Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. May 16-17-18-19, 2005

5-16-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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5-16-05

Graphic by MamaBear

American Castles

Westward where the land is rent
Beneath the azure desert skies
Stand lonely jagged monuments
Like mystic castles to the eyes

They're first to greet the morning sun
And last to see the distant stars
They know how the west was won
It's written in their ancient scars

From native fire in the night
To covered wagon caravan
They watched a nation come to light
God's timeless castles in the sand.

Fish Hawk 5/14/05
© 2005

[JustAmy]

Fish Hawk ..... thank you for "American Castles".

We appreciate your talent. Thank you for sharing.

[JustAmy]

MamaBear ..... thank you for today's beautiful Welcome Graphic.
Thank you for sharing your talent. We appreciate you.

[JustAmy]

[JustAmy]

From yesterday's thread ....

I'm going to go to bed now. If I'm online tomorrow, it will be late. Just in case, tomorrow is:

Be A Millionaire Day
Receptionists Day

Have a good Monday!


230 posted on 05/15/2005 9:47:38 PM PDT by tuliptree76

[JustAmy]

Happy Be A Millionaire Day!
Hope you win the lottery today.

[JustAmy]

Senior Moment

I got up this morning
Hurried to make my bed,
Went to make the coffee
Turned on TV instead;

Thought I had the paper
Looked but never found,
Searched the room, went to the door
It was laying on the ground;

Went to pour my coffee
Forgot to fill the pot;
So turned around as I sat down
Wondering what I forgot;

Wrote myself a little note
Forgot what I wanted to say,
So turned around went back to bed
I'll start over another day.

HOPE I REMEMBER TO GET UP!!!!

Unknown

[JustAmy]

Priceless Gifts

Life holds so many priceless things...
The falling rain, the wind that sings.
Each star on high, each shining moon,
Each sunbeam dancing in your room.

The river as it rushes on,
A sunset as when day is gone.
No wealth can buy a mountain tall -
These priceless things belong to all.

An autumn tree lends beauty rare,
With colored leaves piled everywhere,
As nature wears a glowing smile
To make each day a day worthwhile.

Could anything be quite as dear
As laughing children that we hear?
The gift of friendship that is ours?
The miracle of growing flowers?

Each magic moment, treasured time,
These priceless gifts are yours and mine.

submitted by Dubya

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Monday!

64 degrees right now, headin' for around 79 today.

[DollyCali]

“If God Had Answered All Of My Prayers”
  by Ron Atchison 

If God had answered all of my prayers
I'd be traveling the world on my own private yacht
Involved in several romantic affairs
With women whose beauty I longingly sought.

If God had answered all of my prayers
I'd have fame and fortune and beautiful weather
I'd sail along the coast of Spain
And if inclined, stay there forever.

But if God had answered all of my prayers
There I'd be, a millionaire
Beneath the sun a world away
From where I met you that rainy day.

[The Mayor]

May 16, 2005

Our Very Best

Read:
Ephesians 2:4-10

By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. -Ephesians 2:8

Bible In One Year: Psalm 106-108

Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was a lonely and unhappy child, with no siblings or friends. One day he was investigating the backyard of his home and discovered a hole in the fence surrounding the yard. Suddenly a small hand reached out toward him from the other side of the fence. Then just as suddenly the hand was gone. On the ground was a small toy sheep.

Pablo ran inside the house and brought back the best thing he had-a pinecone. He set it down in the same spot and ran off with the sheep. That toy lamb became his most cherished possession.

The exchange brought home to him a profound yet simple fact: To know that you are cared for by someone is one of life's greatest gifts. "This small and mysterious exchange of gifts remained inside of me," he said, "deep and indestructible."

Reading this story made me think of God's gift to you and me-His hand reaching out to us with His love that sent His Son Jesus to die for our sins. Salvation is the "deep and indestructible" gift of God, received by grace through faith.

What should our response be to our God's infinite love and grace? Let's give Him in return our very best-our heart. -David Roper

Oh, help me, Lord, to take by grace divine
Yet more and more of that great love of Thine;
That day by day my heart may give to Thee
A deeper love, and grow more constantly. -Mountain

Jesus gave His all for us; are we giving our all for Him?

FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Do You Live The Christian Life?

[Darksheare]

LOL!

[OESY]

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[Alamo-Girl]

Thank y'all so much for the lovely poem and graphic!

[JustAmy]

Have a great Receptionists Day!

[JustAmy]

Happy Monday, Meekie.

Hope you are enjoying Millionaire Day!

$,$$$,$$$.$$

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL!

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe!

Thank$. I'm doin' my be$t.

:)

[JustAmy]

*grin*

Good morning, Dolly. Happy Monday.

That is a lovely poem ..... Thank you for sharing it on Millionaire Day.

Wishing all your wishes come true ..... health, love, money and happiness.

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