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. : )

[jaycee]

AMEN!

[Diver Dave]

AMEN!

May our Lord provide comfort to these families.

[MEG33]

Amen, LUV
Prayers of comfort for those who mourn and for the wounded and their loved ones.
I know many more were traumatized by this tragedy and pray they are comforted, too.

[MEG33]

Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place

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God knows each winding way I take
And every sorrow, pain, and ache;
His children He will not forsake—
He knows and loves His own.
—Bosch

Blessings To All Who Enter Here

[The Mayor]

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Surrounded By Prayer
July 22, 2012

My friend Melissa’s 9-year-old daughter Sydnie was in the hospital for chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant when I had a dream about her. I dreamed she was staying in a central room at the hospital with her parents. Surrounding her room was a block of other rooms where family and friends were staying and continually praying for her during her times of treatment.

In real life, Sydnie wasn’t physically surrounded by family and friends in adjacent rooms. But spiritually speaking, she was and is surrounded by prayer and love.

The apostle Paul seemed to have a desire to be surrounded by prayer. In most of his letters to churches, he requested to be remembered in prayer to the Lord (2 Cor. 1:11; Eph. 6:18-20; Col. 4:2-4; Philem. 1:22). To the believers in Rome, he wrote, “Now I beg you, brethren, . . . that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me” (Rom. 15:30). He knew that he could not be effective in his service for God without His power.

The Bible tells us that Jesus also prays for us (John 17:20; Heb. 7:25), as does the Holy Spirit, whose prayers are according to the will of God (Rom. 8:27). What a comfort to be surrounded by prayer!

We give to those we hold most dear
No greater help and care
Than when we give them to the Lord,
Surrounding them with prayer. —D. De Haan

Prayer prompted by the Holy Spirit is powerful.

Read: Romans 15:22-33

Now I beg you, brethren, . . . that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me. —Romans 15:30

Bible in a Year:
Ecclesiastes 4-6

[MEG33]

Good Sunday Morning

Kingfisher

We give to those we hold most dear
No greater help and care
Than when we give them to the Lord,
Surrounding them with prayer. —D. De Haan

Amen...Thank you for starting our day off right today and every day, Rus.
Wishing you a blessed Lord's Day

[jaycee]

That’s my prayer, too, Dave. What an awful tragedy we
have witnessed. The stories coming out now are so sad.
Its hard for us to understand.

[jaycee]

Thank you Meg, for your beutiful opening on this beautiful Sunday. I will get back later, I hope! Have a wonderful day.

[jaycee]

Wonderful lesson in our Daily Bread today, Rus. Thank you
for your faithfulness to God and us.

[MEG33]

Good Sunday Morning,

You are most welcome, jaycee..
Wishing you a blessed Lord's Day.

[Reb Raider]

Love your picture mom! I have been up a ladder 5 times and Dennis 3 times since yesterday as we are finding very young birds on the ground. One of the babies is in the bottom of the nest with the other four on top of it. One nestling is pushing the others out of the nest. You know me so you know this is stressing me out!! We have 5 nests this year and over 50+ swallows so it’s been a big year. Once a day they all fly off the back of the house at the same time and it is an awesome sight. We also have to refill 2 hummingbird feeders more than once a day so lots of those cuties too. I figured you would be here taking your new computer for a spin and I hope it’s a lot more fun posting pictures with a computer that works! Love,your ABO daughter

[MEG33]

I’ve read this happens ..My baby cardinal I lost eventually had me frantically wiring a basket under the nest when it tipped and the baby fell out on the concrete..
Very distressing..

I know the swallows are captivating..I am thrilled you have so many hummers. I’ll post you a foreign bird.
;o)

[MEG33]

Good Sunday Morning,

Thank you for your sweet compliment dear daughter.
These are Bee Eaters
(((HUGS))).. God bless you

[MEG33]

It's Time for Lunch

A nap will surely follow.
Wishing You A Lovely Sunday Afternoon

[jaycee]

Mother, Daughter.....how wonderful! Come back soon, Reb Raider!

[jaycee]

I would faint and fall over if I saw a bird like that. I
bet its from another country???

Have a nice lunch, Meg and a long, good nap!

[ConorMacNessa]

WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA



"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. "





Our Founding Fathers secured this essential freedom against overwhelming odds through great adversity, securing it first with the blood of our Patriots shed in the War of the Revolution, then through the course of intense and extended debate, leading finally to the adoption of the Bill of Rights.

It is under attack now, not only by the media, not only by academia, but by the Executive Branch of the United States Government itself. The President and Department of Justice have abdicated their sworn duty to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. They have instead, with full knowledge of the enormity of their acts, systematically betrayed the American People in repeated transgressions and usurpations, thereby assuming the role of principal domestic enemy in what will be the defining Constitutional struggle of our times.

We are called at this crucial moment to bear Witness, to uphold and to defend this vital and First Freedom. Without Freedom of Conscience, what Freedom could we continue to enjoy?

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)

[Kitty Mittens]

Your Sunday Post and Bird Pics are So Beautiful, Dear Meg!
I Saw your Post where you said you had not been Feeling Well;
I'm Thankful you are Feeling Better Now, Sweet FRiend.

How Excellent is Thy Lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the Children of Men Put their Trust Under the Shadow of Thy Wings.

(Ps. 36:7)

A Blessed Lord's Day to Amy's Place

[ConorMacNessa]

PRAYERS GOING UP FOR OUR AMERICAN HEROES AND FOR OUR BELOVED NATION!



GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE AT VALLEY FORGE
"Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rod"
William Billings
Mixed District Choir, Fairfax, Virginia
(Click)

In the coldest and darkest days of the American Revolution, General George Washington raised his prayers for the survival of his beleaguered Army and of the new Nation. The Lord answered those prayers, upheld his Army through a punishing nadir to everlasting glory and bestowed His manifold benefits upon the new Nation.

In like manner, let our prayers now rise lie a fountain for our Heroes in the American Armed Forces who seek to secure the benefits of Freedom on behalf of a people hungry for them. Father, look on our prayers for them with favor, guide their steps in righteousness and keep them in the shelter of Your Healing Wings. Bless and uphold them in the performance of their Mission. Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, with the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.



SHADOWS AT ARLINGTON
God Of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Morman Tabernacle Choir
(Click)

Heavenly Father, Lord of the Nations, unto Your Divine Mercy we commend the souls of these brave men and women who have fallen in the service of our Beloved Nation and in defense of the Freedoms we hold dear. We pray that You gather them in Your loving embrace, that You cause Your countenance to shine upon them, and that You vouchsafe their souls to dwell eternally in Your Divine Presence. Through Jesus Christ Your Son, with the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.

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)

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!

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Amazing Grace
(Click)
By John Newton

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, .
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.

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)