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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... May, 2009
5-1-2009 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

Posted on 04/30/2009 10:03:17 PM PDT by JustAmy




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TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friends; may; poetry
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To: JustAmy; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; yorkie; Kitty Mittens; Billie; Mama_Bear; Lady Jag; DollyCali; ...

Wishing For The Sun Today! Good Morning!

2,921 posted on 05/28/2009 6:32:25 AM PDT by jaycee ("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")
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To: silent_jonny; Mama_Bear

Wow! That was glorious! & Very moving...it brought tears...beautiful!

I’m glad You discovered my name was missing and put it back on! :)No worries Friend. I knew if I was off Your collective ping,that it wasn’t on purpose. HUGS

Jonny,You would love to hear M B’s 2,(8)59 :) ! Also...Check it out, it’s gr8 :) !


2,922 posted on 05/28/2009 6:35:03 AM PDT by Majie Purple (8...! :)
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To: MozartLover

I meant to add you to my ping list! I will next time! Your pictures looked terrific....I haven’t even tried that yet with my regular pictures. I’ve just gotten used to the digital camera and getting them to the computer....LOL!


2,923 posted on 05/28/2009 6:52:55 AM PDT by jaycee ("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")
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To: jaycee

Pretty post, jaycee!It’s sunny here...and I have to get busy with chores.


2,924 posted on 05/28/2009 6:57:04 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: MEG33

It has rained 3 days here. I have some plants to set out and need a little dry weather! If the sun stays out it will dry out by late afternoon! I have a lot to do too, Meg, and will get busy now!

I enjoyed your little fairies ‘Good Morning’ so mine was supposed to be the sun fairy...LOL! Thats what they called it! Have a good day!


2,925 posted on 05/28/2009 7:18:36 AM PDT by jaycee ("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")
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To: jaycee; DollyCali; MEG33; All

2,926 posted on 05/28/2009 7:33:42 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: yorkie

Very nice yorkie! I love doing the fairy posts!


2,927 posted on 05/28/2009 7:39:30 AM PDT by jaycee ("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")
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To: MEG33; All

Thanks MEG; I'm glad to be here!

2,928 posted on 05/28/2009 7:44:12 AM PDT by MozartLover (Proud mom of a deployed Wisconsin National Guardsman.)
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To: DollyCali
Good morning Dolly,

Yes, Jake does take after his daddy; and Em look very much like hubby's sister. Ev is completely & totally my side of the family; tall, dark-haired, etc. Not that Jake's a shrimp; he's over 6"; but Ev is 6' 4".

Sorry to hear about your back; prayers that things improve!

We are all reasonably healthy at the moment and hoping it stays that way.:-)

2,929 posted on 05/28/2009 7:48:33 AM PDT by MozartLover (Proud mom of a deployed Wisconsin National Guardsman.)
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To: ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; Billie; DollyCali; dutchess; Aquamarine; GodBlessUSA; OESY; NicknamedBob; ...
May 28, 2009



Graphics by Billie


2,930 posted on 05/28/2009 8:06:17 AM PDT by JustAmy (Taxed Enough Already.)
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To: MozartLover; All

Good morning to you, Motzart Lover (And mutual Josh Groban fan, too!)
2,931 posted on 05/28/2009 8:29:08 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: JustAmy; Billie

That is a darling little girl and cute poem! Last night I was hungry and didn’t want anything heavy so I fixed a half of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (of course small glass of milk) so as not to choke! So coincidental...


2,932 posted on 05/28/2009 8:31:48 AM PDT by jaycee ("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")
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To: jaycee

Good Morning, JC!
I love "The sun is but a morning star"
Happy Thursday Morning!
2,933 posted on 05/28/2009 8:34:22 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: jaycee

The Morning Fairy is beautiful (AND beautifully framed!)


2,934 posted on 05/28/2009 8:35:21 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: JustAmy; Billie; jaycee; Lady Jag; MozartLover; MEG33; DollyCali; All
Thank you Billie for your cute graphic this morning! And, the poem is so cute, Amy! Thank you both!

There's just something FUN about peanut butter!
Mr. Raccoon can't get his little paw out of the jar!
2,935 posted on 05/28/2009 8:45:31 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: JustAmy; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; yorkie; Kitty Mittens; Billie; Mama_Bear; Lady Jag; DollyCali; ...

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target.

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in ‘Mom let’s run through the rain,’ she said.
‘What?’ Mom asked.

‘Lets run through the rain!’ She repeated.
‘No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit,’ Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: ‘Mom, let’s run through the rain.’

‘We’ll get soaked if we do,’ Mom said.

‘No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,’ the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom’s arm.

This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?

‘Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!’

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn’t hear anything but the rain.. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes.

Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child’s life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

‘Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If GOD let’s us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing,’ Mom said.

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don’t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven...
I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.

Take the time to live!!!

Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you’ll need each other — and don’t forget to run in the rain!


2,936 posted on 05/28/2009 8:45:36 AM PDT by jaycee ("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")
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To: yorkie

So true, yorkie! That is so very sweet, thank you!


2,937 posted on 05/28/2009 8:46:58 AM PDT by jaycee ("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")
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To: yorkie

ADORABLE!

I would rather stay but gotta run! See ya’ll later!


2,938 posted on 05/28/2009 8:49:09 AM PDT by jaycee ("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")
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To: jaycee

Lovely story, jaycee!


2,939 posted on 05/28/2009 8:50:42 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: JustAmy
I love it!

I'm a life-long peanut butter fan. When I was 7 and down in bed for months with a double whammy of hepatitis and mono, I lost my appetite for the most part but had cravings for two things:

1. oranges

2. peanut butter sandwiches

To this day they are two of my favorite things to eat.:)

I also read a LOT of comic books.:)

2,940 posted on 05/28/2009 8:58:31 AM PDT by MozartLover (Proud mom of a deployed Wisconsin National Guardsman.)
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