Mid-Year Families Farming/Fellowship/Health Get Together

We were very blessed this past Saturday to be a part of some wonderful fellowship with wonderful people.  So thankful to Thomas and Emily for all their hard work in hosting the event!

 The men having discussion over lunch.

I love this picture; so precious.  Reuben loves Tayte.

(And Tayte's pretty fond of him too.

Can't wait to see him as a daddy someday.) :-)

 Though we didn't get pictures of everyone, Breanna and I so enjoyed

getting to talk with all of the young gals.

Precious little baby belly. :-)

Sweet Aunt Emily helping Rosie write her name on her cup.

The kids all had lots of fun!

Thanks to the young adults who kept an eye on them and made their play more fun!

Our gracious hosts, who also happen to be a birthday couple this week.

Happy birthday Thomas and Emily!!!

You are a precious couple, and we're so blessed to know you!

Rosie and Essie both really enjoyed holding William and Hannah's dog.

Sarah was  carrying him around like a little baby doll.  To cute. :-)

Sweet Bree holding little Reuben.

She's a wonderful big sister, and is always helping out with all the little ones

at church or at gatherings.

The day was filled with lots of fellowship, fun and encouraging conversations, and great food contributed by each family.  We had demonstrations of soap making and tortilla making, target practice, along with lots of discussion about health, farming, spiritual encouragement, and much more.  We are looking forward to the next time and what other interesting things will be discussed and learned and how everyone will be encouraged!

~Brittany

Trip to Georgia

Georgia!! Sweet Georgia!!  How excited we all were to be visiting this past weekend, what will, Lord willing, soon be our new home state.  They look like a good making for Southern Bells, don't you think? :-)

 

 

 

 

 

First order of business was to drop off our sweet traveling companion Ms Chloe Cramer to the Crawford's at their Marco pizza place.  Chloe you were such a delight to have with us!  We so enjoyed your sweet fellowship!

 

Austin demonstrated how to professional make a Marco's pizza.  When your friends own pizza and ice cream restaurants you sure do get spoiled!  Thanks Crawford's for the pizza and ice cream!  You all are so precious and good to us!

Oh - Joe and his hat.  Funny story behind this pic from our visit last month.  You are too funny Mr. Crawford!

Catching up a tiny bit before taking off to our destination.  What sweet fellowship! 

I am so sad that we did not get pictures of our first night at the Morton's!  
The Morton family gives the meaning to southern hospitality!  TRULY!!!
We were greeted by nine smiling cheerful faces that had prepared the most fabulous meal for us.  It was fine dining.  The elegance of the table and the way their young men are such gentlemen, I have never seen anything like it!  Even though we did not arrive until nine, the evening was such a blessing!

Saturday was filled with excitement and joy as our family spent some time driving around the area, looking at a house,  a cookout and lots of precious fellowship with the whole Morton clan. 

What a blessing Mr. Morton is to Seth!  This was taken right before we loaded up to go look at the house with him. 

The children had such fun playing with all of the Morton children!  What a blessing to see so many children being raised for the glory of the Lord!  They are all sooooo precious!!!

The love that we experienced this past weekend truly is beyond words.  Here Mrs. Morton and Adeline are serving up coffee after the meal.  What precious ladies.  They served so joyfully and endlessly.  Truly the hands and feet of Jesus. 

Brittany talking with Ms.Katie.  She is one of the sweetie ladies you could ever meet.  

 

After the cookout we went over to Wesley and Rachel's for a time of singing and more fellowship.  We were truly so blessed the whole weekend!  

After another late night of fantastic fellowship, sleep is way over rated you know . . .

I think it was 2 before we got to bed that night but we did get to have tea and more fellowship.  :-)

Sheer delight was the consensus of everyone!

The Lord's Day 

We were so blessed to be apart of worshiping and remembering of our Lord's death and resurrection with our brothers and sisters.  

The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
(Psa 28:8)

Oh the richness of the fellowship of that day was beyond expressing in word or pictures! 

                                      These are some of the most awesome guys around!                                                                           Mr. Morton, Alan Smith, my sweet husband, Thomas Smith and my dear son.

