Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. Dec. 19-20-21, 2003

12-19-2003 | JustAmy, St. Louie1 and Mama_Bear

[JustAmy]

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[JustAmy]

Yeaah ..... My Bro deserved an Ann Coulter doll.

Thank you for taking care of him.

[JustAmy]

12-20-03

I'm Your Christmas Tree, All Brightly Lit
Nicholas Gordon

I'm your Christmas tree, all brightly lit,
Hung with angels, colored balls, and elves.
Underneath my boughs your presents sit,
If you've behaved yourselves.
Why must we wait till early Christmas morn
To open up our brand-new games and toys?
Why gifts for us the day that Christ was born
If we're good girls and boys?

Now listen to your Christmas tree: I'm wise
In all the ways of faith that you must know.
I'm here because of what I symbolize:
Green through ice and snow.

There is a world beyond what we can see
Where, by grace of God, we can receive
God's greatest gift: to live eternally,
If only we believe.

Eternal life is what God gave to you
In sending down His son to live on Earth.
This was His gift, so Santa brings gifts, too,
To celebrate Christ's birth.

The baby Jesus got gifts on this day
Because, like any child, He loved to play.
And so God wants to share this special joy
With every girl and boy.

Believe God loves you as your parents do,
And takes great joy in giving gifts to you.
Live well and love, and evergreen like me,
You'll live eternally.

© Nicholas Gordon

[JustAmy]

Friends

A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift,
A friend is someone we treasure
for our friendship is a gift.
A friend is someone who fills our lives
with beauty, joy, and grace
And makes the whole world we live in
a better and happier place.

- Jean Kyler McManus -

[JustAmy]

The Druids thought the mistletoe
Would stop the meanest witches,
Cure the most severe disease,
Keep cradles safe from switches.
Enemies laid down their arms
Beneath its pungent spell.
For one whole day they could not fight,
Though hatred fire the will.

In later centuries it served
To force a willing kiss.
For those reluctant on their own
It was the door to bliss.

Today it is a symbol of
The mystic powers of Earth,
For when the sun's about to die
In love we find rebirth.

Copyright: Nicholas Gordon

[JustAmy]

Click bells for music.

Silver Bells

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air
There's a feeling
of Christmas
Children laughing
People passing
Meeting smile after smile
and on ev'ry street corner you'll hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day

Strings of street lights
Even stop lights
Blink a bright red and green
As the shoppers rush
home with their treasures

Hear the snow crunch
See the kids bunch
This is Santa's big scene
And above all this bustle
You'll hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day

[JustAmy]

PEANUT BUTTER KISSES

1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup shortening
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup firm packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp. milk chocolate kisses

Cream together shortening, sugars, and peanut butter. Add egg, milk, and vanilla.
Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt and gradually add to creamed mixture. Blend at low speed until well mixed.

Shape dough into balls by teaspoonfuls and roll in sugar.

Bake at 375 F for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven.

Immediately top each cookie with a kiss, pressing down firmly so cookie cracks around the edges.

Carefully remove to rack to cool

[JustAmy]

There were two blondes going to California for the summer, they are about two hours into the flight and the pilot gets on the intercom and says we just lost an engine but it is all right we have three more but it will take us an hour longer.

A half hour later he gets on the intercom again and says we just lost another engine but its all right we have two more it will take us another half hour though.

One of the blondes says "If we lose the two last engines we will be up here all day"

[JustAmy]

A police officer pulls over a car with a young blonde driver in it....

Cop : "Miss, this is a 65 MPH highway, why are you going so slowly?"

Blonde : "Officer, I saw a lot of signs saying 22, not 65."

Cop : "Oh miss, that's not the speed limit, that's the name of the highway you're on!"

Blonde : "Oh! Stupid me! Thanks for letting me know, Ill be more careful from now on."

At this point the cop looks into the back seat of the car, where the passengers are shaking and white as ghosts.

Cop : "Excuse me miss, what's wrong with your friends back there? They're shaking something awful."

Blonde : "Oh... We just got off of highway 119".

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Saturday !

Have a cup while you Freep !

[Darksheare]

*Gaaaah!*

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for the beautiful poem and lyrics!

[The Mayor]

December 20, 2003

Thoughtful Praises

Read: Psalm 143

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. —Psalm 143:5

Bible In One Year: 1 Peter 1-2

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Most of us long to praise God more joyfully than we do. One common hindrance is that no matter how hard we try, we often don't feel like praising Him.

Bible teacher Selwyn Hughes says that God has placed within us three main functions: the will, the feelings, and the thoughts. Our will, he says, has little or no power over our feelings. You can't say, "I am going to feel different," and then accomplish it by sheer willpower. What the feelings do respond to are the thoughts. Quoting another source, Hughes says: "Our feelings follow our thoughts like baby ducks follow their mother." So how can we make our thoughts the leader of our feelings?

David showed us the way in Psalm 143. Feeling overwhelmed and distressed (v.4), he took time to think about the Lord (v.5). He remembered God's lovingkindness, trustworthiness, and guidance (v.8); His protection and goodness (vv.9-10); His righteousness and mercy (vv.11-12). Once David got going, his feelings began to follow his thoughts.

Name your own blessings daily; contemplate them thoroughly; speak about them to God and to others. Gradually your concern about feelings will diminish and you'll be praising God with joy. —Joanie Yoder

Take control of my heart today,
Keep it filled with joy and praise
And gratitude for every good
You bestow on all my days. —Sees

Joy thrives in the soil of praise.

[The Mayor]

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. —Psalm 143:5

Joy thrives in the soil of praise.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I seldom get flamed for either of those. Maybe I need to go post them on DU someday.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I need to polish it because it was written in the heat of a flame.

[firewalk]

Good morning
(thanks for the ping)

Your threads/graphics (especially your silver bells graphic) are wonderful.
hope you have a nice weekend

[OESY]

[OESY]

In the cookies of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, Darks.
What's on your schedule today?

[Darksheare]

Nothing much
Been thinking, maybe I could go to Vegas:

...Then again, maybe not.