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

August 1, 2009 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




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[mylife]

*Sigh*

[StarfireIV]

10 Hours later and it starts to sink in
Then, looking in the mirror, one swears
one sees a fool
Like the little kid in the baseball jersey
who learned that one of his heroes is gone

No sense beating myself up for being human
Barkeep, a Guiness, just one for the evening
One of my heroes went home today
I won't see him again for a long, long time

Lifting my glass toward Heaven
Until we meet again my friend
Until we meet again.

[pollywog]

Lady Jag,
I sure hope you had a great day. Just read that it was your birthday! Wish I had a beautiful graphic to share...but my nice birthday graphics are on the desktop back in Los Angeles! LOL....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ......

Polly

[luvie]

***mega-sigh***

We need to coordinate on the vacation thread. I need to get busy on my pics! Wonder if TT has any ready.....

[mylife]

I’m just getting around to it.

TT has been pretty busy I imagine.

It was a wonderful week.

[luvie]

[mylife]

Good Breakers! That's the shot on have on my desktop!

[luvie]

Your pictures are way clearer and larger than mine!

That one I posted is MY desktop! LOL!

I think we are in love with Maine!

Gotta go to bed now....see ya tomorrow? Nite!

Take care. Hope your weekend is NOT filled with grass-mowing! LOL!

[mylife]

Hey. That weather in Maine was a welcome relief from 100 deg blazing days L0L

Gnight Luv

[luvie]

Talked to Ms B tonight...it was 55. *sigh*

Nite! ((hugs))

[mylife]

Heck its 73 here!

I like that weather for sleepin though.

Those old farm beds seemed awfully comfortable to me this time around.

Gnight Luv

[JustAmy]

Sorry that I've arrived late. :(

Happy Birthday, LadyJ.
I hope your special day was happy and very special.

See you tomorrow.

[JustAmy]

Thanks for sharing your memories as you honor your friend. I’m sorry for your loss.

[The Mayor]

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August 14, 2009

The Deadliest Disease

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READ: Joshua 7:1,19-26

[Jesus] was wounded for our transgressions, . . . and by His stripes we are healed. —Isaiah 53:5

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was identified in 2003 in Vietnam. By the time it was brought under control, SARS had spread globally and killed nearly 800 people. One reason for the high mortality rate was that the virus was not recognized initially. But once recognized and understood, SARS was contained.

An even more dangerous disease is on the loose in our world—sin. It too is difficult to bring under control because many people do not recognize its deadliness. And many dispute the Bible’s diagnosis of sin.

In Joshua 7, we read the tragic story of Achan. We may recoil at the extreme way God dealt with him. Against God’s command, he had taken some of the spoils from Jericho and hid them in his tent (v.21). He and his entire family paid with their lives (v.25).

Thankfully, God does not deal with us in that way. If He did, none of us would remain alive. Yet we must never underestimate sin’s deadliness. It sent Christ to the cross for us.

Like SARS, the first step to deal with sin is to recognize it for what it is. Receive with gratitude the gift of eternal life. Then “put to death your members which are on the earth”—the selfish things that displease God (Col. 3:5). That’s the way to deal with our deadliest disease.

The Remedy for Sin
Have you received Christ’s gift of salvation? He died for your sins and rose from the dead. He offers forgiveness to all who believe in Him (Rom. 10:9).

Sin is a heart disease that can be cured only by the Great Physician.
Bible in One Year: Psalms 89-90; Romans 14

[JustAmy]

August 14, 2009

"Wear Red" Friday

You will soon see a lot of people wearing Red on Fridays. Here's why..... The Americans, who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Americans, like yourself, and all their friends, simply want to recognize that Americans support our troops. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every red-blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR SOMETHING RED.

Word of mouth, press, TV -- let's see if we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a University. If every one of our memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, friends, and neighbors, I guarantee that it will not be long before the USA will be covered in RED - and make our troops know there are many people thinking of their well-being. You will feel better all day Friday when you wear Red! So let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. FOR US, THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED!! GOD BLESS AMERICA.

From an email on June 10th, 2006 - the author is unknown.

[JustAmy]

August 14, 2009



Graphic & Music by Billie

[silverleaf]

Wonderful! What a nice way to start the day! Thank you!

[pollywog]

Happy Friday Amy’s Place!
Beautiful graphic...

From very HOT Tucson,

Polly

[stephenjohnbanker]

Wish I was there.

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Silverleaf. Thank you.
Isn't Billie's Graphic wonderful?
I could listen to Nat's music all day.
Lovely graphic and beautiful music ... what more can we ask? :)

Have a Fantastic Friday as you remember our troops.