Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... May, 2012

5-1-2012 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[JustAmy]

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[JustAmy]

Thank you for today’s lesson, Mayor.

Wishing you a Blessed Weekend.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Meg.

Wishing you a Happy Mother's Day and a Blessed Weekend.

[JustAmy]

Ahhh ... Lady and the Tramp. So cute!!

Thank you for the link and the cute graphic, Yorkie.

I've probably watched the vidoe with Marissa at least 10 times and we still enjoy it.

[JustAmy]

Oooops ...

"Thanks for the link, Yorkie Lonestar.

I didn't notice my goof until I replies to a few mosre posts. Sorry.

[JustAmy]

Happy 11th FR Anniversary, Quix.

We are happy that you here.

Wishing you at least another 11!

Happy Caturday!

[The Mayor]

Thanks Amy, Happy Mothers day to you.

[left that other site]

Happy Caturday!

Hi Everybody! (((HUGS)))



ML/LTOS
(El Kabong)

[Quix]

YOU TOUCH MY HEART DEEPLY
br> DEAR HEART, AMY.

May The God of All Comfort

Rest abidingly with you
And those you Love

NOW AND FOREVERMORE!

.

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY TO ALL MOTHERS ON AMY’S PLACE!

Mother Machree
Sung by John McCormack
(Click)

There's a spot in my heart,
Which no colleen may own.
There's a depth in my soul,
Never sounded or known;

There's a place in my mem'ry,
My life, that you fill,
No other can take it,
No one ever will.

Sure, I love the dear silver
That shines in your hair,
And the brow that's all furrowed,
And wrinkled with care.
I kiss the dear fingers,
So toil-worn for me,
Oh, God bless you and keep you,
Mother Machree.

Ev'ry sorrow or care
In the dear days gone by,
Was made bright by the light
Of the smile in your eye,

Like a candle that's set
In the window at night,
Your fond love has cheered me
And guided me right.

Sure, I love the dear silver
That shines in your hair,
And the brow that's all furrowed,
And wrinkled with care.
I kiss the dear fingers,
So toil-worn for me,
Oh, God bless you and keep you,
Mother Machree.

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[LUV W]

...and Happy Caturday, too! :)

[LUV W]

So sweet! One of my favorite Disney movies! :)

Happy Momma’s Day, dear Yorkie! :)

[GailA]

Found you a photo I just know you can do some thing with. It was just to cute to pass up.

baby on phone
http://ohermenauta.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/baby-on-phone.jpg

[GailA]

I do my own version, not to shabby and a lot less work and calories. 1 electric egg beater.

1- 8 oz fat free cream cheese room temp
1- 8 oz fat free sour cream room temp
1- thawed cool whip, fold in gently, I use the extra creamy since I use fat free or lower fat in the first 2 ingredients.
1 tsp vanilla (TO TASTE or optional)
1-2 tlbs powdered sugar to taste
2 gram cracker crust, because you will fill it.
Freeze 2 hrs, garnish with pie filling, strawberries, etc to your taste.
You can always add 4 squares of German Sweet Chocolate to it..melted of course or chocolate chips.

It is a basic no bake one and you can add to your hearts desire and taste. I drizzle chocolate over the Peanut Butter 1 cup, it always comes back from pot lucks empty.

You can add peanut butter, or other fruits in season to your taste. Let stand 15 mins and cut, you will always have one on hand for company or the next time you crave one, keeps about 30 days in freezer.

[LUV W]

Awww....that is just adorable! I’ll bet I find a way to put it to use! Thanks! :)

Nite....and Happy Mother’s Day (if you are one...:) )

[MEG33]

~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~
Happy Mother's Day

Isaiah 66
13 As a mother comforts her child,
so will I comfort you

~Blessings To All Who Enter Here~

[GailA]

To my Mom Mildred Arrigo. greatly missed

mom in heaven poem

Telephone in Heaven

I had flowers and a card waiting from my youngest son when I got up this morning, and the eldest sent a card and is supposed to call today.

[GailA]

All boys, 2 living, 2 God called home, and 6 grands and 2 great grands, youngest is 6 weeks old.

