Moorhead Reunion September 5, 2009

Labor Day Weekend has certainly been full of fun family events. Friday night we all went to Greenville to have dinner with Phyllis (Latham) and Jerry Dellenger at California Dreaming. After dinner we all went over to Phyllis lovely home and saw some of the family heirlooms that Phyllis inherited from her parents. Some of the posted pictures may be of Nora's furniture which would truly be antiques at this time!
Saturday morning we all gathered at Annette's home, 1790 Boxwood Manor, known as the Lewis-Moorhead home in Sandy Springs, SC (Pendleton address). Annette's friend and former Pastor The Reverend Susie Smith did a wonderful blessing. In that blessing she acknowledged Augustus and Nora Moorhead and their steadfastness and perseverance in their years year on this property. She also mentioned the names of all of the Moorhead brothers and how their lives started here and the contributions they made during their lives.
We sang Amazing Grace, prayed and she read the scripture in Ecclesiastes 3:
"For everything there is a seasonk and a time for every matter under heaven;
A time to be born and a time to die,
A time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to courn, and a time to dance."

This is a very appropriate scripture as this farm has seen great changes over the years. And most recently it was restored to "better than original" condition. This home has again brought the family back together as we worked together to assist Annette in her efforts. Today's blessing on this home and farm begins a new era of family occasions because there was a family member of each of the Moorhead brothers here today. Lewis had no children, but all these photos can represent his efforts to promote family history. Photos were his legacy. All others, Eva, Walter, Fred, Jesse and Jimmie had children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren here today. After a big lunch on the grounds we enjoyed looking at scrapbooks and reviewing old letters that the brothers wrote to each other in WWII. An amazing day! To God be the glory!