Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. July 28-29, 2004

7-28-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear and Billie

[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! :)












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Howdy!
I'm the mouser at Amy's Place. Amy named me 'cootblanch'.... (don't ask why. hahaha)







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




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[tuliptree76]

I'm hoping to be a professor someday...so I don't ever have to leave school. Some say I'm a glutton for punishment since I've been in school forever.

[Brad’s Gramma]

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Thursday!

Have a cup while you Freep !

[Conspiracy Guy]

I only get 4 - 6 hours of sleep. I have been that way all my life. When my head hits the pillow, I'm out.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Announcement

Tuliptree76 has met the requirements to be declared a Veteran FReeper. Tt76 has made 300 plus replies, provided 12 Pepsi bottle caps, and associated with the social elite here at Amy's Place.

It is my honor to welcome Tuliptree76 into the Order of Veteran FReepers thus ending the Newbie phase of FReeperdom. With this step Tt76 is also elevated to Phase II Social Elitist.

Please render congratulations and good wishes to Tt76.

[The Mayor]

July 29, 2004

Power Outage

Read: Read: 2 Timothy 1:6-12

God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. —2 Timothy 1:7

Bible In One Year: Psalms 49-50; Romans 1

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The silence awakened me at 5:30 one morning. There was no gentle whir of fan blades, no reassuring hum from the refrigerator downstairs. A glance out the window confirmed that a power outage had left everyone in our neighborhood without electricity just as they would be preparing for work.

I realized that alarm clocks would not sound, and there would be no TV news. Coffee makers, toasters, hair dryers, and many telephones would be useless. Beginning a day without power was simply an inconvenience and a disruption of routine—but it felt like a disaster.

Then I thought of how often I rush into the day without spiritual power. I spend more time reading the newspaper than the Bible. Talk radio replaces listening to the Spirit. I react to difficult people and circumstances in a spirit of fear rather than the spirit of“power and of love and of a sound mind”that God has given us (2 Timothy 1:7). I must appear as spiritually unkempt as a person who dressed and groomed in the dark.

Our power outage was short-lived, but the lesson remains of my need to begin each day by seeking the Lord. His strength is not for my success or well-being, but so that I will glorify Christ by living in His power. —David McCasland

There’s never a lack of God’s power
In prayer and reading His Word,
For Jesus in heaven is listening-
Your prayer will always be heard. —Hess


The human spirit fails us unless the Holy Spirit fills us.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I love looking at the photos of my daughter and son on their first birthday. Cake baths are so funny.

CUTE!!!

[JustAmy]

Precious picture. All of the birthday pictures were so cute.

Thank you, BG.

[JustAmy]

7-29-04
Graphic by Billie

For Score

Twenty years from now, they will have practiced this,
And their young men will have no clue about their “wedded bliss.”
They’ll think it is a fairy land where they may slay a dragon,
We’ll hope it is a lucky star to which they hitch their wagon.

These ladies will be ready and they’ll know their role to play,
The guy thinks he has done enough to show up on that day.
They will be guided hand-in-hand along the primrose path,
The lads will learn that one plus one leads not to marriage math.

It’s just as well they don’t know all the treats they have in store.
I’m not sure they could face it if they really knew the score.
“Here there be dragons” may be true, but not the ones they think,
They’ll have to face some monsters underneath the kitchen sink.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 28, 2004
© 2004

[JustAmy]

Happy Thursday, Meekie. Hope it is Terrific.

Hey .... we are having a cool spell. 101 predicted for today and 98 for tomorrow. :)

[Conspiracy Guy]

Very sweet.

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Rus. Thank you for being here with the Daily Bread every morning.

Hope you have a nice day. Stay cool.

[tuliptree76]

Thank You!!! This is truly an honor.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Laura Earl loves it. Why did you leave out mowing grass and taking out the garbage?

[Conspiracy Guy]

My pleasure.

[JustAmy]

Congratulations, TulipTree76 on being declared a Veteran Freeper and a Phase II Social Elitist.

Your Freeping experience has paid off.

[JustAmy]

LOL

Yes .... it is a darling graphic and a funny poem. It wasn't exactly what I pictured when I saw the Graphic.

[tuliptree76]

Good morning, Amy! I hope you have a wonderful Thursday. It's going to be rainy today with a high of 85 degrees here. I'm surprised that it's been so pleasant out lately.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Tt76 is learning HTML too!

[JustAmy]

Thank you for the wonderful Welcome Graphic and the cute poem.

Amy's Place appreciates you!!

I hope your day is blessed.