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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... August/September 2013
August 1, 2013 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

Posted on 08/01/2013 8:08:20 AM PDT by Mama_Bear




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To: GailA

Glad you have a beautiful day, Gail.
Prayers for your DIL.


601 posted on 08/26/2013 6:18:44 AM PDT by MEG33
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To: MEG33

Usually I teach one-on-one, but I have taught PK, and it CAN be trying.


602 posted on 08/26/2013 6:20:40 AM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
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To: left that other site

I know it must be at times!


603 posted on 08/26/2013 6:28:12 AM PDT by MEG33
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To: MEG33

It only takes one to set off the whole group


604 posted on 08/26/2013 6:31:15 AM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
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To: MEG33

How do I get to MY archives, please.....I’ve forgotten how!!


605 posted on 08/26/2013 6:38:09 AM PDT by jaycee
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To: MEG33

So cute!

I raised two sons so I guess I have a lot of patience. Raising any children takes lots of PATIENCE AND LOVE!!


606 posted on 08/26/2013 6:41:03 AM PDT by jaycee
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To: MEG33; All

Gosh, I am sooo sleepy all of a sudden! I have been up being busy though.


607 posted on 08/26/2013 6:44:32 AM PDT by jaycee
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To: MEG33

I always Pray for HIS wisdom, not mine.
We are work in progress for sure.


608 posted on 08/26/2013 6:52:19 AM PDT by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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To: jaycee

I was talking about Just Amy’s archives posted at the beginning of the month.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2544944/posts?
You have a cute and pretty couple of graphics on this page for instance.

Try to recall when you were posting graphics and look through that month.


609 posted on 08/26/2013 6:58:45 AM PDT by MEG33
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To: jaycee

It does indeed.
.I crashed early last night..I had a great visit with my son and dear DIL..but missed my nap..
I think I slept 9 hours..LOL


610 posted on 08/26/2013 7:33:05 AM PDT by MEG33
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To: MEG33

When you can get 9 hours of good sleep, you really get rested. Its been a long time since I’ve slept 9 hours. I would if I just didn’t wake up automatically. Now that I can sleep all I want, it just doesn’t happen naturally. I guess I get 6-7 hours a night but I just wake up for some odd reason. Of course, I always take my nap, which I’m getting ready to do right now.

I just ran up to this little neighborhood restaurant and brought me a corn dog home. They are so good and I eat them 2 or 3 times a week for lunch. Then usually my good neighbors bring dinner to me.....how wonderful that is! If only my appetite would improve some! I think I eat lunch too late and I’m not too hungry when they bring my dinner. Its hard to get it right. But I’m thankful anyway!!


611 posted on 08/26/2013 12:39:34 PM PDT by jaycee
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To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; Billie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; mathluv; ...

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A Way Of Escape

August 28, 2013

Highway 77, which passes through the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, features a series of runaway truck ramps. These semi-paved exits appear in an area of the highway where the altitude drops nearly 1,300 feet over the course of about 6 miles. This steep descent combined with the road’s winding path can create problems for motorists—especially truck drivers.

Just as a runaway truck needs an escape route from a highway, we also need “a way of escape” when out-of-control desires threaten our spiritual well-being. When we face temptation, “[God will] make the way of escape, that [we] may be able to bear it” (1 Cor. 10:13). God enables us to say “no” to enticement through the power of His Word. Jesus conquered Satan’s temptation relating to food, authority, and trust by quoting verses from Deuteronomy (Matt. 4:4-10). Scripture helped Him resist the devil despite the effects of a 40-day fast in the wilderness.

When we are tempted, we may feel like disaster is just around the bend. Memories of past failure and isolation from others can intensify this feeling. However, we can trust God in moments of temptation; He is faithful. He will provide a way for us to resist sin’s allure.

I need Thee every hour, stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their pow’r when Thou art nigh.
I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee. —Hawks/Lowry
The best way to escape temptation is to run to God.