This picture just represents so much. 

They just do not come any sweeter.  Martha, Chloe and Danae enjoying some sweet fellowship.

Pure Delight!!

I am not sure who was more delighted, Elizabeth or Brittany.  The joy in both of their eyes was just so precious!

And after waiting so long. . .  we finally got to meet and present sweet Emily Smith with something that we had made for her. 

We just loved this picture of Emily and Adeline!  You are both such beautiful godly women. 

 

We were so excited to finally get to meet the Smith family!  What a blessing!  Isn't that tummy just so precious! Emily had no idea that Breanna was taking that picture but it was just too sweet. 

The Smith boys, Esther and Sarah playing with blocks. 

Emily Crawford talking with Sarah.  What a special young lady. 

After a long wonderful day we were all winding down.  Well it was about 1 in the morning before we departed to head to bed.  Except that then back at the house the girls and I got to talking to Adeline and Martha and it was about 3:30 before we actually did go to bed.  Oh dear. . . no wonder we are still tired!  It was such a blessed time of fellowship.  Imagine the five of us at 3 in the morning praying and singing.  It just does not get any better!

 All good things must come to an end  . . . I suppose.

Monday morning we headed out after another delicious meal and final farewells for this time. 

Delighted and Excited about the future!

After picking Chloe up in Jackson we had our first experience at . . . 

We had to laugh as we notice that all four of the vehicles in this picture are white. 

It was a great trip home.  These pictures only represent really a small fraction of our visit as everyone was enjoying the fellowship too much to go grab the camera and take pictures.  But it is at least a little glimpse and remembrance of the opening of what lies ahead for us.  Tayte just asked today if it was too soon to plan our next trip. Hopefully, it will be with a load of our belonging heading to our new home.:-)

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
(Psa 27:14)

Holy Fellowship and Christian Wakefulness

"Let us not sleep, as do others."—1 Thessalonians 5:6.

There are many ways of promoting Christian wakefulness. Among the rest, let me strongly advise Christians to converse together concerning the ways of the Lord. Christian and Hopeful, as they journeyed towards the Celestial City, said to themselves, "To prevent drowsiness in this place, let us fall into good discourse." Christian enquired, "Brother, where shall we begin?" And Hopeful answered, "Where God began with us." Then Christian sang this song—

"When saints do sleepy grow, let them come hither,
And hear how these two pilgrims talk together;
Yea, let them learn of them, in any wise,
Thus to keep open their drowsy slumb'ring eyes.
Saints' fellowship, if it be managed well,
Keeps them awake, and that in spite of hell."

Christians who isolate themselves and walk alone, are very liable to grow drowsy. Hold Christian company, and you will be kept wakeful by it, and refreshed and encouraged to make quicker progress in the road to heaven. But as you thus take "sweet counsel" with others in the ways of God, take care that the theme of your converse is the Lord Jesus. Let the eye of faith be constantly looking unto Him; let your heart be full of Him; let your lips speak of His worth. Friend, live near to the cross, and thou wilt not sleep. Labour to impress thyself with a deep sense of the value of the place to which thou art going. If thou rememberest that thou art going to heaven, thou wilt not sleep on the road. If thou thinkest that hell is behind thee, and the devil pursuing thee, thou wilt not loiter. Would the manslayer sleep with the avenger of blood behind him, and the city of refuge before him? Christian, wilt thou sleep whilst the pearly gates are open—the songs of angels waiting for thee to join them—a crown of gold ready for thy brow? Ah! no; in holy fellowship continue to watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation.

-Charles Spurgeon's Morning Meditation, March 5th

Posted by: Brittany

Excellent Paul Washer Quotes

"Even our failures can bring forth good if they crush our independence, drive us closer to Christ, and make us more aware of our need of grace. The greatest need of true saints is a greater revelation of the love of God in Christ."  -Paul Washer

"Since you and I are pitiful, we should not find it difficult to show pity. Our shared weaknesses should unite us in tender fellowship." - Paul Washer

~B.A.A.