Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June, 2008

June 1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

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[JustAmy]

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[JustAmy]

Graphic by MamaBear

Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Words & music by Stuart Hine

I am weak, but Thou art strong
Jesus, keep me from all Wrong
I'll be satisfied As long,
As I walk, let me walk Close to Thee.

Just a closer Walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, Hear my Plea,
Daily walking Close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, Let it be.

Through this world Of Toil and Sweat,
If I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me My Burden shares?
None but Thee, dear Lord, None but Thee.

Just a closer Walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, Hear my Plea,
Daily walking Close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, Let it be.

Now when my feeble Life is o'er,
Hard times for me Will be no more;
Just guide me gently, Safely o'er
To Thy Kingdom Shore, To Thy Shore.

Ah just a closer Walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, Hear my Plea,
Daily walking Close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, Let it be.

[Diver Dave]

Evenin’ Amy.

[JustAmy]

[JustAmy]

Good evening, DD.

Looking forward to seeing you next FRiday. Will Mrs DD be coming with you?

[jaycee]

Wonderful....AMEN.

[jaycee]

Beautiful Pledge, Amy!

[The Mayor]

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June 1, 2008

Chums

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READ: Colossians 1:3-8

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you. —Colossians 1:3

In 19th-century England, debtors’ prison housed those unfortunate souls who couldn’t pay their bills. New prisoners were escorted to the “chummage,” a prison dormitory. Since the people were not there for violent crimes, a spirit of trust and camaraderie soon developed. They played games together and had plenty to eat. Some were even allowed private rooms.

In time, the prisoners began to refer to each other as “chums.” Later, the word caught on outside the prison walls and took on the meaning of “a cordial friend.”

Deep bonds of friendship also take place in Christian ministry. Those who worked alongside Paul were not strangers to persecution and imprisonment. But a common mission created a deep sense of connectedness. In his letter to the believers in Colosse, Paul called Epaphras a “fellow servant” (1:7). The term can be paraphrased as “together slave” or “one who serves the same master with another.”

When believers live under the lordship of Christ, they can see their lives intertwined in service. By serving as slaves to Christ, a spiritual camaraderie results that transcends being “chums.” And that special relationship will continue on into eternity!

Working together with others,
Serving the Lord day or night,
Telling the story of Jesus
Promises endless delight. —Hess

Christians stand strong when they stand together.

Bible in One Year: Psalms 63–65

[MEG33]

From your heart give God your praise
For His blessings all your days;
Lift your voice to God above—
God of mercy, God of love. —Hess

Wishing You A Blessed Lord's Day

[MEG33]

Amen..Thank you, Mayor.

[MEG33]

So lovely!

[Jack Deth]

To All The Poetry And Potpourri Fans


Play Day




Mother has been keeping busy with the Horses throughout the Day
Leaving lots of time for me to roam around, explore and play
Across the smooth dirt floor then slowly along the angled ladder to The Loft
All by myself without Mother's omniscient supervision!

I set off on my very first quest of personally fulfilling expedition
Up where there's huge mounds of dry grass that is incredibly soft
Heaped and piled high to feed the Horses and Cows down below
Mother says that it is also a great protector from Winter's cold and snow
Due to its ability to be mesh and lattice and become more dense

Which seems to make perfectly logical Feline sense
Since this dried out sometimes brittle stuff called 'Hay'
Seems to part so easily as I decide to dive right in without delay
Making warm and cozy tunnels as my paws plunge and curl and sweep
To take me well inside, though not too dangerously deep

I taste the scents of mold, dusty sweet corn and lingering loam
While my ears detect the sound of a slithering snake who shares this home
I also hear the sound of Mother's paws upon my newest lair
So, I think I will surprise her when I suddenly come up for air!


Jack Deth ~ 06/01/08.

[MEG33]

Delightful, Jack..Thank you!

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, Amy.

How on earth can it be JUNE already?? The next thing we know, you'll be trying to tell us it is October. I'm not buying it. I must be in some kind of time warp. LOL.

[Kitty Mittens]

I Love your Kitty Poetry So Much, Jack; they are Always Enjoyable and Fun to Read. Thank you!

[Mama_Bear]

Have a beautiful and blessed Sunday!

(The church where my husband and I were married, on May 6th, many years ago.)

