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

JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

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[JustAmy]

Good evening, everyone.
Well .... I had a busy day;
I think I found receipts for all of the deductions that I can claim.
I wish I was better organized.
Every year there are a couple of receipts that I failed to keep.

Tomorrow I need to go to the PO, bank and to order new glasses.
If I'm lucky, it will only take a couple of hours. ... Yeah ... right.
With drive time (total) of an hour, I'm sure it will be more.
Hey ... I can wish.



Hey ... I think it is bedtime.
Hope to see everyone tomorrow.

[Kitty Mittens]

That is the Sweetest Graphic, Meg! I'm Glad you are Feeling Better Today. : )

Goodnight, Dear FRiends, and our Lord Bless and Keep us All.

[yorkie]

That paperwork required to go through for taxes is a nightmare! Glad you are done with it!

Good-night, Amy. Thank you for having this place for us to come to! Sleep well, and sweet dreams.

[yorkie]

Good-night, Kitty Mittens! Thank you for all the prayers and support you offer to all of us! (Not to mention the special graphics!)

Sleep well, and may you have dreams filled with angels!

[Kitty Mittens]

Goodnight, Amy. God Bless you and Keep you, Sweet FRiend.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Dear FRiend! : )

[MEG33]

Thank you, Kitty..Amen
Sweet Dreams, Everyone.

[The Mayor]

April 10, 2008

The Challenge Of Forgiveness

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READ: Genesis 45:1-15

If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. —Matthew 6:14

In the heat of an argument, my wife came up with an acute theological insight. We were discussing my shortcomings in a rather spirited way when she said, "I think it's pretty amazing that I forgive you for some of the dastardly things you've done!"

What struck me about her comment was its sharp perception into the nature of forgiveness. It is not a sweet platonic ideal to be dispersed in the world like air-freshener sprayed from a can. Forgiveness is achingly difficult, and long after you've forgiven, the wound lives on in memory. Forgiveness is an unnatural act, and my wife was protesting its blatant unfairness.

A story from Genesis captures much the same sentiment. The brothers that Joseph struggled to forgive were the very ones who had bullied him, had cooked up schemes to murder him, had sold him into slavery. Though he went on to triumph over adversity and though with all his heart he now wanted to forgive these brothers, he could not bring himself to that point—not yet.

I view Genesis 42–45 as Joseph's way of saying, "I think it's pretty amazing that I forgive you for the dastardly things you've done!" When grace finally broke through, the sound of Joseph's grief and love echoed through the palace. What was that wail? It was the sound of a man forgiving.

For Further Study
The heart of true forgiveness is so much richer than we realize. Read What Is True Forgiveness? at www.discoveryseries.org/hp071

We can stop forgiving others when Christ stops forgiving us.

Bible in One Year: Judges 1–3; Proverbs 4:1-17

[OESY]

Happy Safety Pin Patented (1849) Day!

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[JustAmy]

April 10, 2008

Graphic by MamaBear

April Rain

"The April rain, the April rain,
Comes slanting down in fitful showers,
Then from the furrow shoots the grain,
And banks are fledged with nestling flowers;
And in grey shawl and woodland bowers
The cuckoo through the April rain
Calls once again."

~ Mathilde Blind ~

[Poetgal26]

Good morning all

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Poetgal.

I hope you are having a wonderful day.
It is suppose to start getting warmer here.
It has been cool with wind. Brrrr.

Hope you get a good report on Q today.

Have a Terrific Thursday!

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Mayor.
You DID it again!!! ... Started our day on the right foot. Thank you.

Hope you are having a Great Day!

[JustAmy]

COMPLAINTS???? Here?? ;^ )

Good morning, OESY. Thank you (I think) for the pin.

Happy Safety Pin Day!!

Have a wonderful day.

[JustAmy]

Happy Golfer's Day!

Today is also ....
National Cinnamon Crescent Day and
Safety Pin Patented Day (1849)

Whichever you celebrate, have a Happy Day!

[JustAmy]

Cinnamon Crescent Rolls

Ingredients:

1 package of canned crescent rolls
Melted butter
Brown sugar to taste
Ground cinnamon to taste
Chopped pecans to taste

Preparation:

Unroll the triangles from a package of canned crescent rolls. Brush the inside of each triangle lightly with some melted butter. Add some brown sugar to each triangle. Sprinkle with enough cinnamon to lightly cover the sugar. Place chopped pecans on each as generous or sparse as you like. Start at the wide end of the triangle and roll up and curve inwards. Top each with a nice, single pecan half.

Brush lightly with more butter and bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Top with any white icing glaze of your choice.


Happy National Cinnamon Crescent Day!
Enjoy!

[DollyCali]

Clever Quotes:

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.
— Victor Borge

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
— Mark Twain

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
— Socrates

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
— Groucho Marx

My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.
— Jimmy Durante

I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.
— Zsa Zsa Gabor

Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
— Alex Levine

My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.
— Rodney Dangerfield

Money can’t buy you happiness But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
— Spike Milligan

I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: “No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt

Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP.
—Joe Namath

I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap.
— Bob Hope

Don’t worry about avoiding temptation. . As you grow older, it will avoid you.
— Winston Churchill

We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.
— Will Rogers

By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere.
— Billy Crystal

The cardiologist’ s diet: If it tastes good, spit it out .

[DollyCali]

Yum.. looks good. I just had left over Chiplotes & think I will now hunt out the chocolate donuts I KNOW are in the refrigerator!!!!

[yorkie]

I made the same thing, this morning - only I put some apple pie filling in each one! They are to die for! Here's the instructions (click the link at the bottom for pictures).

Ingredients:

* 2 cans (16) refrigerated crescent rolls
* 1 can apple pie filling
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Mini apple pie recipe

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Open a can of crescent rolls and separate the dough into 8 pieces. Each can contains 8 crescent rolls. Unroll each piece into a flat triangle on a cookie sheet.

Crescent roll triangle recipe step #2

3. Empty the apple pie filling into a bowl and cut the slices of apple into smaller pieces. It will take two apple slices per crescent roll.

Mini apple pie step #3 recipe

4. Spoon the pieces of apple filling onto the wide end of the triangle and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

Mini apple pie step #4 recipe

5. Roll the dough starting at the bottom all of the way to the point at the top.

Mini apple pie #5 step recipe

6. Bring the sides of the crescent up on each end to hold the filling in. Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 12 minutes until a light golden brown. Recipe makes 16 pies. Enjoy!

Mini apple pies #6 step recipe

For a variation try cherry or blueberry pie filling. You may also drizzle a glaze on the top of each. To make icing glaze you will just need three ingredients: powdered sugar, water and vanilla. Mix a small amount of each until you get the consistency you desire. Then spoon onto the top of the mini pie.

Mini Crescent Apple Pies

[yorkie]

LOL! Now, that one from Eleanor Roosevelt REALLY surprised me!