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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, 2009
1-1-09 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

Posted on 12/31/2008 10:48:43 PM PST by 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. : )











TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friends; january; poetry
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To: JustAmy
I appreciate the opportunity to share some of my favorite poems paired with graphics.


181 posted on 01/02/2009 7:28:32 PM PST by Lady Jag (DONATE NOW at https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: Lady Jag

LOL

Well we appreciate your contributions.


182 posted on 01/02/2009 7:55:32 PM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Thank you ... it is the visitors here that keep the thread open. I couldn’t do it without you guys.

I don’t know much about poetry .... I know what I like when I see it. This place exposes me to different types of poems.

I love graphics. I like to let my graphics talk for me whenever possible. :)


183 posted on 01/02/2009 7:58:44 PM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: yorkie

;^ )


184 posted on 01/02/2009 7:59:35 PM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: JustAmy

Well I appreciate your appreciation like you wouldn’t believe.


185 posted on 01/02/2009 8:09:26 PM PST by Lady Jag (DONATE NOW at https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; Billie; DollyCali; dutchess; Aquamarine; GodBlessUSA; OESY; NicknamedBob; ...
January 3, 2009



Graphic by MamaBear

Polar Bear
William Jay Smith

The polar bear never makes his bed;
He sleeps on a cake of ice instead.
He has no blanket, no quilt, no sheet
Except the rain and snow and sleet.
He drifts about on a white ice floe
While cold winds howl and blizzards blow
And the temperature drops to forty below.

The polar bear never makes his bed;
The blanket he pulls up over his head
Is lined with soft and feathery snow.
If ever he rose and turned on the light,
He would find a world of bathtub white,
And icebergs floating through the night.


186 posted on 01/02/2009 10:24:44 PM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: JustAmy; Billie; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; jaycee; LUV W; mathluv; DollyCali; Dubya; Gabz; ..

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

January 3, 2009
Eating As Worship
Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need. —Proverbs 25:16
When you walk into the bookstore and see a table filled with books on dieting, you know it must be January. After several weeks of overeating all kinds of holiday foods, people in many cultures turn their attention to not eating.

Food plays an important role in Scripture. God uses it not only to bless us but also to teach us. Our misuse of food keeps us from knowing God in ways He wants to be known.

In the Old Testament, God gave instructions to Adam as to what to eat and what not to eat (Gen. 2:16-17). Later He gave the Israelites manna to convince them that He was God and to test them to find out if they believed Him (Ex. 16:12; Deut. 8:16). In the New Testament, the apostle Paul stated the proper attitude for everything we do, including eating: “Whether you eat or drink, . . . do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31).

When we think of food as a friend that comforts us or an enemy that makes us fat, we miss the wonder of receiving with gratitude a splendid gift from God. Obsessive eating or not eating indicates that we are focused on the gift rather than on the Giver, which is a form of idolatry.

When eating becomes a true act of worship, we will no longer worship food

You alone are worthy, Lord,
To be worshiped and adored;
We to You our tribute bring
As our hearts rejoice and sing. —Hess

When food becomes our god, our appetite for the Bread of Life is diminished.


Bible in One Year: Genesis 7–9; Matthew 3


187 posted on 01/03/2009 6:50:55 AM PST by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
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To: JustAmy
Have a great day, dear friend. :-)


188 posted on 01/03/2009 7:02:38 AM PST by Mama_Bear
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To: JustAmy


HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!

189 posted on 01/03/2009 7:56:28 AM PST by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
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To: JustAmy

Happy Birthday, Dear Amy!

190 posted on 01/03/2009 8:09:10 AM PST by jaycee ("God's love still stands when all else has fallen.")
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To: Mama_Bear

Hi Lori, Thanks for the reminder. I wasn’t at Amy’s yesterday so I was glad to see your card. Now I must get a belated one to Diver Dave! My computer has been out of sorts and so have I! LOL~~ My son is going to overhaul it completely tomorrow.

Hope all is well with you, Lori, I miss you! ((((Hugs))))


191 posted on 01/03/2009 8:11:52 AM PST by jaycee ("God's love still stands when all else has fallen.")
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To: jaycee
Hi, sweet friend! I've been sick and overwhelmed with Christmas visitors. Just haven't had the time or energy to come to the thread. I've missed you too!

I am feeling better and stronger each day and hope to be back to 100% very soon. I am blessed beyond measure, but this past Christmas won't be remembered as one of my favorites, for several reasons. But I hope your Christmas was perfect, jaycee, and I wish you the happiest of years ahead. HUGS!

192 posted on 01/03/2009 8:18:41 AM PST by Mama_Bear
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To: Diver Dave
Remember the conversation you had with someone about getting older....I must be older than dirt. I heard you had a very nice birthday and nothing's better than that! Wishing you many, many more!

Happy Birthday, Diver Dave!

193 posted on 01/03/2009 8:21:01 AM PST by jaycee ("God's love still stands when all else has fallen.")
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To: ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; Billie; DollyCali; dutchess; Aquamarine; GodBlessUSA; OESY; NicknamedBob; ...




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194 posted on 01/03/2009 8:25:36 AM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: pollywog

You are a pretty lady! and is that Mr Pollywog?


195 posted on 01/03/2009 9:13:04 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: JustAmy; Aquamarine; beachn4fun; Billie; Diver Dave; DollyCali; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; jaycee; ...

HAPPY CATURDAY TO AMY’S PLACE!



I has presints!!!




196 posted on 01/03/2009 9:16:02 AM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: ConorMacNessa; All

CATERDAY CAT-ERING SERVICE!

197 posted on 01/03/2009 9:24:01 AM PST by luvie (Now....on to 2012........Palin/Jindal)
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To: LUV W
ROFL!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
198 posted on 01/03/2009 9:25:58 AM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: FRiends; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; Billie; NicknamedBob; ST.LOUIE1; dutchess; Kitty Mittens; ...
~Happy Relaxing Weekend To Amy's Place~


Thank you . Amy. Bob and Mama Bear for
the cute opening
I got a lot done yesterday..even got sliding doors
washed and the patio hosed off..It's 75 lovely
degrees outside..Monday the high will be in the
30s...Winter will return shortly

199 posted on 01/03/2009 9:36:16 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: JustAmy


Lori, Thank you for today's Opening Graphic.
It may not be new but it is timely!

Hope you are feeling back to normal soon.

200 posted on 01/03/2009 9:36:33 AM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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