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for our June Thread, Amy, and I Pray Everyone's New Month is Filled with Good Things. Your Lord's Day Post is Beautiful.

I Recently Found the Most Wonderful Blessing on YouTube and Want to Share it with Everyone, and have Placed a Link in my Post. Prepare to be Filled with Joy and Thanksgiving and Worship to our Lord!

THE VICTOR!

~Flower on the King's Ranch~

The Lord hath Done Great Things for us,
Whereof we Rejoice!
(Ps.126:3)

A Beautiful Lord's Day to Amy's Place

[MEG33]

I have attended that church! Lovely. Early Anniversary best wishes.

[Kitty Mittens]

Beautiful Posts, Meg and Mama_Bear. That would have been a Beautiful Place to have a Wedding, Lori! God Bless you and your Husband Always.

(((((May your Day be a Wonderful One, my Sisters in Christ)))))

[MEG33]

Amen! Lovely Evening Primrose, Kitty..Have a blessed day.

[Mama_Bear]

I have attended that church!

You have? Isn't it a pretty little Spanish style church?

We went to Santa Barbara and stopped by the church on our 24th anniversary and it hadn't changed one bit. Not much changes in Santa Barbara (the "city fathers" don't care much for change) - except the traffic. It was bumper to bumper along Cabrillo. :-(

[MEG33]

It is..Santa Barbara is charming and beautiful..It has been many years since I was there...The traffic could be really bad around downtown.

[Mama_Bear]

That would have been a Beautiful Place to have a Wedding, Lori!

Yes, it was a perfect place to have a wedding, on a perfect spring day on the beautiful California coast.

God Bless you and your Husband Always.

Thank you, kitty. We have been blessed beyond measure every day of our life together. Ours was truly a marriage made in Heaven. :-)

[The Mayor]

Morning Meg.

[Lady Jag]

Happy June already!

[LUV W]

Statler Brothers~Amazing Grace

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir~How Great Thou Art

Tad Robinson~No More Night

Ricky Skaggs~Somebody's Praying

Gaithers~Jesus, The Way-Maker

Statler Brothers~Sweet Beulah Land

Gaithers~It Is Finished

GOD BLESS YOU THIS LORD'S DAY!

[LUV W]

Beautiful, Megs! (((hugs)))

I think I am off for a nap now...all that music has made
my eyelids heavy! :D

[La Enchiladita]

Mexican Evening Primrose!! They grow in such beautiful masses around here... I love them!!!

[La Enchiladita]

“Just a Closer Walk with Thee,” I love this gospel song. I never knew until now who wrote it.

[La Enchiladita]

What a lovely church!! And lovely memories to go with, Mama_Bear!!

Santa Barbara used to be my getaway for many years, going up for a day or a weekend. I really enjoyed shopping on State Street back in more easy-going times, going up to the Mission and the Botanical Garden.

Also, you are both probably familiar with the drive up on Camino Cielo. It’s heavenly, just as the name of the road says:)

[Mama_Bear]

Yep, I know all of those places you mentioned, dita. You are bringing back such nice memories of good times there. I met my husband when he was attending Brooks Institute of Photography and spent many days on photo shoots with him helping him with his assignments. We'd always end up at the Purple Onion or the Jolly Tiger for dinner. Don't even know if those places are still there or not.

The only thing I don't remember is Camino Cielo (but it's been a LOT of years). The name doesn't ring a bell. I remember Alameda Padre Serra, "APS", the drive that went along the foothills. I am going to "google map" Camino Cielo and see where it is. I'm sure I have been there.

The Methodist Church is just down the street from the Mission on Anapamu Street. I used to love to go the the Mission also. To me it is like the crown jewel of all the California Missions.

I learned to drive an old Nash Rambler in Hope Ranch, an area in S.B. with beautiful homes and expansive rolling green lawns. And the best steak I ever had was at Hidden Valley Ranch which was off of San Marcos Pass. Such great memories there.

I think maybe I will try to talk JK into going over to Santa Barbara for the weekend soon. I know I will be unhappy with the traffic conjestion, so I will just have to be prepared for it.

Hope you both are having a nice day. It is beautiful here.

[Cardhu]

PowerPoint Presentation with Music.

