Christmas Party??

Well, didn't get much response on the Christmas party, but I'm thinking we should all still get together on Friday. What do yall think?

meeting in Arlington this week

Chad will host on his own this week, be there around 7:15. See you all next week!

Anybody up for a Christmas Parade??

I sent emails out, but I wanted to make sure that you all got it. The Collierville Christmas Parade is this Friday night. It's actually really good, and low key. We have always been able to find a space up front. As of now, the meeting place can be my mom's. We can all park there and walk. Then, we can come back to eat, hang out, whatever. I know that the Morton's have said that they are in. What does everyone think??

Friday November 16th

Hey all,

What is the plan for this week? Trish were you able to get a hold of Sara? Ryan and I are available to meet.

We are SO on for this week!

OK, sorry I totally forgot to check the blog last week, but we actually out of town. Anyway, we can host. We've definitely missed seeing everyone!!! What's the plan for the week, a lesson or fellowship?

Hello my name is...

Angie. What is your name? Maybe we've met before, but I am not sure.

Okay- That was goofy...but are we meeting tomorrow night? I know that I have missed seeing everyone. Props for you all helping with Fall Fest. It was crazy. It is nice to know that we have support from everyone.

So, the question of the day is, "Can someone host?" Are we on a lesson or a fellowship? please post

fall fest

Hey gang- so I hear we are not meeting tonight. I am looking forward to getting back into a routine!

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR FALL FEST! If you can help, please call me 212-3687.
It is going to be great!

Angie

fall break

Hi gang- the Morton family will be out of town this weekend for fall break. We won't be at small group this weekend. See you next week-end. Also, if anyone wants to help with fall fest, we are in charge of the circus hall and the space hall and could use volunteers to take a shift for a game.
thanks- Angie

This is what I WILL do when I retire

Read the one about Walmart. This man is my hero.

I know I would

Do you have any weapons? You must first have an appreciation for Will Ferrell's Harry Carrie, I know I do.

slowly dwindling

So, it seems, our small group has become...smaller. What I posted last week about our dedication level still stands. We would love to have a lesson this week. Can anyone host?

How about some Nooma? Nooma anyone?

Ok- I know that we all did the whole "rededicating to the small group" thing. No one should feel bad about not coming lately. Yes, we all love one another, yes, we are all dedicated to one another. Life is just crazy right now...for everyone. We have been slack on weeks when only a few people could come. We have even cancelled meeting for that very reason. Maybe Friday night is not the most reasonable night every week. I don't know. I do know; however, that I have missed the time with you all. I am also missing the lesson time. Back when we met with Ian, we were going to try out this new system and see how it would work. I don't think that it is working. For our lesson day, would it be easier to maybe go back to Sunday afternoons(maybe at church again). For those of us with kids, we could get 1-2 teens to babysit on site. It is something to think about...BUT for this week...

Can someone pony up for hosting Friday night for our Nooma lesson? That would be great!

Thanks for listening(reading) my rambling. And yes, it is 4:24 a.m. if you noticed. Insomnia strikes again.

We put the FUN in dysfunctional

How's this for dysfunction?? My sister's boyfriend (the G'town PD) was was just involved in arresting my dad's girlfriend's daughter!! Yea my life! Anyway, it goes down like this: My dad's girlfriend's daughter is in, I think, tenth grade. This summer, she has been acting out and getting involved in drugs, alcohol, sex, and all that. She's spent time at grandparents, etc. Her mom is thinking about putting her in long term treatment facility because she's out of control. Last Friday, my sis's boyfriend was called to the house becuase daughter had run away (nice moment of recognition when my Dad walks in the door). Anyway, she was found. G'town PD decide that anytime this girl does anything else, she's to be arrested because she's a nutcase. Well, this afternoon, she blows a circuit and starts hitting/slapping her mom. My dad tries to intervene, and she starts hitting/kicking him. They have her in a squad car now, and are going to take her to 201 for domestic violence/assault.

See ya tonight

Hey guys,
Browns tonight at 7:00. be there or be square. Have a good day, Goodbye,
Mel

for the friends of Harry...I know you are out there

I will make William shower...

Does he offend? Is he malodorous? Or is it that he is just a really bad leader? Okay,people-let's rally! This is the week that we can really do it- really meet and really do a lesson. No sissies, no whiners, no fear. JUST DO IT!

