Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June & July, 2013

June 1, 2013 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


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and those who enjoy poetry.
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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[yorkie]

And we are all Grateful
That you are doing so well!

Prayers continue for you, dear FRiend!

[MEG33]

Good Evening

I just woke up from my afternoon nap..
Days and nights now turned around..Oh dear.
Love your pretty post, Kitty

[MEG33]

It is wonderful to hear from you, Amy
Thanking God for your good report!
(((HUGS))) and Healing Prayers.

[MEG33]

Happy Father's Day
~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~

~What Makes a Dad~


God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,
He called it ... Dad
- Author Unknown


~Blessings To All Who Enter Here~

[GailA]

First meeting went well, will see how future goes. See the Endo on Tue, the Ortho on Wed for the rotator cuff tear.

Glad every one like the graphic, it took us from beginning to end of our Military. Which made it great.

[The Mayor]

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

Strength Of A Man
June 16, 2013

Some years ago I found myself in an elevator with a couple of men. It was late at night, and we all looked weary. The elevator came to a stop, and a larger-than-life cowboy ambled in, wearing a battered hat, an old, stained sheepskin coat, and rundown logger boots. He looked us up and down, met our eyes, and growled, “Good evening, men.” All of us straightened up and squared our shoulders. We were trying to live up to the name.

On this day, which is given over to honoring guys, let’s talk about living up to the name man. We try to be strong and macho, but often it’s just a façade. For all our effort, we realize we don’t measure up. Underneath the bravado we harbor a host of fears, insecurities, and shortcomings. Much of our manliness is pure bluff.

Paul was man enough to admit it: “We also are weak,” he said (2 Cor. 13:4). That’s not pious chatter; it’s a humbling fact. Yet in what seems to be a contradiction, Paul insisted that we are to be “men of courage” (1 Cor. 16:13 niv).

How can we be the strong person that God meant for us to be? Only by putting ourselves in God’s hands and asking Him to make us that way through His power and enablement.

Come, Lord, and give me courage,
Thy conquering Spirit give;
Make me an overcomer—
In power within me live. —Anon.

True strength is the power of God in the soul.

Read: 1 Corinthians 16:9-13

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. —1 Corinthians 16:13

Bible in a Year:
Nehemiah 4-6; Acts 2:22-47

[luvie]

God bless all the dads,
grampas and moms
who are both mom and dad!
God be with our military dads
who are far from home!

[MEG33]

Honoring All Dads Who Serve Or Have Served Our Country
~Father's Day Blessings~

Remembering Those Far From Home
Thank You And Your Families For Your Service

[NicknamedBob]

Gnarled

The hands reach out, once more again,
Adept at dealing with tasks at hand.
Gnarled, and twisted, but so strong,
And used to setting right what’s wrong.

Could he have been a surgeon? No,
Though dextrous, these fingers were not so,
With delicate strength of fine control,
And subtle movements in a larger whole.

His were the hands that swung a pick,
Or axe, and metal tools held by a stick,
The swinging arm, the muscles bunched,
No music from the things he crunched.

He beat the world down all around,
To make his place, and stand his ground.
No task was easy from his birth,
His was a world of stubborn earth.

And yet, in gross examples of his art,
He showed the love deep in his heart.
His strength was guided in its course,
By limits to the use of force.

And when the oak was split, and planed,
He felt the smoothness that he’d gained.
Removing roughness was his art,
He practiced it upon his heart.

He could have held a wolf at bay,
And yet I well recall the day,
His little dog was taken ill,
The tears from every eye did spill.

And though his strength was that of ten,
He could not work his magic then,
No tools he had would fill the bill,
His gnarled and twisted hands lay still.

The roughness of the world struck back,
And proved that it could still attack.
How like a splinter one small pet,
Will not allow one to forget.

His work is done now, his hands rest.
It’s now my turn to pass the test.
I’ve set out on my own grand quest.
His work is done now. His hands rest.

NicknamedBob . . . . February 20, 2005

[luvie]

Beautiful! Happy Fathers Day!

[MEG33]

Good Sunday Morning
The greatest gift a father can give his children is himself.

Always There by Jean Monti
The Mayor:Thank you for the wonderful devotion and for being here every
day for us.
LUVW:What a precious Father's Day graphic..Thank you.
Nicknamed Bob:Thank you for sharing your beautiful poem, "Gnarled"

May Your Day Be Fllled With Blessings

[yorkie]

Love the "Gnarled" poem, NNBob. It reminded me of this video - where a bride honors her father like nothing I have ever seen.

Daughter honors Father on her wedding day.(Click here)

[yorkie]

What a lovely opening graphic and poem, for Father’s Day, Meg! Thank you!

[yorkie]

Thank you for honoring our Military Dads, Meg!

[yorkie]

Love it, Luv! And your thought of those moms, who are both Mother AND Father, was very thoughtful!

Have a lovely Sunday!

[NicknamedBob]

My lachrymal glands are getting a workout today.

[Jaidyn]

[yorkie]

Well, this one did me in:

My Daddy is home! Happy Father's Day
to all our Military,
active, inactive and retired!(click here)

I posted this on the Canteen - and wanted to share it here, too!

[jaycee]

I am so glad that everything is healing well and the news is good. Praise the Lord! Take it easy and get some rest! I’m glad Marissa is so involved and it reassures her, too. Bless her heart. She loves you so!! (just as you love her.)

You’ll be like new in a day or two! I’m so happy its behind you, Amy. Love and good wishes to you and Marissa and Mr. Just, too. ((((HUGS TO ALL))))