Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri ..June 27-28-29-30, 2005

6-27-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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6-27-05

Graphic by MamaBear

The Flowers
by Robert Louis Stevenson

All the names I know from nurse:
Gardener's garters, Shepherd's purse,
Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock,
And the Lady Hollyhock.
Fairy places, fairy things,
Fairy woods where the wild bee wings,
Tiny trees for tiny dames --
These must all be fairy names!

Tiny woods below whose boughs
Shady fairies weave a house;
Tiny tree-tops, rose or thyme,
Where the braver fairies climb!

Fair are grown-up people's trees,
But the fairest woods are these;
Where, if I were not so tall,
I should live for good and all.

[JustAmy]

[The Mayor]

June 27, 2005

Perfecting Holiness

Read:
Galatians 5:16-26

Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. —2 Corinthians 7:1

Bible In One Year: 2 Kings 14:21-25, Jonah 1-4

I had not worked in my yard for several weeks, and I was amazed at how quickly weeds had sprung up and taken over. Weeds don't need tending; they seem to love to sprout up for anyone who just lets things go. A bed of beautiful flowers, however, takes watering, feeding, and of course, weeding. Flowers thrive under the care of one who is not afraid to get dirt under his fingernails.

The Christian life takes work too. It requires the commitment of one's whole being to Jesus—body, mind, emotions, and will—to have a life that is wholesome, attractive, uplifting to others, and fulfilling to oneself. Even then, weeds of selfishness and sinful attitudes can quickly spring up and overrun the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).

That was the problem with many believers at Corinth. They had become overgrown with envy and divisiveness (1 Corinthians 3:1-3). So Paul told them to cleanse themselves from all "filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God" (2 Corinthians 7:1). By "holiness" he didn't mean they could be sinless, but blameless.

Lord, help us uproot any weeds of the flesh and the spirit before they become ugly habits. May the beauty of Jesus' character be what others see in us. —Dennis De Haan

The Weeding Process
1. Identify sins of the flesh or the spirit (Gal. 5:17-21).
2. Call them sin and confess them (1 John 1:9).
3. Stand firm in your position in Christ (Gal. 2:20).

If you yield to God, you won't give in to sin.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Why Would Anyone Want To Be Holy?

[OESY]

June 27, 1927: The U.S. Marines adopt the English bulldog as their mascot.

[JustAmy]

Lunch time

There was a blonde, a brunette, and a red head. They were all builders and they were working on a sky-scraper. They always ate lunch on the top of the building. The brunette always had a ham sandwich for her lunch, The red head always had a cheese sandwich, and the blonde always had a turkey sandwich. One day they all got sick of always having the same thing to eat everyday, so they made a deal. They all said that if they brought the same sandwich they usually bring, they would have to jump off of the top of the building.

The next day, the blonde was found dead on the ground by the building. The husbands of the three builders were there and they started to talk.

The red head's husband said to the other two men, "I packed my wife a peanut butter and jelly sandwich so she wouldn't jump off."

The husband of the brunette said to the other two men, "I packed my wife a turkey sandwich so she wouldnt jump off."

They both looked at the wife of the blonde and he said:" Don't look at me, my wife packs her own lunch!"

[JustAmy]

Good morning, OESY.

Happy birthday to the US Marine's Bulldog. He's a cutie.

Hope you have a marvelous Monday.

[JustAmy]

Have a great Marine Mascot Day!

[JustAmy]

"Lord, help us uproot any weeds of the flesh and the spirit before they become ugly habits. May the beauty of Jesus' character be what others see in us."
—Dennis De Haan

Thank you for this spiritual lesson, Mayor.

I appreciate your contributions every morning.

[The Mayor]

Thank you Amy..

[JustAmy]

Feeling edgy, a man took a hot bath.

Just as he became comfortable, the doorbell rang. The man got out of the tub, put on his slippers and robe and went to the door.

A salesman at the door wanted to know if he needed any brushes. Slamming the door, the man returned to the bath.

The doorbell rang again. On went the slippers and robe, and the man started for the door again. He took one step, slipped on a wet spot, fell backward, and hit his back against the hard porcelain bathtub.

Cursing under his breath, the man struggled into his street clothes and with every move a stab of pain, drove to the doctor.

After examining him, the doctor said, "You know, you've been lucky. Nothing is broken. But you need to relax...
Why don't you go home and take a long hot bath?"

[JustAmy]

Hi, Mayor.

Do you think that scan program should take over 9 hours to run? If so, I will start it again today.

Thanks.

[The Mayor]

No, start it over. It should not take any longer than an hour unless your computer is the size of a livingroom...

How's your connection?

[OESY]

Thanks for your wishes, although I have never found the words "cute" and "bulldog" to go together. Oh well, as the dog said, "Bark, bark!" Have a great day!

[JustAmy]

The connection is pretty good. I'm on the satellite this morning.

Do you get a summary sheet even if there are no virus or spyware found?

[JustAmy]

Ahhh ..... that bulldog is soooo cute.

It is just the words cute and bulldog that do not go together but cute sure goes with the picture. :)

[The Mayor]

Yes, I think there is an option to read the report..

Good luck Amy, let me know, I have to run for the day..
See you tonight.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the beautiful poem and graphic!

[Jen]

Hey! So did UGA!! How 'bout them Dawgs??? ;-)

Hey FRiends! Can't stay. House is too messy for me to play on the computer all day. I'll pop in later. Y'all have fun!