[JustAmy]

6-26-04
Graphic by Billie

Small Strands

There’s something about string, and yarn, that binds a woman’s life.
Perhaps an instinctive bond that helps to get us through the strife.
What seems a passing fancy when you’re just a little girl,
May still excite you even though your hair has turned to pearl.

We’re bound to one another with small strands which we could snap,
Except they lead us to a source of strength that we can tap.
They bind a little girl into a net of learning ways,
To make things that express her love, and brighten up her days.

She’s caught up in the magic that the older woman spins,
Until she finds she’s stuck behind a forest of needles and pins.
Her own defensive fortress that will shield her from concern,
With a beneficial hobby that will still be fun to learn.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 24, 2004
© 2004

[JustAmy]

[JustAmy]

Thank you for that adorable poem.

Thank you for sharing your talent with Amy's Place.

[JustAmy]

Thank you for today's Welcome Graphic. It is adorable.

Thank you for your contributions to Amy's Place.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

That is beautiful. Who wrote it? Is this person a freeper?And the graphic is perfect for this poem. Thanks. This made my day. I hope you all have a great day too!

[The Mayor]

Be steadfast . . . in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain. —1 Corinthians 15:58

Failure is not defeat unless you stop trying.

[The Mayor]

June 25, 2004

Never A Quitter

Read: Galatians 6:6-10

Be steadfast . . . in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain. —1 Corinthians 15:58

Bible In One Year: Job 3-4; Acts 7:44-60

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A preacher who was growing weary in the ministry had a dream. He saw himself pounding away at a huge chunk of granite with a pick-axe. It was his job to break it into small pieces. But hard as he tried, he couldn't chip off even a tiny piece. At last, tired and disappointed, he decided to give up.

Just then a stranger appeared and said, "Weren't you given orders to do that work? Your duty is to give your best regardless of what happens." The preacher, with a renewed determination, lifted the pick-axe high in the air and gave the granite a crushing blow. It broke into a thousand pieces. He had almost quit—one blow too soon.

The Lord wants us to keep working at our God-given task no matter how difficult it might be. Even when success seems remote or impossible, we are to remain steadfast, assured that there will be an ample reward for those who persevere.

Have you grown tired in your service for God? Have you become so discouraged that you're tempted to "throw in the towel"? Remember that preacher's dream. Better still, remember God's promise spoken by Paul: "Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart" (Galatians 6:9). —Richard De Haan

The service that we give to Christ,
If steadfast we will be,
Is sure to reap a rich reward
That someday we will see. —Sper

Failure is not defeat unless you stop trying.

[The Mayor]

T'wit

Billie

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Thank you for the lovely poem and graphic.

(Billie, they had houseplants back then? Look in the window.)

[tuliptree76]

Thank you for the poem and graphic. It reminds me of when I was younger and helped my grandmother when she made quilts.

[Laura Earl]

As someone who is familiar with needle, thread, and life, that is just beautiful!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the beautiful poem and graphic!

[Billie]

You really capture the feel of all our graphics, Bob. Terrific poem. :)