Read: Matthew 4:1-11, 1 Corinthians 10:12-13

[God will] make the way of escape, that [we] may be able to bear it. —1 Corinthians 10:13
Bible in a Year:
Psalms 123-125; 1 Corinthians 10:1-18


612 posted on 08/27/2013 4:33:35 AM PDT by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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To: JustAmy; everyone; FRiends; All
(((((Hugs to Everyone)))))



613 posted on 08/27/2013 11:26:55 AM PDT by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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To: Kitty Mittens

Very pretty, Kitty. And I love that font!! What font is it?
Thank you!


614 posted on 08/27/2013 12:06:49 PM PDT by jaycee
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To: jaycee
Thank you, Dear Jaycee!
I used the Font called "Walt Disney Script" on this Website:

BANNER GENERATOR

They have a Lot of Neat Fonts!

(((((Hugs and Blessings, my Sweet FRiend!)))))

615 posted on 08/27/2013 1:16:13 PM PDT by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; Billie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; mathluv; ...

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Surrounded By Mercy

August 28, 2013

It was almost impossible not to see the giant billboard with the red background and huge white letters that shouted: “This year thousands of men will die from stubbornness.” Later I learned that the billboard was one of hundreds just like it targeted at middle-aged men who typically avoid routine medical screenings and often die from preventable conditions.

Psalm 32 deals with the spiritual disease of sin, which can be treated by honest acknowledgment and repentance. The first five verses express the anguish of hiding our guilt and then celebrate the joyful release of confessing our transgressions to God and being forgiven.

This psalm goes on to show that the Lord longs for us to seek His help in difficulty (vv.6-8) and receive His guidance. “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye” (v.8). We are hindered, though, when we stubbornly refuse to follow His direction and repent from our sin.

God’s Word urges us, “Do not be like the horse or like the mule, . . . which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you” (v.9). Rather than hold on to our sin, the Lord offers an alternative: When we humbly confess, His mercy shall surround us (v.10).

Heavenly Father, help us now
At Thy feet to humbly bow;
Take away all thought of sin,
Make us clean and pure within. —Bartels
The first step to receiving God’s forgiveness is to admit that we need it.

Read: Psalm 32

He who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him. —Psalm 32:10
Bible in a Year:
Psalms 120-122; 1 Corinthians 9


616 posted on 08/28/2013 4:17:43 AM PDT by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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To: FRiends; The Mayor; jaycee; TheConservativeParty; LUV W; Kitty Mittens; left that other site; ...

If you have a special garden,
Where flowers and herbs abound.
Then take a pinch of fairy dust,
And sprinkle it around.
The fairies will take notice,
And at the end of day.
They’ll tiptoe out upon the grass,
And dance the night away.
~ Carla J. Nelson


*Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday Everyone!*


617 posted on 08/28/2013 4:50:24 AM PDT by MEG33
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To: Kitty Mittens

Beautiful Gratituesday post, (((Kitty)))


618 posted on 08/28/2013 4:56:16 AM PDT by MEG33
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To: MEG33

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday, Meg!

We are having a break from the heat today. It’s overcast and not hot yet. We’ve had heat advisories lately, but feels better out there this morning.

Cheers


619 posted on 08/28/2013 9:02:34 AM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Jesus is Lord. Come Lord Jesus, Amen.)
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To: The Mayor

This is one tough tree.

The Ubiquitous Mesquite

Filed Under:
Science & Health

Texas Plant Life

“I could ask for no better monument over my grave than a good mesquite tree, its roots down deep like those of people who belong to the soil, its hardy branches, leaves and fruit holding memories of the soil. . . .”
— J. Frank Dobie, Texas writer

[Mesquite is] “the devil with roots. It scabs my cows, spooks my horses, and gives little shade.”
— W.T. Waggoner, pioneer northwest Texas rancher

Opinions of 21st-century Texans on the subject of mesquite are as divided as the two 20th-century views quoted above:

• Ranchers consider it a noxious weed, whose thorns injure cattle, horses and cowhands. Worst of all, its extensive root system uses more than its fair share of water, which otherwise could grow cattle-nourishing grasses.

