Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... April, 2011

4-1-2011 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


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and those who enjoy poetry.
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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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[oldteen]

Glad you enjoyed it....seemed to fit the day! :)

[Dubya]

A farmer had five female pigs.

Times were hard, so he decided to take them to the county fair and sell them. At the fair, he met another Farmer who owned five male pigs. After talking a bit, they decided to mate the pigs and split everything 50/50.

The farmers lived sixty miles apart. So they agreed to drive thirty miles each, and find a field in which to let the pigs mate.

The first morning, the farmer with the female pigs got up at 5 A.M., loaded the pigs into the family station wagon, which was the only vehicle he had, and drove the thirty miles.

While the pigs were mating, he asked the other farmer, "How will I know if they are pregnant?"

The other farmer replied, "If they're lying in the grass in the morning, they're pregnant. If they're in the mud, they're not."

The next morning the pigs were rolling in the mud. So he hosed them off, loaded them into the family station wagon again and proceeded to try again.

This continued each morning for more than a week and both farmers were worn out.

The next morning he was too tired to get out of bed. He called to his wife, "Honey, please look outside and tell me whether the pigs are in the mud or in the grass."

"Neither," yelled his wife, "they're in the station wagon and one of them is honking the horn".

[Dubya]

Good answer, solved that problem. :^)

[Dubya]

Good morning, I love your picture.

[Dubya]

beautiful picture.

[Dubya]

What a pretty dog, I love it.

[Dubya]

What a nice picture.

[Dubya]

They sound good, let me know how they turn out.

[tiapam]

Why thank you!! Good morning, even thought it’s actually evening?!?!

[Diver Dave]

That was indeed a GREAT video.

[Dubya]

[Dubya]

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

School Of Hard Knocks
April 7, 2011

Of all my childhood memories, one stands out above the others. While I have no idea what my teacher said, I clearly remember telling her to “shut up.” She sent me home, so I got up and left my kindergarten class to walk the half-block home. Walking down the sidewalk, I saw my mother weeding in the garden behind our house. I was now faced with a strategic decision—continue on my way and tell my mother why I was home early from school, or turn around and go back to face my teacher.

When I returned to the classroom, I was immediately escorted to the restroom where my teacher washed my mouth out with soap. That kind of discipline probably wouldn’t happen today, but take it from me, it was effective! To this day I am acutely sensitive about the impact of my words.

God is passionately interested in our positive growth as His children. At times He needs to confront us with unpleasant circumstances to catch our attention and reorient our lives to more consistently produce the “peaceable fruit of righteousness” (Heb. 12:11).

Don’t resist God’s corrective hand. Respond to His reproofs with thankfulness that He loves you enough to care about what kind of a person you are becoming.

 

Because our Father’s heart is grieved
Each time we go astray,
He lifts His chastening hand in love
To help us to His way. —D. De Haan

 

God’s correction is our hope for a better life.

Read: Hebrews 12:3-11

No chastening seems to be joyful for the present . . . ; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness. —Hebrews 12:11

Bible in a year:
1 Samuel 7-9; Luke 9:18-36

[JustAmy]

April 7, 2011



Graphic by MamaBear

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
Aesop

I realized that if I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.
Charles Lindbergh

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Chinese Proverb

Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent
if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
Henry Van Dyke

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.
Jacques Deval

I know of only one bird - the parrot - that talks; and it can't fly very high.
Wilbur Wright

[DollyCali]

what a lovely bird graphic!!!!

back acting up.. watching the earthquake info

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Dolly.

Sorry to hear that you are having back problems. Take care of yourself.

I have the TV on but Fox isn’t bringing much earthquake info.

[JustAmy]

Happy Thursday, Mayor.
Thank you for again sharing ODB this morning.
We do appreciate this soul food every morning.

Have a lovely day.

[JustAmy]

LOL

Thank you for all the LOLs you share with us every day, Dubya.

We appreciate your contributions.

[Mama_Bear]

You need to get your new bed put together soon! Hope it helps your back. I would love to have a sleep number bed. I’ve heard so many good things about them.

[DollyCali]

well, I slept like a baby last night & normally do sleep well (on the floor)..

I have just been doing a lot of heavy duty stuff in prep for setting the bed up.

This is not an easy put together. will probably have to have help along the way