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

A Woman Of Influence
May 13, 2012

During the early years of the Protestant Reformation in Europe, Katharina Von Bora, a former nun, married Martin Luther (1525). By all accounts, the two had a joyous married life. Luther said, “There is no bond on earth so sweet, nor any separation so bitter, as that which occurs in a good marriage.”

Because Katharina rose at 4 a.m. to care for her responsibilities, Luther referred to her as the “morning star of Wittenberg.” She was industrious in tending the vegetable garden and orchard. Also, she administered the family business and managed the Luthers’ home and property. In time, the couple had six children for whom Katharina felt the home was a school of character development. Her energetic industry and care for the family made her a woman of influence.

Katharina seems to have been a woman like the one described in Proverbs 31. She was indeed a virtuous wife who awoke “while it [was] yet night” and provided “food for her household” (v.15). She also watched “over the ways of her household, and [did] not eat the bread of idleness” (v.27).

From role models like Katharina, we can learn about the love, diligence, and fear of the Lord that’s needed to be a woman of influence.

Lord, thank You for the influence our mothers and wives
have had on us. We too want to touch the lives of
others, to point them to You. We know we need Your
Spirit’s power to do that. Fill us and use us, we pray.

Good mothers not only tell us how to live— they show us.

Read: Proverbs 31:10-31

She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. —Proverbs 31:27

Bible in a Year:
Esther 8-10

[MEG33]

Good Morning

"Lord, thank You for the influence our mothers and wives
have had on us. We too want to touch the lives of others,
to point them to You. We know we need Your Spirit’s power
to do that.
Fill us and use us, we pray.
Good mothers not only tell us how to live— they show us."

Thank you and Amen to your wonderful devotion.
Wishing you and Mrs Mayor a beautiful Mother's Day.

[MEG33]

Good Morning

What a lovely prayer for our mothers in Heaven..Amen.
Thank you for your lovely poem and music.
Wishing you a beautiful Mother's Day.

[LUV W]

Jimmy Dean~Mom IOU

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

[MEG33]

Good Morning

I Love IOU!
Thank you for your lovely painting and post.
Wishing you a beautiful Mother's Day.

[GailA]

TO ALL MOM, Stay at home moms, to ones who work, to ones who hold down both jobs.

[MEG33]

LOL..Indeed!

[left that other site]

[MEG33]

Good Morning

Thank you, ML . So sweet
I have some not quite so clear of my twin great grandsons!
Your other picture isn't showing for me.
Wishing Linda's "mom" a beautiful Mother's Day.

[left that other site]

Hi Meg! There was only one image, but perhaps there are some html code that got left on the page...My bad...Sorry.

Isn’t Ultrasound WONDERFUL? I know expectant Mothers (and Dads too) who carry those pics around in their wallets like Baby Pictures! :-)

[MEG33]

It is indeed wonderful...Texas has a law now that all mothers to be requesting an abortion must first have an ultrasound done..Seeing a baby might give pause...It is the prayer and hope.

[Diver Dave]

Wishing all you Moms a Happy Mother’s Day!

[left that other site]

God Bless Texas for having that Law! :-)

[MEG33]

Good Morning

Thank you. Dave
Wishing you and Mrs. DD a beautiful Mother's Day.

[MEG33]

Amen

[yorkie]

WHEN GOD CREATED MOTHERS

When the Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of “overtime” when the angel appeared, and said, “You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, “Have you seen the specs on this order? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic; have 180 moveable parts.. .all replaceable; run on black coffee and leftovers; Have a lap that disappears when she stands up; a kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair; and six pairs of hands.”

The angel shook her head slowly and said “Six Pairs of hands?.... No way.”

“Its not the hands that are causing me problems,” said the Lord. “It's those three pairs of eyes that mothers have.”

“Is that on the standard model?” asked the angel?

The Lord nodded His head. “one pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, ‘what are you kids doing in there?’ when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't, but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say, ‘I understand and I love you’ without so much as uttering a word.”

“Lord” said the angel touching his sleeve gently, “come to bed Tomorrow....”

“I cant” said the Lord, “I'm so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick.. Can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger...and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower.

