Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... July, 2012

7-1-2012 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[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. : )

[JustAmy]

Reading these posts by Dubya brought back memories of his time spent sharing these jokes and thoughts with us,

Rest In Peace, Dubya. We miss you.

[MEG33]

Dear Friends and Family

May God's Love Surround You As You Mourn
Dubya was a wonderful FRiend here.
Rest In Peace, Dearest Dubya

[MEG33]

I read many of Dubya’s old posts as I am always checking to see what I posted a year ago for Sunday at Amy’s. I miss his Sunday funnies..I miss Dubya..

[MEG33]

My deep sympathy over the loss of your brother and brother
in law, Amy and Mr Just.
May the Lord bless and comfort you and your family
during this time of sorrow.

[MEG33]

Gorgeous lily!

[MEG33]

Good Morning To Amy's Place

*Wear Red On Friday To Support Our Troops*

I've been sick..feeling much better now.
Wishing You A Great Weekend

[The Mayor]

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

Blunders To Wonders
July 20, 2012

Artist James Hubbell says, “Mistakes are gifts.” Whenever he’s working on a project and something goes wrong, he doesn’t start over. He looks for a way to use the mistake to make something better. None of us can avoid making blunders, and all of us have favorite ways of dealing with them. We may try to hide them or to correct them or to apologize for them.

We do that with our sin sometimes too. But God doesn’t throw us away and start over. He redeems us and makes us better.

The apostle Peter tended to do and say whatever seemed best at the moment. He has been referred to as an “impetuous blunderer.” In his fear after Jesus was arrested, Peter claimed three times that he didn’t know Jesus! Yet later, on the basis of Peter’s three declarations of love, Jesus turned Peter’s humiliating denial into a wonderful occasion of restoration (John 21). Despite Peter’s flawed past, Jesus restored him to ministry with these words: “Feed My sheep” (v.17).

If you have made a “blunder” so big that it seems irreversible, the most important matter is whether you love Jesus. When we love Him, Jesus can turn our most serious blunders into awesome wonders.

Lord, I’m so human and make foolish mistakes.
And worse yet, I willfully sin against You.
Please forgive me, change me, restore me,
and use me for Your name’s sake. Amen.

God can change our blunders into wonders.

Read: John 21:15-19

Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored. —Lamentations 5:21

Bible in a Year:
Proverbs 29-31

[left that other site]

IT'S FRIDAY!

Wear Red For The Troops...and pray for Rain for the drought stricken areas of our beloved Nation.



ML/LTOS
(El Kabong)

[geologist]

The wonders of God are in us around us and in everything, no exceptions. The scripture line ‘Let us not be deceived”, is vital too all of us. We are surrounded with differing teachings,of various churches, from Catholic, Baptist, Mormon,Jehovah Witnesses, etc., each believing what they are taught is based on the Holy Scriptures. New translations are coming our every year. The Message, IE. is quite different from the King James(my choice). And what is true is the King James differs from the original Hebrew, Arabic, writings the Holy Bible is based on, including the translation into Greek, then Roman etc., We get farther and farther away form the truth and then wonder why there are so many Denominations. All seem to deeply believe their own churches teaching as being the true one.

O LORD, help thy children, do not let us be deceived. We desire to worship and serve thee in truth and in faith. We see all sorts of changes being made today. Divorce is condoned. Abortions, Homosexuality, and many other actions thou has said. Do not! Forgive us our sins, they are many, pride, envy, greed, lack of repenting and changing by the accepting of Christ Jesus as our redeemer, thy Son, and the deliverer from our sins. We bow down and worship thee and pray for forgiveness, send thy Spirit that we may be filled and changed to please thee, day by day, in Jesus name, amen.

[geologist]

There is a saying in Israel when a person dies ...

it is ...

“May his memory be for blessing.”

I have mentioned this before, it took me awhile to realize the meaning. When we think of that person ... may it be good, happy, touching, pleasant, lovely, or even if negative, ... may it be for a blessing. A good thought.

Our memories are a big part of us.

[WVNan]

Ohhhhh MEG, you got the dreaded 666. Shall we say a prayer of protection over you?

[ConorMacNessa]

Happy Friday to Amy’s Place!

First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush



Gov. Sarah Palin



President and Mrs. Ronald W. Reagan with Lucky



Coronet Winston S. Churchill, 4th Queen's Own Hussars, 1895



Baroness Margaret Thatcher

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Wearing Red to support our Troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[The Mayor]

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Abide With Me
July 21, 2012

One of the highlights of English football (soccer) each year is the final match of the annual FA Cup Final. For more than a hundred years, the day has been marked by excitement, festivity, and competition. But what fascinates me is how the game begins. It starts with the singing of the traditional hymn “Abide With Me.”

At first that struck me as odd. What does that hymn have to do with football? As I thought about it, though, I realized that for the follower of Christ it has everything to do with sports, shopping, working, going to school, or anything else we do. Since there is no corner of our lives that should not be affected by the presence of God, the longing that He would abide with us is actually the most reasonable thing we could desire. Of course, the presence of our heavenly Father is not something we need to plead for—it is promised to us. In Hebrews 13:5, we read, “For [God] Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”

Not only is God’s presence the key to our contentment, but it is also the promise that can give us wisdom, peace, comfort, and strength—no matter where we are or what we are doing.

Thank You, Lord, for walking with us every day.
You are our guardian, friend, and guide.
May we sense Your loving presence and always
know that You are close by our side. Amen.

Our greatest privilege is to enjoy Christ’s presence.

Read: Hebrews 13:1-8

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” —Hebrews 13:5

Bible in a Year:
Ecclesiastes 1-3

[Diver Dave]

Standing on that promise, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”.

Thank you Rus for this presentation.

[luvie]

Happy Caturday/Dogurday, y'all! :)

[PGalt]

Thanks for the ping, Amy. Sorry to hear about your BIL and FReeper, Dubya. WOW! He will be missed. We have lost another OUTSTANDING FReeper. Condolences to all families and all friends.

R.I.P. gentlemen.

love

[The Mayor]

Amen and your welcome Dave!

[left that other site]

Awwww. Kitteh defends her property.

[jaycee]

So cute, Luv. Its been so quiet here today. None of us
have posted. I think we all may have been grieved over
the carnage in Colorado. I let stuff like that get to me
sometimes! There’s some horrible creatures in this beautiful
world and its so sad. I can’t help but feel sorry for his
poor parents.

[luvie]

I didn't find a post and just had to do it. I know that the news from CO has been devastating to everyone, so we'll just take the time to think about and pray for the victims and their families.