Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... February, 2012

2-1-2012 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Many Friends

[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
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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for your Kind Posts!

(((((Hugs)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Making a full gratitude list during the worst of times is an eye opener...and can help one through...and help change one’s outlook on life..
One realizes how much they have to be grateful for..

Amen, Dear Meg!

[Kitty Mittens]

Beautiful Posts! Thank you for the Blessings!

I Pray your Back Pain is Easing, Sweet (((((Jaycee)))))

[left that other site]

A Grateful Heart

I LOVE the idea of "Gratituesday! :-)



ML/LTOS
(El Kabong)

[luvie]

Me, too! Just took me a while to “catch on”. LOL!

[oldteen]

I hope it’s just a glitch of some simply kind and the crankiness ceases and desists! :)

[oldteen]

You're welcome, and thank you!

Prayers continue for pain to ease up soon!

[oldteen]

Very nice, Luvvy!

Thank you!

[oldteen]

Lovely, ML!

That one could be used for several days a week! :)

[luvie]

Thank YOU for your inspiration! :)

[The Mayor]

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An Ordinary Guy
February 22, 2012 <

Steve was just an ordinary guy. He quietly served in a church I attended years ago. He helped prepare communion, shoveled the church sidewalks in the winter, and mowed the lawn in the summer. He spent time with teenage boys who had no fathers in the home. I often heard him telling people at church in his quiet way how good the Lord was to him. During prayer meeting he didn’t talk much about himself but would ask us to pray for those he was telling about Jesus’ forgiveness and love.

A verse in John 10 about John the Baptist makes me think of Steve. People said of him: “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man [Jesus] were true” (v.41). John didn’t perform miracles as Jesus did. He didn’t talk about himself but came to “bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe” (1:7). He said of Jesus, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (1:29). My friend Steve bore witness of that Light as well.

Our aim, as followers of Jesus, is to do the same—to “bear witness of the Light.” We’re just ordinary people, serving God in our little corner of the world. With our quiet deeds and words, let’s point others to the Light!

Just what do Christians look like?
What sets their lives apart?
They’re ordinary people
Who love God from the heart. —D. De Haan

Christians are ordinary people who are committed to the extraordinary person of Christ.

Read: John 10:31-42

John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about [Jesus] were true. —John 10:41

Bible in a year:
Deuteronomy 20-22

[JustAmy]

February 22, 2012



Graphic by Billie

Cattle Fever

They call it cattle fever,
Those who haven't got it do.
Its victims think it's heaven
Just to own a cow or two.

It's a virus or a microbe
Or a germ or other thing
That makes a man buy cattle
For the torture that they bring.

Once he becomes an owner,
They deal him naught but pain.
He thinks it's all a pleasure;
Can't get it through his brain.

They break into the neighbor's corn,
His oats or grass or hay;
He puts them into his corral
Then sends a bill for pay.

He's with them in the snowstorms,
In the mud and in the rain.
He gets them out of bog-holes,
And they walk right in again.

He pulls his rope and throws 'em
To doctor them up good.
They don't appreciate him AT ALL;
They'd horn him if they could.

Then for market he does load 'em
Into his shining truck,
Right out of green-grass pastures
With their tails a'swishin' muck.

Ere the truck's half loaded
The deck's a sea of dung,
And the sides are fairly splattered
Where spurts of green stuff hung.

While he pushes here and pushes there
To keep them safe from harm,
They swish their mucky tails
'Crost his mouth and down his arm.

Through darkness and through snow and mud,
He hauls them to the sale
And fixes two flat tires
In a forty-mile gale.

The sale ring's almost empty;
The buyers aren't there
'Cause they've all gone a'hunting
For pheasant, deer, or bear.

The auctioneer begins his spiel
To sell the "victim's" crop.
"I'm sorry, Joe, it would be more,
If it weren't for the drop."

He pulls out bills and ledgers
And those keeping track of time.
If it weren't for his wife's good job,
He wouldn't have a dime.

~ Lloyd Gerber ~
© 1996

[MEG33]

Good Afternoon To Amy's Place

"Iz Time For A Walk....Please?"

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday Everyone

[geologist]

Little do most of us realize we are being watched by those around us in our daily life. How do we behave when we are stressed, or tired, or lonely?

How do we succor our self in trying times ... illness, death of a person close to us, job loss, marriage troubles, rebellious children, etc.?

When we rest in the Lord Jesus we can turn our attention to those having a need greater than ours and in helping their plight, realize how fortunate we really are, to be alive and blessed and to know our Lord Jesus Christ. We are told life will be difficult, we are to be steadfast in our faith.

Let us remember the lives of the apostles.

[lonestar]

That is so cute!

My friends had a dog that couldn't wait for its evening walk with its "daddy." The man would change into bluejeans before they took the walk. Doggie would go nuts waiting for him to change and one day when the man didn't move fast enough, the doggie went to his closet and dragged his bluejeans into the den and dropped them at the man's feet.

[MEG33]

Thank you, Amy for "Cattle Fever".
I had a relative that had it.

[JustAmy]

Happy WF Wednesday, Y'all.

I had planned to spend some time here before leaving for Fresno ... but alas, stuff happens.
Hopefully Thursday and Friday will be calmer.
Wishing everyone a Happy Day.

[MEG33]

Awww..That’s a darling story..
This graphic grabbed my heart, too.

[MEG33]

Sweet!
Thank you, Amy.

[geologist]

TOO TRUE!