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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... August, 2011
8-1-2011 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33

Posted on 08/01/2011 2:29:55 AM PDT by JustAmy

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To: MEG33

:)


1,041 posted on 08/14/2011 9:33:03 AM PDT by tiapam (One Nation Under God !)
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To: MEG33
Well at least you didn't
Blame it on the CAT!
LOL!

Wonderful that you are having
Such a good visit
With your Niece!! :)


1,042 posted on 08/14/2011 9:48:50 AM PDT by tiapam (One Nation Under God !)
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To: tiapam

Cute!
She has gone home now..We had a great visit..
I make mistakes regularly so I run out of things to blame it on.
;o)


1,043 posted on 08/14/2011 9:52:01 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: Kitty Mittens
Good Sunday Morning


I'v been away from the computer as my niece has been here.
Thanking God your dear MIL is doing well and is at home.
I Wish You A Blessed Lord's Day

1,044 posted on 08/14/2011 10:05:28 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: MEG33; JustAmy; GodBlessUSA; yorkie; Kitty Mittens; Billie; Mama_Bear; Lady Jag; DollyCali; ...
"A Blessed Sunday to All"


1,045 posted on 08/14/2011 11:00:03 AM PDT by jaycee ((("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")))
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To: MEG33

FUNNY!


1,046 posted on 08/14/2011 11:03:20 AM PDT by tiapam (One Nation Under God !)
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To: jaycee

Blessed Sunday to you, as well,Jaycee! And thank you for your lovely Sunday graphic and pretty frame!!


1,047 posted on 08/14/2011 11:06:07 AM PDT by tiapam (One Nation Under God !)
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To: jaycee
Good Sunday Afternoon


Beautiful, jaycee!
Thank you for the lovely Iris and wonderful scripture.

1,048 posted on 08/14/2011 11:07:01 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: Dubya
"But I am getting better"

WONDERFUL......WONDERFUL.....WONDERFUL!

1,049 posted on 08/14/2011 11:10:36 AM PDT by tiapam (One Nation Under God !)
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To: MEG33

Meg, your opening is so beautiful and scripture is perfect.

Well, you all wouldn’t believe it, but I started my graphic 3-4 hours ago....no, you don’t believe it but its the truth! Barry came as I was half way through my post to put a new fountain up in the yard. He really is a perfectionist and has to have it all perfect as possible. I enjoyed our visit and was so thankful he installed this for me. I don’t know what I’d do without those 2 guys!

So that was my delay plus I had trouble trying to downsize a pic and get the correct code at Photobucket. It downsized but the code stayed the same...there must be something I don’t know, so I transferred and posted at tinypic.

I may post the fountain after I have some lunch!


1,050 posted on 08/14/2011 11:20:07 AM PDT by jaycee ((("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")))
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To: yorkie

Oh my how gorgeous! And your lovely scripture says it all, yorkie!


1,051 posted on 08/14/2011 11:21:46 AM PDT by jaycee ((("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")))
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To: tiapam

This is a beauty, Pam, and the scripture is so TRUE!!


1,052 posted on 08/14/2011 11:23:00 AM PDT by jaycee ((("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")))
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To: All

Gotta have lunch now....BBL!


1,053 posted on 08/14/2011 11:26:57 AM PDT by jaycee ((("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")))
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To: jaycee

Thank you, jaycee..Happy new fountain!


1,054 posted on 08/14/2011 11:26:57 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: MEG33

One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
His name was Kyle.

It looked like he was carrying all of his books.
I thought to myself, ‘Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?

He must really be a nerd.’
I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him...
He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes .

My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.
As I handed him his glasses, I said, ‘Those guys are jerks.’ They really should get lives.

’ He looked at me and said, ‘Hey thanks!’ There was a big smile on his face.
it was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.

As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
He said he had gone to private school before now.
I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.

He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
I asked him if he wanted to play a little football With my friends .
He said yes.

We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.

Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.

I stopped him and said, ‘Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!
‘ He just laughed and handed me half the books.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
When we were seniors we began to think about college.
Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke.
I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never Be a problem.

He was going to be a doctor and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
I was so glad it wasn’t me having to get up there and speak .

Graduation day, I saw Kyle. He looked great.
He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
Boy, sometimes I was jealous!
Today was one of those days.

I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
So, I smacked him on the back and said, ‘Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!’
He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled....

’ Thanks,’ he said.

As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began ...
‘Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends....
I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.

I am going to tell you a story.’
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the first day we met.
He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.

He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn’t have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home.
He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
‘Thankfully, I was saved.

My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.’
I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.

I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
Not until that moment did I realize it’s depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions.
With one small gesture you can change a person’s life.
For better or for worse.

God puts us all in each others lives to impact one another in some way.
Look for God in others.


1,055 posted on 08/14/2011 11:27:06 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: The Mayor

Well..I need to wait for my monitor to clear up..One may never know how our acts may impact another.

Thank you, Rus, for this beautiful story and lesson.


1,056 posted on 08/14/2011 11:34:33 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: The Mayor

Thank you, Rus, for that heart-warming story, and your inspiring Bible lesson each morning!


1,057 posted on 08/14/2011 11:37:45 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: FRiends; JustAmy; The Mayor; yorkie; tiapam; Dubya; pollywog; oldteen; jaycee; LUV W; potlatch; ...
It's Lunchtime


My niece and I lost sleep while staying up late to visit
I need a nap!
Have A Lovely Sunday Afternoon

1,058 posted on 08/14/2011 11:42:07 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: MEG33; yorkie

I love finding inspirational stuff like that.
Glad you do too.

Rainy day here in Buffalo.
Going on the road Thursday heading to Tulsa to deliver a mini mixer.
Lots to do before hand to get my truck ready.

Have a great day!


1,059 posted on 08/14/2011 11:47:19 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: The Mayor

That is a long trip , Rus..Safe travel!
I envy your rainy day..I loved the story!


1,060 posted on 08/14/2011 12:01:11 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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