• Botanists know mesquite (genus Prosopis), a member of the legume family, as a nitrogen-fixing plant. Rather than depleting the soil of nitrogen, as do most plants, mesquites enrich soil by returning nitrogen to it.

• Most gardeners wouldn’t consider using the misshapen mesquite in their landscapes.

• Cooks value mesquite chips and charcoal for the luscious flavor they impart to grilled meats and fish.

• Some artisans and furniture makers prize mesquite for its deep colors, rich patina and interesting irregularities.

The ubiquitous mesquite grows — nay, flourishes — on at least one-third of the land area of the state; that is, on more than 56 million of Texas’ 167.5 million acres of land, from the Rio Grande to the Panhandle, across Central and North Central Texas, and into much of West Texas. Mesquite grows in all regions of the state except the East Texas Piney Woods. Of all the mesquite in the United States, 76 percent grows in Texas.

Of the more than 40 species of mesquite found worldwide, at least 90 percent grows in Latin America, principally Argentina and Chile. Mesquite also thrives in arid and semi-arid regions of North America, Africa, the Middle East, Tunisia, Algeria, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar (Burma), Russia, Hawaii, West Indies, Puerto Rico and Australia.

Seven varieties of mesquite grow in Texas. The most widely distributed is Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa, also called honey mesquite, found in all regions of Texas except deep East Texas. In this article, unless noted otherwise, that is the variety being discussed.

Mesquite trees vary tremendously in size, depending on growing conditions. Where water is plentiful, and if the seedlings are not injured by weather or animals, trees may grow 40 to 50 feet tall, with a spread of 40 feet or more. The trunk forks only a few feet above the ground. If a new shoot is disturbed, the plant develops into a sprawling multi-trunked shrub.

The leaves are delicate and feathery. Sharp, tough-as-nails thorns, up to two inches long, emerge from the base of the leaf stems. The fluffy, creamy-white flowers, which often have a greenish or yellowish cast, appear from spring to autumn. The beans, which mature in late summer, develop in a pod between four and nine inches long. When ripe, the beans are covered by a sweetish coating, which has a sugar content as high as 30 percent. This author can personally attest that they are delicious to chew (you chew the coating off the beans, not the beans themselves) as a substitute for the candy your parents won’t let you have.

Mesquite beans furnish food for livestock when grass is scarce. The trees also provide shade, such as it is, for the animals. In the 1840s, a traveler in Texas said that “to find shade under a mesquite tree is like dipping water with a sieve.” But in much of Texas, it’s often the only shade around.

Mesquites supply food and cover for wildlife including quail, dove, raven, turkey, mallard duck, white-tail and mule deer, wood rat, kangaroo rat, chipmunk, pocket mouse, rock squirrel, ground squirrel, prairie dog, porcupine, cottontail, jackrabbit, skunk, peccary (javelina), coyote and Mexican raccoon.

Mesquite Survival Tactics

Mesquite has several characteristics that help it survive.

• It adapts to almost any soil that is not soggy.

• Mesquite beans can lie dormant for many years—some say up to 40 years—waiting for the right conditions for sprouting.

• Taproots of mesquites are legendary, growing seemingly as deep as needed to reach the water table—often 25 to 65 feet in length. In Texas Highways magazine in 1979, Steve Wilson, then director of the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton, Oklahoma, reported some mesquite taproots a phenomenal 175 feet long. By contrast, the taproots of most large Texas hardwoods, such as oaks and hickories, reach a maximum of three to seven feet. The longleaf pine, an exceptionally long-rooted tree, has a taproot of only 12 to 15 feet. The mesquite’s lateral roots may fan out up to 50 feet in all directions.

• Most of Texas’ deciduous trees produce new leaves in late March or early April, putting them at risk of being nipped by a late freeze. The mesquite is one of the last trees to leaf out, usually in May, and therefore is rarely hurt by spring cold snaps. Texas farmers in the 19th and early 20th centuries often waited for mesquites to green up each spring before planting cotton or setting out tomato plants, believing that their crops would therefore be safe from freezing.


620 posted on 08/28/2013 9:30:10 AM PDT by geologist ("If you love me, keep my commands" .... John 14 :15)
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