Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... February, 2010

February 1, 2010 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[yorkie]

Choose the heart you like the best,
And I will pick it for you
From the "Love Tree".

[yorkie]

[MEG33]

~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~

1 Corinthians 13 ~ Love

4.Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5.It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record
of wrongs.
6.Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.........................
7.It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

~Blessings To All Who Enter Here~

[The Mayor]

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February 14, 2010

Showing Real Love

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READ: John 13:1-5,33-35

By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. —John 13:35

Chinese New Year happens to fall on the same day as Valentine’s Day in 2010. While these two festivals have very different origins, there are some similarities in how they are celebrated. In both cases, loved ones give gifts to express love for one another. Whether it is giving roses to your beloved on Valentine’s Day or hong bao (red packets with money) to family and friends on Chinese New Year, they represent tokens of love.

Our Lord Jesus Christ commanded His disciples to “love one another,” because “by this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34-35).

The love that our Lord wants His disciples to have for one another is different from the romantic kind displayed between loving couples and the brotherly kind shown between friends or family. It’s an unselfish love. The Greek word John used in Jesus’ command is agape—God’s kind of love that expects nothing in return. That was what Jesus showed to His disciples when He “poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet” (v.5). That is the kind of love He displayed when He went to the cross for us.

Today, look for someone to whom you can show such unselfish love.

Lord, teach us the secret of loving,
The love You are asking today;
Then help us to love one another;
For this we most earnestly pray. —Anon.

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. —Galatians 6:2

Bible in One Year: Leviticus 15-16; Matthew 27:1-26

[MEG33]

Happy Valentine's Day

Thank you Dolly!
Wishing you a wonderful Lord's Day

[MEG33]

Happy Valentine's Day

Lovely! Thank you, jaycee.
Wishing you a wonderful Lord's Day

[MEG33]

Happy Valentine's Day

Beautiful, yorkie! Thank you.
Wishing you a wonderful Lord's Day

[yorkie]

JC, that is so beautiful! A very special Happy Valentine’s Day to you, my friend!!

[yorkie]

Oh, Dolly - I just love your greeting! A very Happy Valentine’s Day, to you my friend!

[jaycee]

So many pretty Valentines today. Love your 1020, 1021, 1022!
Especially 1020!

[MEG33]

Happy Valentine's Day

Lord, teach us the secret of loving,
The love You are asking today;
Then help us to love one another;
For this we most earnestly pray. —Anon.

Thank you for our Daily Bread, Rus.
Wishing you a wonderful Lord's Day

[jaycee]

Beautiful opening, Meg. Couldn’t wait to see your red roses. They are beautiful as is your individual thank you’s! And thank you and Happy Valentine’s Day!

[jaycee]

Thank you for the sweet and meaningful message today.~~~

[yorkie]

Thank you for 'my' Valentine roses, Meg!
I love red roses with baby's breath!
So many roses today,
I can almost smell them!

Happy Valentine's Day
On this very special Sunday

[MEG33]

Thank you, jaycee. (((HUGS)))

[MEG33]

Thank you, yorkie..(((HUGS)))

[yorkie]

When I was a little girl in grade school,
We would all decorate a shoe box
and put a little slit on the top.

On the night before Valentine's Day
We would punch out Valentines from a sheet.
(Like the one above).

I remember the hours spent,
Making sure that I would chose and address the right card
For the right student.

The next day, we would all drop those special cards
Into our classmate's pretty boxes.
And, I made sure that no boy
Would get a card with the word "love" on it!

[MEG33]

LOL, I remember.

[JustAmy]

♥♥♥ ☺

[jaycee]

"Happy Valentine's Day"