That being said, who would love to open up their home for our rag-tag group? I need me some group worship! The Nooma is calling...who will answer that call?

Holla!

Josh's neurosurgeon visit

Hey guys,
If you get a chance, pray for Josh and his doctors. We went to the neurosurgeon today, on referral from Josh's orthopedist. The neurosurgeon reviewed his MRI films and told us that Josh's lowest lumbar disc is internally ruptured. He then told us that we have two options. Basically, Josh can continue what he's been doing (physical therapy, meds, injections, and nerve blocks--all have failed to relieve the pain that has progressively gotten worse over the last 12 years.) Or, we can look at surgery. Josh said that he wants the pain ended, not maintained. So, we are going in probably next week for him to get a discogram. They are going to insert a needle into the disc and try to recreate the pain to see what level he's at. Then, we will discuss the results and look at surgery options. The surgery would be a spinal fusion, and they would place two rods into his vertebrae to release to pressure on the disc. So, just pray for guidance, and also that in whatever way, God could relieve his pain.

somewhere there is a crime being committed

laugh here

Lesson time!

Hey guys, it's lesson time (I think). We'll host - see you all at 7:00 on Friday!

The Yates Family is Beach Bound!

Well, it is official that we are moving to Panama City Beach. Not sure of exact dates yet, but probably in the next 6-8 weeks. We decided that the opportunity was one we couldn't pass up. We will be flying to Florida Friday afternoon and stay thru Tuesday to look at real estate and get our bearings with the area. That is our biggest step as well as getting our house here finished and on the market. We are very, very sad to leave you guys and are stressed about finding a new church home (as well as a house/apartment, job for me, daycare for Miller, etc). I know God has a plan for us, but we could use some extra prayers here and there. You guys better be planning some trips to the beach too! We will keep you posted as we know more.

Happy Labor Day...see you next week

just in case you didn't know, we decided last week to take this week off for the holiday week-end. WE will pick up next week with a lesson. Who can host?

Have a great one!

Jack White as Elvis

I know there are other White Stripes fans in the group. I came across this tonight and laughed. I hope we see more of Jack in this movie and not just this little blip...



I am just not sure what to think about it...

It is lesson time!!!

Are we ready to get back on track? Can we schedule a lesson for this Friday night? Can someone host? I have really missed our fellowship. With school back in swing, I am looking forward to small group becoming regular again.



Hope to see you all this Friday!

Friday Friday Friday

Well, folks, the Morton family will not be around tomorrow night. We will be watching High School Musical 2 with a bunch of screaming kids...if someone needs a nooma-let us know

Update on Emily

Hey folks,

Thought I would post to let everyone know. Emily went through surgery and is at home resting, as you can imagine tired and having some pain!! The surgeon found what they were looking for kind of...but some of the symptoms that Emily is having weren't verified so more tests and procedures to come. YEA...not really, Please pray that the medical folks can figure out exactly what is going on and that the healing from today's procedure comes fast.

Mel

Lesson Week

Hey guys,

It's lesson week...7:00 on Friday. We'll stick with the plan of hosting, and if anyone wants to stay after the scheduled time is over to hang out (maybe play a GAME), that's great with us...

Friday August 3

Hey peeps,

Justed wanted to get the talk going early...Stacy is graduating woohoo!!, Jack and I are going on a date for our anniversary, Em wants to go see Brenton Brown up at Hope...so what do the rest of you want to do?

This Friday

Hey guys, I guess we didn't have a meeting last week since so many of us weren't around. Do we want to make this week a learning week since last week didn't happen, or will this be a fellowship week? Our house is always available to host the group, if needed.

this week's fellowship

Howdy friends and neighbors- the Morton fam will be out of town this weekend. I am leaving it to you able bodied adults to plan the fellowship time. I know there were some offers to host out there...someone just step up and commit.

later

lesson week

Okay- with it being a holiday week, I wanted to post so everyone would know the plan. We will have a lesson. I think that Amy and Chad are hosting, but I need to confirm that. 7:00-snacks and drinks if you want- no kids-nuff said...

Happy 4th!

Friday Night Plan?

Hey guys! Jus wondering what the plan was for this Friday night. We missed last week, but I thought I remembered talk of a girls night out this week due to VBS. Brian and I just wanted to check in!

