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

August 1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[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. : )

[OESY]

Did you know today is Yoke Day?

My name ist Yonson. I go to Yale.

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[Billie]

I was hoping you private eyes wouldn't notice--and would move on to the cartoon. (Don't tell the mods I posted the poem without modification.) LOL!

Billie, great follow-up photo. (You may have saved me from banishment to Siberia--again.) .

Well, Amy told us to keep an eye on OESY while she was gone. :) She said Mama Bear and I should keep nanny's number handy..... you know.....just in case OESY got out of hand. :)

Okay, I hope you know I'm just kidding, cause you are so funny and keep us so entertained. :)

[jaycee]

My name is Yolanda and I like to go Yachting.

[Billie]

I want to be THERE!

[Mama_Bear]

In honor of “True Love Forever Day”....



Welcome and Happy Weekend to you!

[Mama_Bear]

Today we celebrate.....





Joke Day




Full Moon Day

August 16th 2008 is the “Full Sturgeon Moon”.
Full Moon Names and Their Meanings



and, Roller Coaster Day

Thrill-seekers should make their way to the Nagashima Spaland amusement
park in western Japan. It is home to the Steel Dragon 2000, the world’s largest
roller coaster. Costing over $50 million to build, it covers 8,133 feet of total
track length and reaches heights of 318 feet.

[Billie]

I like that. She's sitting there, thinking just how to express her love.....and what better way than Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "How do I love thee, let me count the ways......."

[The Mayor]

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August 16, 2008

Chip Off The Ol’ Block

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READ: Ephesians 5:1-5

Be imitators of God as dear children. —Ephesians 5:1

I’ll never forget the time I was asked to bring my family to a banquet where I was to be the speaker. After dinner, my son Matt came up to me and asked to sit on my lap. “Sure,” I said and picked him up.

Over the course of his young life, Matt had watched me strike up conversations with lots of strangers. As an unrepentant people-person, in restaurants I would often look at the server’s name tag and start my order with, “Hey, Barbara, how are you today?” To which my kids would inevitably say, “Dad, you embarrass us!”

But now, sitting on my lap, Matt turned to the “big-shot” organizer of the banquet next to me, read his name tag, and stuck out his little hand, saying, “Hey, John, how are you?” A proud moment for me! He was acting just like his dad—a chip off the ol’ block!

This is exactly what Paul had in mind when he exhorted us to “be imitators of God” (Eph. 5:1). But life has a way of making us anything but like God. We are often uncaring, short-tempered, grumpy, and unforgiving—flat-out too much like ourselves and not enough like Him!

Remember, we are saved to bear the Family resemblance, to become increasingly more like Jesus and less like ourselves.

O to be like Thee, blessed Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear. —Chisholm

Every child of God should have a growing likeness to the Father.

Bible in One Year: Ephesians 1–6; Proverbs 16:22-33

[snugs]

Banna split pie that sounds interesting all I know Banana split is a bannan split in two in long boat type dish with ice cream and some sort of sauce and chopped nuts poured over it.

[Mama_Bear]

I was hoping you private eyes wouldn't notice--and would move on to the cartoon. (Don't tell the mods I posted the poem without modification.) LOL!

LOL! This one didn't! I had to go back up the thread looking to see what the commotion was all about. I really must pay better attention - all I saw was the cartoon. ;-)

[snugs]

I was having trouble viewing them it turned out that my anti virus program was not installed properly and thought that the power point files were infected.

[Billie]

Yep! These are much more fun than the last holidays you 'got'!

OESY can post more awesome Sand Sculptures....like the one you just did. :)

I'll post a twofer (love and roller coasters) :)

[snugs]

Are you serious blue cheese and watermelon. I love blue cheese but the thought of it with fresh fruit unless pineapple on a cocktail stick.

Though on the other hand it is traditonal in parts of Britain to serve it with rich fruit cake or with grapes for dessert of cheese and biscuits (crackers).

[Mama_Bear]

Hi snugs. It tastes JUST like a banana split, except without the ice cream and pudding instead. It's one of the best desserts I've ever had....and, just from looking at the recipe, really easy to make too!

I do think I will need to head up to the grocery store today to get the ingredients. ;-)

Nan, you do make good pies! That peanut butter pie that you told me about is a winner too.

[Mama_Bear]

I like that. She's sitting there, thinking just how to express her love.....and what better way than Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "How do I love thee, let me count the ways......."

Thanks, Billie. I love that sonnet. *sigh*

[Mama_Bear]

Yep! These are much more fun than the last holidays you 'got'!

They sure are!

I'll post a twofer (love and roller coasters) :)

That's clever. How do you find these things? That's a 'two birds with one stone' graphic if I've ever seen one. LOL!

[Billie]

We're getting some much-needed rain, but also a little thunder rumbling in the distance, and as our power is so prone to hiccup, am going to shut down for a bit before mother nature does it for me.

Have a great day - will check in later.

[Billie]

That's clever. How do you find these things? That's a 'two birds with one stone' graphic if I've ever seen one. LOL! That's what I thought, too! It was purely coincidence - I've had that little valentine gif for years! Voila! It fit two of today's perfectly!

Gotta go. So glad you had some fun holidays after Friday's duds. :)

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, how idyllic is that? Looks like a perfect summer's day.

Good morning, MEG. :-)

[snugs]

Sounds wonderful do you think nan would give me the recipe, I think dad would like it especially the banana one.

Christmas cakes out of the oven