Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. January 5-6, 2005

1-5-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[The Mayor]

January 6, 2005

Undeserved Blessings

Read: Habakkuk 3:17-19

God . . . has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. —Ephesians 1:3

Bible In One Year: Genesis 16-19

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Tennis superstar Arthur Ashe died of AIDS, which he contracted from a blood transfusion during heart surgery. More than a great athlete, Ashe was a gentleman who inspired and encouraged many with his exemplary behavior on and off the court.

Ashe could have become embittered and self-pitying in the face of his disease, but he maintained a grateful attitude. He explained, "If I asked, 'Why me?' about my troubles, I would have to ask, 'Why me?' about my blessings. Why my winning Wimbledon? Why my marrying a beautiful, gifted woman and having a wonderful child?"

Ashe's attitude rebukes those of us who often grumble, "Why me? Why is God allowing this to happen?" Even if we're suffering acutely, we must not forget the mercies God pours into our lives—such things as food, shelter, and friends—blessings that many are deprived of.

And what about spiritual blessings? We can hold the very Word of God in our hands and read it. We have the knowledge of His saving grace, the comfort of His Spirit, and the joyful assurance of life everlasting with Jesus.

Think about God's blessings and ask, "Why me?" Then your grumbling will give way to praise. —Vernon Grounds

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by. —Oatman

With unwanted burdens come undeserved blessings.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Everything at Amy's is a team effort.

[tuliptree76]

Hi everyone! Today we are celebrating:

Cuddle Up Day
Epiphany

Now I just need to find someone to help me celebrate Cuddle Up Day...

[JustAmy]

1-6-05
Graphic by MamaBear

The Sentry

It climbs up from the rocky shore,
A fist made out of stone.
Defiant against Nature’s wrath,
To claim it for its own.

Forlorn against the elements,
And lonely on the line,
It brings an element of hope,
And helps to make it shine.

This is the place of battle,
The stone against the sea.
Unyielding stubbornness
Thus meets eternal enmity.

Unending anger storms onto,
A calm, determined place,
And wails until its furor wanes,
No tears found on this face.

It is a sign of lasting love.
The mason and his crew,
Have crafted hardened heartstones,
As gifts to an unknown you.

You look out from the tossing decks,
And know just where you stand.
The light gives friendly stay-aways,
This is no place to land.

Thus even though it stands alone,
This beacon does not call,
But tells the others “Danger here!”
A lonely friend to all.

On cloudless, sunny days it seems,
That much more lonely still,
If works can turn the coming tide,
The gallant lighthouse will.

The sentry does not know about,
The worth his work has done,
But in the dark despair of night,
His soul shines like a sun.

NicknamedBob . . . April 17, 2004

[JustAmy]

Amen!!

Without the team effort, there would be no Amy's Place.

[JustAmy]

"Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by."
—Oatman-

Good morning, Rus. Thank you.

We will be looking forward to a report after Mrs Mayor's trip to Los Angeles. Maybe we can also get their response to the earthquake. :)

Hope you are having a wonderful week.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Great oldy

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'll be glad when I can get off the bench and back in the game.

[JustAmy]

Happy Cuddle Up Day!!

[JustAmy]

We are all hoping to see you back soon.

I enjoy posting these oldies. We featured some excellent works last year. They deserve to be seen again.

[Conspiracy Guy]

We need to do an E-book of original works posted on Amy's.

[JustAmy]

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Witz was a Swiss painter.
His only signed and dated work is the Saint Peter Altarpiece
of which only four panels (the wings) survived.
One of them, the Miraculous Draught presents a true landscape
with view of the Lake of Geneva.

Happy Epiphany!

[international american]

"We need to do an E-book of original works posted on Amy's.

ABSOLUTELY

[Conspiracy Guy]

Then it's settled. Amy get to work!

[international american]

Very good! What a great spot for the gazebo.

[international american]

BUMP

[JustAmy]

On our one year anniversary, I reposted several of the prior year's works.

I started a log of poems and graphics used but never finished it. After the inauguration, I will try to get back to that.

[JustAmy]

**smile**

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'd buy a copy.

[Conspiracy Guy]

; )