Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. January 3-4, 2005

1-3-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

Thank You

Thank you for your kindness
And the greetings sent my way.
They were such a nice surprise
That brightened up my day.

You're always very thoughtful
In everything you do,
So I thank you once again
Just for being you.

~Marian Jones~
©2002

[tuliptree76]

:-)

[international american]

I made the trek, and wisdom did fail;-)

[tuliptree76]

I am feeling the need for food now, so I shall start my trek home. See you all later!

[NicknamedBob]

Your dedication to the job is laudible.

(My dedication to my job is laughable.)


Be most careful as you wend your way homeward. Remember, wend it, don't bend it.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Amy!

[silverleaf]

Check out the latest BarneyCam if you havent seen it!!!
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/#

[JustAmy]

Good evening, Victoria. Hope you had a great day.
Did you go back to work today?

Thank you for the pretty birthday cake and the birthday wishes.

[JustAmy]

Good evening, Silverleaf. Hope you had a good day.

Thanks for the Barney link. He is always fun to watch.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Amy. Yes, I did.

Are you enjoying your birthday with lots of balloons and cake?

Thanks for the nice graphic. :-)

[JustAmy]

I had a very nice birthday. I've been online all day between here and the Finest.

It has been very nice.

Louie gave me that Graphic. Isn't it cute?

Marissa is out of school until next Monday. *grin* She will be in school for one week and then I take her out for a week to go to DC. She has been bored and wanted to go back to school today.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Sound great, Amy. I'm glad you're having a good time as well as Marissa.

[Alamo-Girl]

Good evening, JustAmy! I had a great afternoon painting ceilings. Good for my arms and neck, I think. I wish you a beautiful week, my friend.

[The Mayor]

January 4, 2005

Deep Water

Read: Psalm 69:13-18

Let not the floodwater overflow me, nor let the deep swallow me up. —Psalm 69:15

Bible In One Year: Genesis 10-11

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The builders of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) like to show us their products in mind-boggling situations. High on a mountain crag, where no truck could seemingly go. Or in a swamp so impassable you'd need a hovercraft to negotiate it. We're supposed to think that SUVs are invincible.

That's why I found unintended humor in the disclaimer in a recent ad for a four-wheel-drive SUV. A photo showed the vehicle up to its headlights in water as it forged across a foreboding river. The ad said: "Traversing deep water can cause damage, which voids the vehicle warranty."

Deep water is a problem not only for cars but also for us. As we travel the roadways of life, we often find ourselves surrounded with oceans of grief or crashing waves of broken relationships. We need help.

The writers of the Psalms told of that needed assistance. They said God is "a refuge in times of trouble" (9:9), and that "in the time of trouble He shall . . . set me high upon a rock" (27:5). No disclaimers here. Traversing deep water won't affect our spiritual warranty. God will always be there to guarantee His support.

Are you in deep water? Reach up and grab God's hand of mercy. —Dave Branon

When you're passing through the waters
Of deep sorrow and despair
And you get no help from others,
Just remember, Christ is there. —Elliott

When trouble overtakes you, let God take over.

[Conspiracy Guy]

It should have my picture on it!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'm not writing much still. Work is my biggest barrier. I have been carrying the weight of my job plus the temporarily the duties of another manager that resigned the week after dad died. We are triying to bring in someone for me to offload about half of my burden but it takes time to get an experienced manager.

[Conspiracy Guy]

You are welcome. If I had had more time and more background info it would be better. I felt compelled to get it to you on the correct day.

[silverleaf]

Wow- I missed your birthday! Hope it was a good one!

[JustAmy]

1-4-05
Graphic by Billie

SECRETS

There is a place within my heart
Where sometimes I must go
You see, I have some secrets there
That only I can know

When shadows fall across the room
And daylight turns to dusk
My mind turns to this special place
I visit when I must

The way I felt one summer day
Is there for me to find
And the way someone special smiled at me
Well, that is truly mine

These are things I cannot share
Or tell a single soul
The magic is their secret power
That only I can know

Between my dreams and reality
There is a place of rest
I sort through memories so old
And keep those I like best

When the world seems cold and tiresome
I have a place to go
A treasure box of secret thoughts
With the key locked in my soul

~Karen Shaw Matteson~
© 2001

[JustAmy]

Times go so fast
Life asks so much
No wonder friends
But in our hearts
Deep, true, unseen
Friendship stays
Forever green.

~Anonymous~