Saturday

Just a reminder to everyone that we're meeting in Arlington this week, on SATURDAY @ 7:00. See you all then.

renewed group, renewed blog...

I am so glad that everyone was in attendance Friday night. It will be great for us to all get back on track of actually doing a lesson. Just a reminder, this week, we will meet at the Brown's. I think it is a byob and meat for the grill. Should we just bring easy stuff to go with...chips and dip, slaw, apps, dessert? Someone make that call.

Also, I think I fixed the glitches so that everyone can do admin stuff on the blog if you want. William will no longer have the power to add strange sayings at the top. I will leave it for now and see who can come up with something more clever than his.

later peeps!!

It's just not doing it for me

funny

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this

I also like

Icky Thump

Peanut Butter Jelly Time

Just in case you forgot...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4

Friday night

Anybody interested in getting together tomorrow night? We'd be happy to host everyone.

June 1

Okay folks,

Small groups czar at Hope, Ian Kayser, has a new job objective to dig into Hope's small groups and help make better, troubleshoot problems, etc. SOO, He sat Emily, Jack and me down today to ask us about how ours was going?!?!? Uh oh, not really he discussed some great ideas and ways to become better and actually be a small group. He wants to meet with our group and discuss some ways to take action to become better. This meeting is going to be at the Browns at 7:00p.m. on June 1st. It will be a time for just discussion so no kids and no food.

For the Kelleys in a nutshell we are invested in you folks and can't see being in community with other people but we have got to be about the business of spiritual growth, looking forward to seeing all of you there.

what gives?

BBQ this weekend

Who's up for cooking out this weekend? I was thinking that Saturday afternoon would be nice, and maybe make it easier for those with the little ones. We can host, or we can all meet at a park somewhere. Whatever everybody would prefer...

Are we meeting this week?

I was just wondering if we were going to meet this week. It has been awhile since we have gotten together. Anyone interested?
missing you...

Hello out there in TV land...

If anybody's there, check your email about planning an upcoming BBQ.

Trish

What's up?

Hey slackers! Angie's computer is down, so I said that I would check in. What's going on with everybody?

Dinner Friday night

If you haven't already, check your email about adults going to dinner tomorrow night as a "last supper" for Brian and Sara :-) See you all then!

Hello Weekend!!

Is anyone wanting to meet tomorrow night? I guess we need to do a formal schedule of what weekends will be "teaching" weekends. Maybe we can talk about planning some of those in advance. I don't know--it might just help for organization purposes. But, how about tomorrow?

Trish

hello strangers...

anyone up for tomorrow night? what's up ?

Friday night

Hey everyone- The Morton clan will once again be out this Friday. It is the flashlight Easter egg hunt at church. I think that takes out all of us with kids or jobs in the kids dept. We will be back in the swing next week, I think. We miss you all- don't kick us out! Too many commitments lately

I got cool pictures of my kids and fire too

Jake's "Flame Thrower"

Hi All,

As I mentioned before, I feel really bad about missing last weekend! However, we were able to spend some time with my grandparents before the pacemaker surgery and their two week trip to Tokyo in April to visit my uncle and his family, so it was nice. While we were there, we did chores and helped them with a "laundry list" of things that needed to be done around the property. This is where my post leads. If these pictures work, you can all see that my granddaddy assigned a job to Jake that he felt was truly befitting of his personality. This was not my doing, I only followed behind him, panicking and acting like "psycho mommy". To all of you, here's hoping that one day you, too, can all experience the joy of not passing out while your child does something that they think is absolutely "the funnest thing in the world".

Trish

spring breakin'

We're salvaging these fleeting days of freedom. Small group next week? Figured not much going on this week, but I had to make a statement: It's better to burn out than fade away.

Friday - here before you know it

Hey guys. Are we meeting tomorrow? Everyone is welcome at the Reeves, but if someone else was wanting to host or if no one is interested in meeting, we won't be offended. I just didn't want to get to far into tonight without knowing the plan.

