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

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

[JustAmy]

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[Billie]

I see today is T Man's day. :)

Happy Grouch Day, T Man! :)

[Majie Purple]

Beautiful swan pic,too!

[gardengirl]

Oscar! Is that you?! LOL

[Majie Purple]

LOLion!
:)

[gardengirl]

**That’s tellin’ ‘em! You got the right attitude! :)**

Last week I was teaching my gbaby how to be a puddleduck. Last night, my daughter fussed at me for being too loud playing with the gbaby in a restuarant!

I tell my kids it’s my mission in life to embarass them. :)

[Majie Purple]

LOLions x 2!!

[Majie Purple]

Love that benches in rain find!

[Majie Purple]

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday!

[yorkie]

LOL! The music AND the swans was not an easy find. (There must have been over a hundred ballet dancers in tu-tus). Not what we really needed to see - all those skinny little ladies hoping around a stage on their toes. LOL!

[yorkie]

*Acts 2:38

An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church
services, when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in
the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled:
‘Stop! Acts 2:38!’
(Repent and be Baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins
may be forgiven.)

The burglar stopped in his tracks.

The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done.
As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar:
‘Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a
scripture to you.’

‘Scripture?’ replied the burglar. ‘She said she had an Ax and Two 38s!’

[Lady Jag]

Those teeth make that lion mom look like a saber-toothed cat!

[Majie Purple]

That’s Biblical proportions level of funny!
:)

[The Mayor]

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October 16, 2008

A Special Seat

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READ: Luke 10:38-42

[Martha] had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. —Luke 10:39

I’ve never sat in the first-class section of an airplane. But I still hold out the hope that someday I’ll get on the plane and the flight attendant will stop me and say, “Come with me. I have a special seat for you.”

That’s why I was pretty excited when a friend gave my sister some tickets for an event and we realized that they were for box seats. Instead of sitting shoulder to shoulder with strangers all around us, we sat in a private compartment where we could see and hear everything perfectly. That evening, we felt privileged and special.

Remember Jesus’ friends, Mary and Martha? Although Martha had the opportunity to enjoy having Jesus as her guest, she soon became frustrated with her sister Mary and overwhelmed with the busyness of her preparations. Certainly understandable to a lot of us! Jesus made it clear to her, however, that sometimes it’s necessary to step away from the unending pressures of life and spend undistracted time with Him. God has given us the opportunity to have personal moments with Him. By taking the time just to be with the Lord, we are fed, refreshed, and renewed.

Jesus commended Mary for taking time to sit and learn at her Savior’s feet (Luke 10:42). As it turned out—she had the best seat in the house!

Take time to be holy,
The world rushes on;
Spend much time in secret
With Jesus alone. —Longstaff

Jesus longs for our fellowship even more than we long for His.

Bible in One Year: Jeremiah 40–42; Proverbs 6:20-35

[jaycee]

Thank you for another Daily Bread message this morning, Mr. Mayor!

[yorkie]

[jaycee]

~~Good Thursday Morning Everyone~~

[jaycee]

Oh, yes, yorkie! Amen! “His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.”

[JustAmy]

October 16, 2008

COWBOYS LIKE JOHN WAYNE

When I was just a tow-head kid
not knowin’ how things stood,
I got a lot of lessons boys
in tellin’ bad from good.

The teachers tried and pastor too
and dad would oft explain,
but none could reach me half as well
as cowboys like John Wayne.

They stood for truth and justice clear,
no cloudin’ up with gray.
twas black or white, the wrong or right
in ever’thing they’d say.

Their honesty and decency
their way of speakin’ plain
are only part of what I owe
to cowboys like John Wayne.

I grew to love this country son,
old Glory’s stars and stripes,
to stand up proud for what we were
and never quit a fight.

As I look at the world today
I wonder what became
of those great values once we learned
from cowboys like John Wayne.

It seems like we’re the villians now
though we would right the wrong.
There’s lots of folks ignore the truth
and blindly go along.

They call it lib’ral thinkin’ now,
no God, no prayer, no shame.
no right to life, no loyalty,
no cowboys like John Wayne.

Our nation runs a risk today
of bein’ what we’re not:
a country without moral will
that revels in such rot.

Dear Lord I pray we find ourselves
before we go insane.
and may we ride as they once rode
those cowboys like John Wayne.

~ Rod Nichols ~
© 2006

[JustAmy]

Happy 8th FReeRepublic Anniversary, Rus.

We are happy that you are part of our FR Family.
I am happy that you are part of our Amy's Place Family.

Have a great day.

[jaycee]

Oh my, love that music, love cowboys, love John Wayne, and what a beautiful poem....thanks a lot. I’ll be away a while, for “hair today - gone tomorrow”...oh, how weak that is~~LOL!
Have a wonderful day, everyone! I also missed ya’ll yesterday but I did view all the lovely things posted yesterday!