Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, 2009

1-1-09 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)











Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[MEG33]

*DIVER DAVE*

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[gardengirl]

Cooked mine last night with some spiral ham chunks. Yummmy!

For those of you who’ve never had them, they taste like dirt smells. :)

[MEG33]

When I lived in California in the 70s I went all over the Valley looking for blackeyed peas at the grocery stores..for New Years...no luck.

[yorkie]

If anyone is brave enough to go through New Year’s Day without eating at least one bite of black-eyed peas, they shouldn’t be surprised to find 2009 not-so-lucky. Eating these little morsels today will guarantee a year of good luck!

Happy New Year, everybody!

[yorkie]

Were they sold out - or just didn’t know the importance, therefore didn’t carry them?

Today I will bake baby back ribs, saurkraut, mashed potatoes and black-eyed peas. I have followed my Gramma’s tradition, and have made this meal January 1 for over 45 years.

[MEG33]

They did not carry them at all ..
I want to join you for dinner!

[Majie Purple]

Wonderfully adorable Pledge O A presentation!

[yorkie]

Well, c’mon over - there’s plenty!

Is it my computer - or does FR seem to be changing?

[Majie Purple]

A Hello & T Y again from over on this Thread too!! Same sentiments to You & Your Dad!!
HUGS!!

btw, Sweet,sweets presentation(s)

[MEG33]

Looks the same to me.

[Majie Purple]

...Have a ball!

[JustAmy]

Happy New Year, Everyone.

I can't believe I slept so late (and was allowed to).
Now I know why I haven't seen the New Year in the past few years. :)

Enjoy your day.

[Lady Jag]

Was that you flashing Times Square late last night?

[JustAmy]

Best Wishes to you and yours for the New Year, BG.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Snugs.
Wishing you and yours a Happy 2009.

[JustAmy]

Welcome to Amy’s Place, Papa Possum. Nice poem.

Hope you will come back often and share you poems with us.

Happy New Year!

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Siamesecats.

[JustAmy]

Oh Man .... I can't believe you got my picture. :)

Happy New Year, LadyJ.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Meg.

[The Mayor]

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January 1, 2009

Live It!

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READ: Ezekiel 33:30-33

You are to them as a very lovely song . . . they hear your words, but they do not do them. —Ezekiel 33:32

Each year, one of my goals is to read the entire Bible. While listing it among my New Year’s resolutions, I noticed a bookmark on my desk. On one side was a brief appeal for people to take in foster children. On the other side were these words referring to that appeal: “Don’t read it. Live it. Real children. Real stories. Real life.” The people who produced the bookmark knew how easily we absorb information without acting on it. They wanted people to respond.

Regular intake of God’s Word is a worthy practice, but it’s not an end in itself. The prophet Ezekiel spoke to an audience who loved to listen but refused to act. The Lord said to Ezekiel: “Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them” (33:32).

Jesus said: “Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock” (Matt. 7:24).

How will each of us read the Bible this year? Will we read it quickly to achieve the goal of getting through it? Or will we read it with the aim of doing what it says?

Don’t just read it. Live it!

The Bible gives us all we need
To live our lives for God each day;
But it won’t help if we don’t read
Then follow what its pages say. —Sper

The value of the Bible consists not only in knowing it but obeying it.

Bible in One Year: Genesis 1–3; Proverbs 1:1-7