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

June 1, 2010 | 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. : )

[yorkie]

Beautiful, JC! Thank you for sharing that with us!!!

[PGalt]

Thanks for the Father’s Day ping/post, MEG33. Thanks to all the fathers on this thread. Thanks to every poster on this wonderful thread.

Thanks to America’s finest.

[pollywog]

Beautiful!!!! Just beautiful!!!

[yorkie]

Polly, I hope you can find some time to click on the link at #1998. I think you might have some friends you would like to send the link to.........HUGS

[yorkie]

Oh, my. I meant #1798........ my bad.

[DollyCali]

LOVELY & touching posts from you all for this past Father’s Day. I was around earlier in day & poked around the couple (3 I visited) alternate sites for FR.

Then had a jazz outing, dinner & movie with friend. Came home exhausted & just downloaded my pix & slept.

Nice to see things up & running again. We take for granted the work, effort it takes to keep a site like this running. I read at one of the internet tracking sites FR has 1.7 million visitors a month & 17 million posts a month. Those are incredible numbers.

Well I hope all dads had a good day & all of us either were able to spend time with dads or remember them fondly if they have passed this life.

Hope the week ahead is great for you all..

[MEG33]

~Happy Monday To Amy's Place~

~Good Morning~
I seemed to have taken a nap instead of getting
a full night's sleep!
Have a great day everyone.

[MEG33]

My pleasure, PGalt..and Amen!

[MEG33]

Thank you, Dolly..
Sounds like you had a great outing..
I love FR..It is great to be able to post and read!

I am grateful to remember my wonderful Dad.

[ConorMacNessa]

GOOD MILITARY MONDAY TO AMY’S PLACE!

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The Soldier’s Code

1) I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

2) I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

3) If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

4) If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me, and will back them up in every way.

5) When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give only name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies, or harmful to their cause.

6) I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August, 1955.

[The Mayor]

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An Imaginary Threat

June 21, 2010

Last spring the window to one of the rooms in our house was repeatedly attacked by a robin. The bird would perch at the base of the window, ruffle its feathers, chirp loudly, and then fly headfirst into the glass.

I did some research and learned that robins are territorial. While nesting, they drive out any competing robins. This bird apparently saw its reflection in our window and thought it was another robin. The threat was not real; it was only an illusion.

In the Old Testament, we see an instance when Jacob imagined a threat that wasn’t really there. Years earlier, Jacob had stolen his brother Esau’s blessing by their father. Now, after many years of separation, they were going to meet again. Jacob thought Esau would harm him, so he sent gifts ahead as a peace offering of sorts. Then, when he saw Esau approaching with 400 men, Jacob panicked. Yet what Jacob thought was an attack force turned out to be a welcoming committee. “Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept” (Gen. 33:4).

In interpersonal relationships, we sometimes misinterpret a situation. We must ask the Lord for discernment so we don’t miss a friendship because of an imaginary threat.

I went outside to find a friend
But could not find one there;
I went outside to be a friend,
And friends were everywhere! —Payne

Don’t be afraid of a presumed enemy, but trust in the Lord to make a new friend.

Read: Genesis 33:1-4

Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him. —Genesis 33:4

Bible in a year:
Esther 3-5; Acts 5:22-42

[yorkie]

Happy
First
Day
Of
SUMMER!

Sarah Vaughn - Summertime ~click~

[jaycee]

Thank you, Conor, and I hope your Father’s Day was perfect!!

[jaycee]

So lovely, Meg.

[jaycee]

Loved this picture, yorkie!

[pollywog]

Good Morning yorkie!! Yes Summertime. Love the song and flower!

Waving from Eagle Rock.
Polly

[pollywog]

Happy Monday Meg!!
I know what you mean!! The older I get the shorter the night’s are!

Have a wonderful Monday. Love that sweet graphic.

Polly

[jaycee]

Hi Dolly! I always look forward to hearing from you!

I agree that we do take F.R. for granted sometimes. When we don’t have it for a few hours, we go crazy. I truly thank those who do provide ‘a place for us’ to get together and chat or have fun. Its a wonderful place.

Have a great day, ((((Dolly))))!!!

[jaycee]

Very sweet, Meg.

[pollywog]

Good Morning Dolly,
Your weekend must have been so fun!!
You are right. We take it that FR will just be here when we boot up in the morning!!

Have a great week!