Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ...February, 2008

2-1-2008 | JustAmy and MamaBear

[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! :)











Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[bperiwinkle7]

Hello Kitty Mittens,
Thanks for the ping. I love that picture and admire the frame!

Hope you have warmed up a little. We have. Snow is melting, rain coming.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, GeeBee. Get Well soon.

Have a great day.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Rus.

"Three thousand years after David, God is still, and always will be, in control."
Amen!

Have a Super Sunday. Good luck on the game.

[JustAmy]

Thanks for visiting Amy's Place, bperiwinkle!
Hope to see you here again.

Have a Blessed Sunday.

[jtill]

I love your addition to My Forgetter.

The chart is a fabulous touch!

[JustAmy]

Here are Holidays that we can celebrate today:

Artist Day
Carrot Cake Day
Diabetes Sunday
Setsubun (Japan)
Super Sunday
Wedding Ring Day



Have a Super Sunday while enjoying Carrot Cake Day!

[JustAmy]

In celebration of Carrot Cake Day ......


Carrot Walnut Cake

INGREDIENTS

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
4 eggs
1/8 cup orange juice
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins
4 cups grated carrots

Frosting:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter
1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch round cake pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1 cup butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir in the eggs and the orange juice. Add the sifted dry ingredient, mix well. Finally, fold in the walnuts, raisins and carrots. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a tester comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack.

To make the frosting, in a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, vanilla, 1/2 cup butter and confectioners sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.


Happy Carrot Cake Day!!

[DollyCali]

smooch!

as you KNOW, your contributions are a significant part of DollyHumor!

thank you Jackie

[GodBlessUSA]

Thanks Amy
Enjoying reading through your thread! It’s lovely! :)

[dutchess]

Oh gosh....I’ve been FR impaired and just clicked in during super bowl half time. Listening to Tom Petty and up comes the Potpourri thread. Thought I was in deja vu!!!!! Great to see this back!!! Looks like there’s going to be a spring “episode”? I’m up to the challange of finding special pictures. Hugs to you Mr. Amy and PrissyMissy (as well as all the Amy household critters)!!!

[JustAmy]

Great to see you, Dutchess.

I am hoping to post a monthly thread here. There will be times that Prissy Missy will take most of my time. Second grade math is an obstacle. :)

For awhile, I will be re-cycling old graphics but Lori will be adding some new ones to my library. : )

I hope you and Mr Dutchess are doing okay. Maybe you two will be able to plan a trip to California around the first or second Saturday in September. We would love it if you could make it here during picnic time.

Have a lovely week,

((((( Dutchess )))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, my Dear FRiend! I'm Glad the Weather has Warmed Up there; it was Nice and Springlike Here in my Area of Texas. The Male Cardinals are Already Serenading their Wives and Prospective Brides, so Spring is just Around the Bend!

~Have a Beautiful Monday~

[Dubya]

GLAD YOUR BACK

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Dubya. It’s good to be back.

Have a wonderful week!

[JustAmy]

Good night ... Sweet dreams.

[JustAmy]

February 4, 2008
Graphic by MamaBear

From The Not So Blue

Somedays, like a bolt from the blue, or from the not so blue,
You’re struck by something powerful, something that is true.
Unassailable recognition, of power and of strength,
That tends to tilt the world you view, and makes you think at length.

What is the purpose of our lives? What do we struggle for?
Do we wander an aimless thicket, or is there a Golden Door?
You can be sitting at a desk, or riding in a car,
When suddenly you’re somewhere else, though you haven’t gone so far.

Epiphanies can happen. They do not have to hurt.
You think you’re full of love for life, and then you have dessert!
Our lives are a rich conundrum, some things we know or guess,
But when you get a chance for a gift from on high, you should always answer Yes!

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 20, 2005

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Friends.

[The Mayor]

February 4, 2008

Unlocking The Gate

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READ: Numbers 5:5-8

When a man or woman commits any sin . . . against the Lord, . . . then he shall confess the sin which he has committed.  —Numbers 5:6-7

Researchers at the University of Toronto reported in 2006 that people who are suffering from a guilty conscience experience “a powerful urge to wash themselves.” To study this effect, the researchers asked volunteers to recall past sins. They were then given an opportunity to wash their hands as a symbol of cleansing their conscience. Those who had recalled their sins washed their hands at “twice the rate of study subjects who had not imagined past transgressions.”

The Bible proposes the only effective way of dealing with sin—confession. In the Old Testament, one of the ways the Israelites were supposed to cleanse themselves and maintain purity before God and in their community was by confessing their sins (Num. 5:5-8). To confess means “to speak the same; to agree with; to admit the truth.” When the people confessed to God, they were not telling Him anything He did not already know. But their confession was a demonstration of a change of heart. Refusing to confess their sins allowed sin to take deeper root within their lives and community.

Admitting our sin unlocks the gate so that we can have forgiveness, joy, and peace. If we confess our sins, God is faithful to forgive (1 John 1:9).

If we would know God’s power to heal
And cleanse us from within,
We must acknowledge when we’re wrong—
Confessing it as sin.  —Fasick

Confession is agreeing with God about our sin.

Bible in One Year:  Exodus 22–24; Proverbs 12:15-28

[JustAmy]

Celebrations for today are .....

Halfway Point Of Winter
Homemade Soup Day
Independence Day (Sri Lanka)
Lundi Gras (Louisiana)
Thank A Mailperson Day

Have a Happy Thank A Mailperson, Homemade Soup, Halfway Point of Winter Day!!!

Hmmmm ..... which should I celebrate?

[jaycee]

I just wanted to share the following this morning as it is so sweet!

Saying Grace In A Restaurant Last week, I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, 'God is good, God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And Liberty and justice for all! Amen!' Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby, I heard a woman remark, 'That's what's wrong with this country. Kids today don't even know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why, I never!' Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked me, 'Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?' As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job, and God was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the t able. He winked at my son and said, 'I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer.' 'Really?' my son asked. 'Cross my heart,' the man replied. Then, in a theatrical whisper, he added (indicating the woman whose remark had started this whole thing), 'Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes.' Naturally, I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal My son stared at his for a moment, and then did something I will remember the rest of my life. He picked up his sundae and, without a word, walked over and placed it in front of the woman. With a big smile he told her, 'Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes; and my soul is good already.' The End I love this story! Sometimes, we all need some ice cream. I hope God sends you some Ice Cream today!