Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. Feb. 7-8-9-10, 2005

2-7-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

Well ..... those Italian guys have great voices. *grin*

Sinatra, Martin, Bennett and Como. I know there are many more but I can't think of them right now. :)

[Victoria Delsoul]

And how about Frank?

[Victoria Delsoul]

Yes, and they're sooooo romantic.

[JustAmy]

Sinatra ..... the original heart throb.

I love to see the old photos of the teeny boppers swooning. They are the ones that almost fainted when their daughters swooned for Elvis and the Beatles.

[JustAmy]

Hey .... I married an Italian. :)

They are also great chefs. Tonight he and Marissa had salmon. She loves it when he cooks. Spaghetti or fish, she loves both.

[JustAmy]

Another beautiful one by Nat.

[Chong]

My sister called a few weeks ago and asked for my dress size. (hint, hint, she wants to bring me clothes). Well, when I told her that it was misses petite zero with the waist measurement, she actually laughed at me and said that they don't mass produce clothes that small. EXCUUUUSSSSS ME!!!

So..... I asked for some squid jerkey instead. I know it sounds gross, but I grew up eating them things. Hubby goes, eeewwwwwww~ ~ ~ (Damn WASP!)

[JustAmy]

I'll be back later (probably too late), I need to read a bedtime story and get Marissa to go to sleep.

The joys of motherhood at my age!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Sorry, I was on the phone. Thanks for song, Amy.

Married to an Italian! No wonder we get along so well, lol.

[JustAmy]

LOL

I would say Eeeewwwww, too. My hubby likes squid but I don't eat it. He says I'm finicky.

[JustAmy]

See you tomorrow.

The child does not want to go to sleep.

[Victoria Delsoul]

It's OK. See you tomorrow.

Have a great day, Amy.

[JustAmy]

You too, Victoria.

I enjoyed the music tonight. Thanks.

[Chong]

Fine. I will just have to send you some squid jerkey and let you decide then. (LOL!!! Ewwwwweeeee~~~~~~~)

[Chong]

Nite nite. :-)

[tuliptree76]

It's still Feb. 9 here...so...

Happy Weather Day!

Better late than never. ;-)

[international american]

I was busy as heck all day. Have a good night. Will catch you tomorrow.

[tuliptree76]

I was busy until a little while ago. Goodnight, IA.

[international american]

Night sweetie!

[The Mayor]

February 10, 2005

Living In Retirement

Read:
Philippians 1:12-21

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. -Philippians 1:21

Bible In One Year: Leviticus 5-7

As our plane landed at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, applause broke out among a group of airline employees. I thought this was a bit unusual, until I was told that the pilot had just completed the last flight of his career. He would retire the next day, and his colleagues were expressing their happiness for him.

For many people, retirement means doing what they have always wanted to do-fish, golf, travel. Others work hard to retire early so they can enjoy the fruit of their labor while still young and healthy.

The Christian looks at retirement differently. An elderly friend who loves the Lord put it this way: "Tonight, I will retire to my bed. Tomorrow morning, should the Lord give me life to live, I will wake up and serve Him." He had Paul's perspective: "To me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21). Paul's sole purpose was to glorify Christ. Whatever came of suffering, inprisonment, or hardship was another opportunity to further the gospel and live for Him.

There is always work to be done for the Lord. As long as we live, Christ can work in and through us if we adopt Paul's outlook on life and death. For him, there was no retirement from serving the Lord. -Albert Lee

Growing old but not retiring,
For the battle still is on;
Going on without relenting
Till the final victory's won. -Anon.

Retirement from our jobs-yes. Retirement from serving Christ-never!

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Finishing Well