, is recently married to Erin this May and they live on the beach in Santa Monica where Daniel makes a living with music. Bethany, lives in Guthrie and works locally. Elijah lives in Guthrie and runs his construction company and is getting married to savannah April 16, 2016. Anna lives in Indiana and has found the love of her life, Mark. Micah, has recently moved to Kansas and is playing golf for a community college. We only have 6 children at home now. Five are still homeschooling. We love farm life, gardening and our kids! Thanks for stopping by!

Terry and Cindy Morris

Terry and I have been married 29 years in Nov. 8, 2015.. From the very start we have desired all the children that the Lord would give us. We are so grateful for the opportunity to nurture and admonish the blessings He has given us for His kingdom!