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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... July, 2011
7-1-2011 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33

Posted on 06/30/2011 10:09:07 PM PDT by 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. : )











TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friends; july; poetry
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To: yorkie

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! What a sweet graphic, Yorkie!! Thanks so much!!


1,201 posted on 07/20/2011 6:25:57 PM PDT by tiapam
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To: oldteen

Thank you, Teenie.

We appreciate your prayers.


1,202 posted on 07/20/2011 7:53:54 PM PDT by JustAmy (I know God will not give me anything I canÂ’t handle. I just wish that He didnÂ’t trust me so much.Â)
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To: tiapam

Thank you, Pam.

His wife died about 3 years ago and he has not been well. He was ready to go Home. I just wish I could have made another trip to Texas to see him.

Thanks for your help with the thread.


1,203 posted on 07/20/2011 7:56:36 PM PDT by JustAmy (I know God will not give me anything I canÂ’t handle. I just wish that He didnÂ’t trust me so much.Â)
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To: JustAmy

Welcome home to your uncle.
God rest his soul.

1,204 posted on 07/20/2011 8:47:02 PM PDT by luvie (RUN SARAH...R U N!!!)
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To: yorkie; oldteen; tiapam; JustAmy; All; FRiends
Thank you Yorkie, Oldteen, and Tiapam, for your Sweet Comments about my Post #1176.
Dear Amy, my Condolences on the Loss of your Uncle.

(((((((Goodnight to All FRiends, and God Bless)))))))


1,205 posted on 07/20/2011 9:36:39 PM PDT by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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To: pollywog; GailA

(((((((Hugs and Prayers)))))))


1,206 posted on 07/20/2011 9:44:33 PM PDT by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; Billie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; mathluv; ...

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

Pain No More
July 21, 2011

For a good portion of my life, I shared the perspective of those who rail against God for allowing pain. I could find no way to rationalize a world as toxic as this one.

As I visited people whose pain far exceeded my own, though, I was surprised by its effects. Suffering seemed as likely to reinforce faith as to sow doubt.

My anger about pain has melted mostly for one reason: I have come to know God. He has given me joy and love and happiness and goodness. It leaves me with faith in a Person, a faith so solid that no amount of suffering can erode it.

Where is God when it hurts? He has been there from the beginning. He designed a pain system that, in the midst of a fallen world, bears His stamp. He transforms pain, using it to teach and strengthen us if we allow it to turn us toward Him.

He has hurt and bled and cried and suffered. He has dignified for all time those who suffer, by sharing their pain. But one day He will gather the armies of heaven and will unleash them against the enemies of God. The world will see one last terrifying moment of suffering before the full victory is ushered in. Then God will create for us a new, incredible world. And pain will be no more (Rev. 19:11–22:6).

He left His Father’s throne above,
So free, so infinite His grace!
Emptied Himself of all but love,
And bled for Adam’s helpless race. —Wesley

Pain will either turn us against God or draw us to Him.
.

Read: 1 Corinthians 15:51-57

O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? —1 Corinthians 15:55
Bible in a year:
Psalms 29-30; Acts 23:1-15


1,207 posted on 07/21/2011 5:30:18 AM PDT by The Mayor ("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat" — Ronald Reagan)
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To: FRiends; JustAmy; Billie; Mama_Bear; jaycee; tiapam; yorkie; oldteen; The Mayor; LUV W; ...

~Happy Thursday To Amy's Place~


Nothing fairer than the light
On petals opening, gold and white,
To the morning, to the blue,
In a world of song and dew.

Nothing fairer than two eyes
That behold with shy surprise
The miracle that no man can stay ---
Darkness turning into day.
"Early Morning Song" by Rachel Lyman Field

~Wishing You A Cool Comfortable Day~

1,208 posted on 07/21/2011 6:32:43 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: pollywog

It will be another day on the couch on the belly, sitting is still painful, as is lying on back or standing, pain slowly receding though. Those Hot Hands in a doubled cloth bag taped to the nape of the neck really slowed that sucker down. To bad Ice did not help the back. Heat was not allowed. But tonight I can get in the hot tub as my time limit will have expired for applying heat to the injection area.

We are making progress, just the cataract film and the rotator cuff to go.


1,209 posted on 07/21/2011 7:08:47 AM PDT by GailA (NO DEMOCRATS, NO ROMNEY, NO RINOS in 2012!)
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To: MEG33; JustAmy; jaycee; yorkie; potlatch; left that other site; lonestar; Kitty Mittens; GailA; ...
It's THIRSTY THURSDAY
about EVERYWHERE!!

Stay COOL!!

1,210 posted on 07/21/2011 8:39:18 AM PDT by tiapam
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To: MEG33

Good morning, Meg! What a beautiful graphic-frame-and poem! Thanks very much! Hope you have a cool, comfortable day as well! :)


1,211 posted on 07/21/2011 8:50:28 AM PDT by tiapam
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To: Kitty Mittens

I want this dog!! :)


1,212 posted on 07/21/2011 8:52:57 AM PDT by tiapam
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To: tiapam

Darling post!


1,213 posted on 07/21/2011 8:54:59 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: tiapam

;o)

Thank you, pam!


1,214 posted on 07/21/2011 8:56:15 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: tiapam; MEG33; JustAmy; Kitty Mittens; left that other site; LUV W; ConorMacNessa; GailA; All
It IS "Thirsty Thursday" EVERYWHERE!
That is a wonderful graphic, Tiapam!


Try to have a cool Thursday, everybody!


1,215 posted on 07/21/2011 9:44:00 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: tiapam

Thirsty Thursday





Happy Thursday, tiapam!



ML/LTOS
(El Kabong)


1,216 posted on 07/21/2011 9:53:36 AM PDT by left that other site (Psalm 122:6)
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To: The Mayor
Pain is a great equalizer. Man suffers pain and there is little else he can think or do during times of great pain. Just ask any one that has had a bad toothache, or severe back pain, or serious burn, etc. Childbirth, it is all encompassing and allows for little else than trying to relieve it. It befuddles ones mind, won't allow sleep, and it a true torment in this life. Thank you Lord these times are greatly limited. It is a strong warning for all regarding hell. God sets before us heaven and blessing or cursing and hell; life or death, Choose life he tells us. We show our choice by how we live. Do we obey the great commandments Love the LORD thy God with all thy might, soul, strength, heart,and mind:

Love thy neighbor as thyself ...

Thank thee LORD for the treasure of thy Word and for the LORD Jesus Christ. Thy will, will be. IN Jesus name amen.

1,217 posted on 07/21/2011 10:01:53 AM PDT by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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To: MEG33

Thank you, Meg!! :)


1,218 posted on 07/21/2011 10:08:10 AM PDT by tiapam
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To: MEG33; jaycee; oldteen; tiapam; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; All
"Wishing You A Cool Comfortable Day."
A lovely poem, and beautiful picture, Meg!


Wishing for RAIN, too!
~Happy Thursday~


1,219 posted on 07/21/2011 10:08:24 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: yorkie; JustAmy; tiapam; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; oldteen; ...

This iz fun...
One little fishie...two little....
...and if we get thirsty
the water is right HERE! :)
Don't tell mom!

1,220 posted on 07/21/2011 10:10:50 AM PDT by luvie (RUN SARAH...R U N!!!)
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