Friday night

I think this is our "social" week. We thought we'd have everyone who wants to come over and hang out, then at 9:00 (for the night owls) we can watch what we hope to be an excellent college basketball game (Ole Miss v. TN or LSU).

this one

Directions for the Yates

Ok, I think that the Morton's know how to get there. So, Yates, I assume that you will be coming from Nonconnah or Poplar. Here is the way:

Go south on Byhalia from Poplar (Turn left on Byhalia off of Poplar, or go straight down and pass over Poplar from the Byhalia exit on Nonconnah)

Go down Byhalia and turn right on Powell road (just like going to the Kelleys')

Turn left on Barbara Lynn (3rd street)

Address 884 Barbara Lynn (on right hand side of street)

See those of you that are coming there!

Words of affirmation

whose love language is words of affirmation? Let's find out Friday night at small group. I would shower the host family with words of affirmation for having us on Friday night...who wants to host? I think you are the best host we have ever had!!!

Friday night

I know this is the fellowship/hang-out week for everyone. WE are not going to be coming. I will leave it up to whoever wants to get together to choose a location. At last weeks meeting, we did not go over the lesson since there were so few of us. Next week we can pick up with the words of afffirmation chapter.

see ya

Friday night...it happens every week

Here it comes...the weekly question-who can host? This would be the week that we will be discussing the book. Any takers?

Also- ladies- there has been several requests for a girls night out or in. WE can talk about it Friday night.

later taters

Friday Night

Hey everybody,
I guess that this Friday, there is nothing definite planned. But, I have an option for anyone that would like to join in! Josh and I are going to Drew Holcomb's show at the Hi Tone. Some of you have heard me talk about Drew--he's someone that I grew up with, and he sounds awesome! I am posting some links (hopefully, if William's directions work ;-) If you go to these sites, you can listen to some of his music by going to links on the sites. Check it out and see if you would be interested. There is a cover of $10, but I really want to go (and it's 18+). If my posting doesn't work, I will post it so that you can cut and copy!

Here goes:
Drew Holcomb's Home Page

Drew's MySpace

SG TGIF

hey everyone,

jack and i are happy to host this friday, but let's make a rule that the family that hosts doesn't have to provide the food. i am going to be working hard to get this place presentable for everyone. i will have some unsweet tea, water, pink lemonade. Can everyone else band together to bring the meal or we can order take out?
Let's shoot for eating at 6:30, that way we can eat, fellowship, and discuss chapter 3 and still get everyone home early.
Can't wait to see everyone.
Mel and Jack

Dinner on Demand

Anyone interested in going to the Dinner on Demand at the church on Saturday? My hubby hasn't had any good dinners in quite a while, and this seemed like a good idea for us.

You won't know where I am untill I dash foward

click on this and watch both of them, and then watch everything else on that website.

we need a sucker

Anyone up fer hosting?

try this

click on this to go to the link below

Mr. Collins video

I thought that I would post a link to the "YouTube" video featuring Jake's bus driver that we talked about at the last small group. Very funny!! I can now see why it was so highly rated and on national news! Jake will never be able to look at Mr. Collins in the same way...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Y4keqTV6w

I beleve that you are ninja too

Guys will think this is funny.

Rotten Eggland

Click on this to see what my house is like.

Small Group This Week

Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that Brian and I will host Friday night. I thought I could make chili unless anyone else has a good idea. You know, cold weather, stick to your ribs food! Anyway, between 6:30 and 7 on Friday at the Yates' casa-1397 Whiting Street.

Here are directions:
From Poplar, head south on White Station. Turn left on Sea Isle. Take your 2nd right-Whiting Street. We are the fourth house on the right. If you need different directions, just call 767-3494.

See you guys Friday!

food on Friday

Hey everyone- I said I would take care of the meal, but I just can't do it this week. Can we just order again? I will make onion souflee and bring a dessert. I can also bring cups. What can others do?

Looking forward to tomorrow night!!

Small Group next Friday

Hey, everyone. Just wanted everyone to know the plan as soon as possible. We agreed that we would all read Chapter 1 of The Five Love Languages before our next get-together and Scott and I will host. See you all then!
p.s. Trish, how's your grandmother doing?
p.p.s. William, job?

Time and Directions

6:30-7:00

We are at 370 Easonwood Avenue C-ville if you are coming from any other place.
From 385, take the byhalia road exit, turn left onto byhalia at fifth red light(Powell Rd), turn right onto Powell, take fifth left onto Greenview Rd, take second right ont0 Easonwood Ave. we are the 6th house on the left.

Friday

Hope you all enjoyed the holidays! Is everyone settled back in to their routines enough to meet on Friday?