Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... February, 2010

February 1, 2010 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[ConorMacNessa]

L/Cpl. Graham Shaw, 3rd Batt., The Yorkshire Regiment, KIA Afghanistan 1FEB2010



I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Flowers of the Forest



Black Watch Piper

The Soldier

If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

Rupert Brooke



Last Post

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

John Felipe Romero, Spain, KIA Afghanistan 1FEB2010

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[pollywog]

Good Evening Yorkie, and all here!!
Guess what I have been doing for two days!!! SETTING UP my Eagle Cam sites for the season.... we have a excellent start.
One egg already at Norfolk VA, and many are bringing in their nestorations in prep to have their young.

I realized I’ve been Awol here at Amys!
When I get a chance I will share some of my photos of today’s nest watching.

I am definitely going to make these cute cupcakes Yorkie....

Waving hello to all....from Los Angeles,

Polly

[pollywog]

Photos from today's Eagle Cam observation!! This is MOM from Norfolk Botanical Gardens. She has laid one egg and will probably lay another tomorrow. Isn't she lovely!

Both parents looking at the egg...

[WayzataJOHNN]

WOW!

Beautiful, I hope you keep us posted on this, awesome.

[Kitty Mittens]

This is Wonderful, Polly! Thank you!

[JustAmy]

I tried to answer before leaving for the PTA meeting but FR seemed to slow to a crawl and I couldn’t get the window to open. Ho Hum ...

Marissa is in the 4th grade. I’m going to try to spend more time with her on her division. Maybe either the tutor or I can get thru to her. The tutor is there two days a week for an hour each day.

[Kitty Mittens]

Capt. David J. Thompson, USA, KIA Afghanistan 29JAN2010

Cpl. Liam Riley, 3rd Batt., The Yorkshire Regiment, KIA Afghanistan 1FEB2010

L/Cpl. Graham Shaw, 3rd Batt., The Yorkshire Regiment, KIA Afghanistan 1FEB2010

John Felipe Romero, Spain, KIA Afghanistan 1FEB2010

[pollywog]

Thanks Johnn... It is a very addictive hobby!lol...

[pollywog]

Thanks Kitty Mittens! They are majestic and so wonderful to watch in action.

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Thank you to Everyone for the Wonderful Pics and Pings))))).
Amy, your 'Thank You' Posts that I See throughout the Thread are So Beautiful!
Billie, Thank you for your Awesome Posts.

Goodnight to All FRiends, and God Bless!

[WayzataJOHNN]

Oh, to be THAT flexible again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WayzataJOHNN]

BREAKFAST

BACON WRAPPED BREAKFAST STEAK (Bearnaise sauce topped)

HAM STEAK (Double smoked with pineapple compote)

SAUSAGE (Fresh from the smoker)

BACON (thick and hickory flavored)

EGGS (lightly basted and served just right, your way)

HASHBROWNS (Lightly browned, served with a pa of butter on top) (Fried onions and cheese on request)

TOAST (9-grain, wheat, Cinnamon-Raisin, buckwheat)

FRUIT (fresh sliced into a bowl, served with sides of cream and confectioner’s sugar)

BEVERAGE
-Coffee (Bold Sumatra or mild African Peabody)
-Tea (Twining’s Earl Grey or Green)
-Milk (Cold and fresh, with just that little bit of foam on the top)
-Juices (Apple, cranberry, orange, pineapple)

CEREAL (Hot and cold, over on the sideboard)

PASTRY (Apple Strudel or Danish with glaze)

MID-MORNING SNACK
-Croissant, sliced and stacked with ham and cheeses, a dash of Dijon and olive mayonnaise)
-a side of Chocolate Rum Balls and/or Buttery Chocolate-Caramel Fudge
-Old fashion Malt, (Chocolate, Vanilla, or Peach)

[jaycee]

Doesn’t get any cuter than that, Kitty! If I ever got in that position, they’d have to call the Life Saving Crew...LOL!

[The Mayor]

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February 3, 2010

What Will I Do?

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READ: James 1:21-25

Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. —James 1:22

A man who has been my mentor and friend for many years often says that his goal in studying the Bible is always personal application. I appreciate his emphasis on putting learning into practice, because it’s too easy for those of us who study, discuss, teach, and write about the Bible to take a merely intellectual approach to the Word.

Oswald Chambers said: “There is a danger with the children of God of getting too familiar with sublime things. We talk so much about these wonderful realities, and forget that we have to exhibit them in our lives. It is perilously possible to mistake the exposition of the truth for the truth; to run away with the idea that because we are able to expound these things, we are living them too.”

James reminds us that the person “who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does” (1:25). The key issue is not what is preached or written, but what is done.

When I study God’s Word, my first question should not be, “What am I going to say about this?” but “What am I going to do about this?”

We take delight to teach God’s Word,
We say, “Amen, it’s true!”
But it’s of little use to us
Unless His will we do. —D. De Haan

One step forward in obedience is worth years of study about it. —Chambers

Bible in One Year: Exodus 31-33; Matthew 22:1-22

[jaycee]

Think I will have the bacon, eggs, toast and juice! And I noticed you have the Chocolate Rum balls so put away a couple of those for a mid-morning snack.....I’m hungry!

[jaycee]

Thank you for this message in our DB today. Always a help to my day. Wishing a good day for you, Rus!

[WayzataJOHNN]

“If I ever got in that position, they’d have to call the Life Saving Crew”

Back in the days I practiced martial arts, I was very flexible. Try that today, and I’d likely lock up in a Gorgon’s Knot, (and some smart a$$ would just stick a hand lettered sign with ‘Defective India Rubber Man’ on it, and lean it against me like a side show display!)

[jaycee]

This is so wonderful and I want you to keep all of us well informed.

[jaycee]

LOL! In my younger years...(way back) I was a cheerleader for 5 years, 2 in Jr.High and 3 in High School. I was small and the one they threw around a lot, like up in the air, etc.
We didn’t have the rules then that they have today and we made up our acrobatic jumps and tricks...LOL! Somedays when I have all these aches and pains, it makes me wonder! But all the fun was worth it! Love my “good old days”....LOL!