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

5-1-2009 | 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]

;o)Thank you.
It is a lovely day here..Our nights are cooler than they have been lately..and so is the day.
Silky the elder decided to make an escape while I went out on the patio..I let her enjoy for awhile before going to bring her in..She is so good about staying close to the patio and allowing me to pick her up...a far cry from her younger days.
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[MEG33]

I love your seas of dandelions!

[MEG33]

LOL!

[yorkie]

[MEG33]

I missed the froggie fun yesterday ..soooo

[MEG33]

A Very Early Goodnight, Dear FRiends

Thank you so much for coming by today and sharing your
beautiful scripture, poetry, graphics and fun
I am getting sleepy!
May you be blessed with a lovely evening and pleasant dreams

[yorkie]

Thank you, Meg - and may you enjoy your time with your daughter, tonight!

[tajgirvan]

What a Glorious Bird! Thank you sweet sister for sharing that with us! I would not believe it if I saw one with my own eyes! Our God is so Amazing!

Hello to all the Precious FReepers in Amy's Place today! May The Lord bless you all!

[Lady Jag]

[Lady Jag]

You feeling better tonight?

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you All for your Kind Compliments on the Bird Pic I Posted this Morning! Our Savior has Created So Many Wonderful Things; what an Awesome Lord is ours!

[yorkie]

[yorkie]

[JustAmy]

Sweet dreams, Meg.

Thank you for Opening the thread this morning.
Your Graphic and Scripture were wonderful.

Your flower replies were beautiful.
You are a perfect hostess. Thank you.

Hope you get some rest.
Have a lovely Monday.

[JustAmy]

Good evening, everyone.
I enjoyed your graphics, poems, scriptures and fun today.

Thank you for coming by.

Have a lovely Monday.

[JustAmy]

May 18, 2009



Graphic by Billie

[JustAmy]

Happy Monday, Billie.
Hope you are having a beautiful morning.

Thank you for today's Lovely Garden Graphic and Poem.
I can't believe that I forgot to center it.

Thank you for continuing to bring fun and beauty to Amy's Place.

Thanks for all you do.

[jaycee]

I love your Curlz MT!

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

May 18, 2009

The Heavenly Alternative

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READ: 2 Corinthians 5:1-11

We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. —2 Corinthians 5:8

Recently, I wished a young friend “happy birthday” and asked him how it felt to be a year older. His playful response? “Well, I guess it’s better than the alternative!”

We laughed together, but I later stopped to think—is it really? Don’t misunderstand me. I’m happy to live as long as the Lord allows me to live and to watch my kids and grandkids grow and experience life. I’m not excited about the inevitability of death. But as a believer, the alternative to getting older is heaven—and that’s not bad!

In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul talks about the reality of living with the aches and pains of our physical bodies, our “tents” of flesh. But we should not live in despair about aging. In fact, the apostle calls us to just the opposite. He wrote, “We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord” (v.8). Confident! Pleased! Why? Because our alternative to earthly life is that we will be present with the Lord—forever! The heavenly perspective of what awaits us can give us confidence for living now.

If you know Christ, His promise can give you what the hymnwriter called, “Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow.” What a great alternative!

He’s gone “to prepare a place for you,”
That where He is, “there you may be.”
Our death is not the end of life—
We’ll be with Christ eternally! —Hess

Death is gain because it means heaven, holiness, and Him!
Bible in One Year: 1 Chronicles 4-6; John 6:1-21

[jaycee]

He’s gone “to prepare a place for you,” That where He is, “there you may be.” Our death is not the end of life— We’ll be with Christ eternally! —Hess

I attended a funeral yesterday afternoon for a very lovely lady and a good church friend and I heard those above words spoken. Thank you for posting a lovely message that touched me today, Mr. Mayor! Hoping you have a very happy day today!