The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly, “Its too soft.” she sighed.

“But tough!” said the Lord excitedly. “you cannot imagine what this mother can do or endure ....”

The angel then ask, “can she think?”

Not only think, but she can reason and compromise,” said the Creator.

Finally the angel bent over and ran a finger across the cheek, “There's a leak,” she pronounced. “I told You, You were trying to put too much into this model.”

“It's not a leak,” said the Lord, “it's a tear.”

“What's it for?” asked the angel.

“It's for joy, sadness, pain, disappointment, loneliness, and pride.”
“Lord You are a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked somber and said, I did not put it there.”

~ Erma Bombeck ~

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOTHERS AT AMY'S PLACE!

[left that other site]

I always loved Erma!

Thank You, Yorkie!

(((HUGS)))

[MEG33]

Good Morning

This is just wonderful! Thank you for it and your beautiful
graphic, yorkie.
Wishing you a beautiful Mother's Day.

[MEG33]

It's Lunchtime For Me

...and Naptime
Wishing you a lovely Mother's Day Sunday afternoon.

[lonestar]

I had three pups and couldn't wait to give them away!

Weinie

[oldteen]

[Kitty Mittens]

Wonderful Mother's Day Post, Dear Meg!

(((((Blessings and Hugs to All)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Your Caturday Post is Precious, Dear Amy and Dear Lori!

Thank you to Everyone for the Cute Caturday Pings and Posts!

[MEG33]

Good Afternoon

Thank you, teenie, for your wonderful poem for
grandmas and pretty graphic.
Wishing you a beautiful Mother's Day Sunday.

[MEG33]

Good Evening

Thank you, (((Kitty))).
How pretty and precious your graphic is! Thank you.
Wishing you a beautiful Mother's Day Sunday.

[JustAmy]

Happy Mother's Day to All Mothers and spouses of our guys.

Thank you for the lovely Mother's Day Thread, Meg.

[DollyCali]

Erma’s da bomb!

thanks Yorkie

and happy Mothers Day to all the moms here at Amy’s.

I again need to do a big time catch up on thread but it wont be now..

love you you all!

[MEG33]

Good Afternoon

Thank you for your beautiful tulips and iris bouquet,
Amy. You're so welcome.
Wishing you a blessed Mother's Day Sunday.

[MEG33]

Goodnight Dear FRiends

Thank you for coming by today and sharing
your beautiful blessings,Mother's Day greetings.
comments. prayers. videos, poetry and graphics.
May God bless you with a beautiful evening and
sweet dreams.
Prayers for our hurting FRiends
May God Bless All Who Serve Our Country

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

The Old Windmill
May 14, 2012

A man who grew up on a ranch in West Texas tells about a rickety, old windmill that stood alongside his family’s barn and pumped water to their place. It was the only source of water for miles.

In a strong wind the windmill worked well, but in a light breeze it wouldn’t turn. It required manually turning the vane until the fan faced directly into the wind. Only when properly positioned did the windmill supply water to the ranch.

I think of that story when I meet with pastors from small churches in remote areas. Many feel isolated and unsupported—caregivers for whom no one seems to care. As a consequence, they grow weary and struggle to bring life-giving water to their flock. I like to tell them about the old windmill and our need to daily reposition ourselves—to intentionally turn toward the Lord and His Word and to drink deeply from Him who is the source of living water.

What’s true for pastors is true for all. Service for God flows from within, outward. Jesus said, “He who believes in Me, . . . out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38). It’s when God speaks to our depths that we are able to touch the lives of others. To refresh others, let’s return to the Source of life regularly.

When our hearts grow weary,
When our spirits dim,
He will go before us,
Leave it all to Him. —Anon.

When you’re weary in life’s struggles, find strength in the Lord.

Read: Galatians 6:6-10

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. —John 7:38

Bible in a Year:
Job 1-4

[geologist]

“Will your anchor hold in the storms of life,
When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift and the cables strain,
Will your anchor drift, or firm remain? —Owens
We worship a God who is greater than our greatest problem.”
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[JustAmy]

Happy Monday, FRiends!!!