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

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

[Seadog Bytes]

Nice! Thanks!

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Seadog.

I left for awhile since FR was running so very sloooow.

Hope you’ve had a Terrific Thursday.

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY THURSDAY TO AMY’S PLACE!

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Sunset, Blasket Islands, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Enjoy your Thursday!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Diver Dave]

I would have waved at you this morning Amy, but I couldn’t see you through the fog.

Rain on the way again. When I lived in Western Washington, it was common knowledge that those folk up there don’t tan - they rust.

I saw the sun this afternoon and daylight is lasting longer into the afternoon/evening. Summer’s Comin’!!! Yippee!!

[JustAmy]

Hi, Diver.

Our fog was not as bad this morning as it was yesterday. Classes were not delayed.

No sign of yellow yet but the daffodils are up and looking healthy!! Yep .... a sure sign that summer’s Comin.

Hope you had a Terrific Thursady.

[jaycee]

This is so beautiful, ya’ll!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0mm4u2VzDs&feature=related

Trace Adkins and the West Point Cadet Glee Club, USMA, ACM 2009

[ConorMacNessa]

Great post, Jaycee! Thanks very much!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[JustAmy]

Wow ... Double WOW.

That is wonderful, Jaycee. Thank you!

[jaycee]

Glad you all enjoyed that. I did also. Anything with or about our Military pleases me. See you tomorrow. Have a nice evening....bedtime here...11:15!!

[JustAmy]

Nite, Jaycee. See you tomorrow.

[WayzataJOHNN]

Along the Way

Windswept walls of ancient stone
scoured by the ages of time stark
And now, the only sound, a single lark
building a nest in a tower so alone

The Keep, now but a rotted pile
where once it was a stately home
Now where only gusts of wind roam
upon an empty plain, amid the miles

Their dreams were real too, like mine
worthy to be dreamed, and lived out
Gentle dame and honest hero stout
making their lives both course and fine

Gone now, but not really altogether forgot
if we remember their struggle just to be
We will find, that they are the same as we
souls moving ever on the path, as is our lot

[WayzataJOHNN]

BREAKFAST

Today, something different from the usual

-Fresh fruit (as much as you want)

-Chicken fried steak with hashbrowns and eggs (your way)

-Omelets (build them your way, top with cheese or various sauces)

-Bacon Muffins (bacon rolled tight and fried, put into an English Muffin with cheese and a fried egg)

-Oatmeal or Cream of Wheat, (served with brown sugar and Maple)

-Assorted cold and hot cereals

-HUGE Cinnamon Rolls, sweet glazed and served HOT with butter melting on the top

-Coffee, Tea and Milk, Juices on request

-Toast with whipped honey butter and preserves

MID-MORNING SNACK
Hot buttered Croissants, with a corn-beef and shredded cheese filling, with a side of cottage cheese and pineapple chunks, and a tall glass of mulled cider

[MEG33]

Beautiful and sad....Thank you, jaycee.
Some Gave All

[MEG33]

I need a lot of coffee and chicken fried steak!

[MEG33]

I loved the lovely Thursday opening.

[pollywog]

Good Morning !! Good Morning!! I just knew if I got up early and showed at Amy's Place I could find good food from Johnn!

I want a nice bowl of Oats followed by a hot HUGE Cinnamon Roll and of course LOTS of butter.

Been Eagle watching and it takes a lot of energy!

Morn'n all.....
Polly

[MEG33]

Beautiful poetry and graphic, Johnn

[pollywog]

I am always moved to tears when I see all of the tributes to our Fallen Heroes.

God Bless Them for their service and give peace and comfort to their families.

[MEG33]

I found hummer watching addictive! I know eagle watching must be, too.

[The Mayor]

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February 5, 2010

Like A Tree

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READ: Ephesians 4:11-16

He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water. —Psalm 1:3

In the quietness of my final years I plan to watch a tree grow—a birch tree I planted as a tiny sapling over 30 years ago. It stands now in mature splendor, just outside our picture window—beautiful in every season of the year.

So it is with our spiritual endeavors: We may have planted, watered, and fussed over our “saplings” (those we’ve mentored) for a time, but only God can make a “tree.”

Occasionally I hear from those I ministered to years ago, and discover to my delight that they have grown to maturity and have been greatly used of God—with no help from me. It’s a gentle reminder that I plant and water for a while, and help others “grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ” (Eph. 4:15). But only God “gives the increase” (1 Cor. 3:6-7).

German theologian Helmut Thielicke writes, “The man who doesn’t know how to let go, who is a stranger to quiet, confident joy in Him who carries out His purposes without us (or also through us or in spite of us), in Him who makes the trees grow . . . that man will become nothing but a miserable creature in his old age.”

So, at my age, I may yet tend a sapling or two, but mostly I will let go and watch them grow.

A Prayer: Lord, I want to be used by You in others’ lives. Teach me from Your Word so that I can help others follow You. And enable me to let go and trust You to work in them. Amen.

Those who follow Christ can help others follow Him too.

Bible in One Year: Exodus 36-38; Matthew 23:1-22