REASONS TO LOVE A WOMAN

Posted on the old Thread

For those of you that do not have PowerPoint
the FREE Microsoft PowerPoint Reader can be downloaded from Here or HERE


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[Cardhu]

PowerPoint Presentation with Music.

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

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PowerPoint Presentation with Music.

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

Posted on old Thread For those of you that do not have PowerPoint
the FREE Microsoft PowerPoint Reader can be downloaded from Here or HERE


Click the picture to see the Presentation.

[La Enchiladita]

The traffic has spoiled things quite a bit, IMO MamaBear, especially the way several streets were turned into one-ways. It spoiled the neighborhood feeling, and such lovely neighborhoods they are:)

I was a regular at a bed and breakfast, the name of which totally escapes me!!! It was a lovely California bungalow style house and had a hot tub out back....Yes, ma’am.

I used to go to a bookstore called Earth-something. You could sit around a fireplace reading. Also, used to get monster croissants and dark roasted coffee for breakfast, when that was a new fad.

Camino Cielo is above Montecito, I believe. When you drive that ridge, Santa Barbara and the ocean are on one side and Santa Ynez Valley on the other. The Reagan Ranch is up there, too. Oh, I hope you remember it now. There’s a country store at the bottom of the road.

[Mama_Bear]

Jeff remembers Camino Cielo, but I am drawing a blank. Nothing unusual about that. LOL. The truth is, all the time I lived in S.B. I was lost and had absolutely no clue where I was most of the time. (No, it wasn't drugs, LOL). ;-)

I have always had a good sense of direction, but for some reason I could not tell north from south and east from west.....I always thought that the ocean should be west, but it was actually south. I never understood that. Still don't. LOL.

Our first apartment after we were married was actually a little bungalow about two blocks from the ocean on Natoma Street, just down from the city college. A little studio apartment. We were only there for a couple months and then moved to the Bay Area. Sadly, I never really appreciated living in Santa Barbara until after we left. I remember people joking that Santa Barbara was a place for the newly wed and nearly dead. LOL. They did roll up the sidewalks at sundown, as I recall.

I am enjoying so much this little trip down memory lane. :-)

[La Enchiladita]

No problem, I draw blanks too, as you can see:) My mother always had a better memory than I do.

AND, I understand losing sense of direction in S.B....totally!!! It is very disorienting.

[JustAmy]

Thank you. The picture was taken by ValerieTexas and MamaBear made the pledge graphic.

Hope you have had a Blessed Sunday.

[JustAmy]

"Working together with others,
Serving the Lord day or night,
Telling the story of Jesus
Promises endless delight."
~Hess~

Good evening, Mayor.

Thank you for another excellent lesson.

[The Mayor]

Hi Amy, I’m off to bed and will ring the opening bell in the AM...

[JustAmy]

Beautiful, Meg. Thank you.

Hope you had a Lovely Sunday.

[JustAmy]

Thank You!

[JustAmy]

Good evening, Jack. That kitten picture is precious. Thank you.

I love your kitten poems. Thank you for sharing.

[JustAmy]

What happened to May? It is always sad to say good-bye to the old thread/month.

On Friday, I realized that June was only a day away.

[JustAmy]

Beautiful, Lori.

We haven’t been to Santa Barbara for a few years. It is a lovely area.

Fifty+ years ago we visited Santa Barbara on our honeymoon.

[JustAmy]

Good evening, Kitty Mittens. Thank you.

Your King’s Ranch flower graphic is lovely. Thank you for sharing.

The video, The Victor, was a beautiful Worship to our Lord.

[JustAmy]

Wonderful, Lady J. Thank you.

Happy June. I’m looking forward to more of your pretty/cute posts.

[JustAmy]

Great, Luv. Thank you for the beautiful Lord’s Day Graphic.

Thank you for links to some awesome music.

God Bless and Protect our Troops.

[JustAmy]

“Just a Closer Walk with Thee” has always been one of my favorite hymns.

[LUV W]

Thank you for the kind words. Just enjoy the tunes....I did
while previewing them!

Amen...God keep our troops safe as they protect us from harm!

[JustAmy]

Wonderful, Cardhu. Thank you.

Both Presentations were beautiful.

If someone stumbles onto the May thread .... they can enjoy these PP Presentations.