Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... May, 2008

May1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[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]

Good evening, Kitty Mittens.

Sorry that I’m getting back so late.

Thank you for the pretty black kitty.

Did you have a nice Hug Your Doggie Day? :)

[JustAmy]

Good evening, Conor.

Thank you for posting the beautiful Laura wearing red to Support the Troops.

Hope you had a Fabulous Friday.

[JustAmy]

LOL

Cute, Meg.

[JustAmy]

Good evening, Luv.

Thank you for Showing your Colors for the Troops.

Thank you for your contributions.

[JustAmy]

I want all of them!!!

[JustAmy]

LOL

Had a good day, Dita.

Kinda taking it easy now.

[LUV W]

You’re very welcome...thanks for making a home for us here! :D

[JustAmy]

He looks so healthy now. He is a big cat and I didn’t even yell very loud when he took the baby birds from their nests. That is just what cats do; I told the birds to build better, safer nests next year.

I only caught him once and took the baby away from him but we sure found where he had taken others. The birds do not like him.

[JustAmy]

Welcome to Amy’s Place.

We are glad you are here.

[JustAmy]

Looks like Mr Mittens was here too. :)

[jaycee]

Goodnight~~~

[JustAmy]

Good night, FRiends.

[Kitty Mittens]

Amy, your #2186 is Wonderful! I Love it!

Billie, your Rose is just Beautiful, and Thank you for your Compliments on the Purple One I Posted.

Jaycee, your #2163 is Adorable, and 'Dita, the Roses you Posted are Breathtaking.

Thank you to Everyone at Amy's Place for Making this a Fun Place to Visit. Goodnight, Dear FRiends.

[yorkie]

Good night all you special people! Sweet dreams!

[LUV W]

Nighty-night, Yorkie!
ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz.........

[yorkie]

Awwwwww, Luv - that is SO sweet! Thank you!

[fewz]

So yesterday was hug a cat day. I should have guessed. I don’t have a cat but I have two dogs and yesterday morning I was awaken by their barking. I could tell by the way they were barking that they had something treed. During the past year they have treed wild critters on a couple of occasions and I thought it was probably another raccoon or possum. Turned out to be a neighbor’s cat which was perched on a window ledge that was too high for the dog on the ground to reach and too far from the deck for the dog on the deck to reach. I guess he come over for a hug but he should have come to the front door. The back yard is fenced so the dogs couldn’t have reached him there.

[OESY]

Love your sweet dreams picture.

[JustAmy]

LOL

One of these days, I may declare a Hug Your Pooch Day.

We’ve had a rabbit hanging around .... my dogs are fenced so the rabbit acting like he owns the vineyard drives Millie and Max crazy. When they start barking, it takes awhile to discover they are only barking at a rabbit that is out of reach.

Hope you had a great Hug Your Cat Day. :)

[The Mayor]

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May 31, 2008

Speeding Ticket

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READ: Romans 3:9-20

There is none righteous, no, not one. —Romans 3:10

I had been driving in Singapore for 34 years when I received my first summons for speeding! It was not the first time I had exceeded the speed limit, but it was the first time I had been fined for doing so.

My first reaction was one of disgust. But as I contemplated the spiritual lesson, I realized that no matter how long I had been driving without a ticket, I was still accountable.

If I can break such a clearly defined law as a speed limit, think how easy it is to break God’s perfect law, which covers every aspect of life. No one, no matter how moral or religiously fervent, can keep it perfectly.

Paul wrote, “By the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin” (Rom. 3:20). Keeping the law can’t save us; rather, through the law we become aware of our sin (3:7-12). That’s why God sent His Son to save us. We need the righteousness of Jesus, because we can’t be justified through our good deeds. Paul concluded, we are “justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law” (v.28).

If you have put your faith in Christ, you can say with Paul, “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin” (Rom. 4:7-8).

And can it be that I should gain
An interest in the Savior’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain?
For me, who Him to death pursued? —Wesley

God’s law shows us a need that only God’s grace can supply.

Bible in One Year: Romans 1–4; Proverbs 21:22-31

[JustAmy]

May 31, 2008



Graphic by MamaBear

“Fish and visitors smell in three days.”
~Benjamin Franklin~

“When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain”
~Mark Twain~

“Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.”
~Lao Tzu~

“Remember, a dead fish can float downstream,
but it takes a live one to swim upstream.”
~W. C. Fields~

“Caution is a most valuable asset in fishing, especially if you are the fish.”
~Unknown~

“If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been caught”
~Proverb Quote~

“Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant??
I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize,
Oh my God....I could be eating a slow learner.”
~Lynda Montgomery~

“No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise”
~Lewis Carroll~

“Do not tell fish stories where the people know you;
but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish”
~Mark Twain~

[JustAmy]

Happy Saturday, Rus.

Thank you for sharing the Daily Bread again this morning.
We appreciate you.

Have a Blessed Weekend.

[gardengirl]

Mornin! Great pic! I love Ogden Nash and fish! Whether I’m eating, fishing, or jsut watching! Have 2 betas right now. They are so funny—they know me and come up to the top every time I walk by, course I’m the only one that feeds them....

[JustAmy]

We lost Marissa’s 4 year old gold fish last month.

I guess it is time to get another. May wait until after we take a vacation.

Did you get to see our Rose Parade on Thursday?

Beautiful roses graphics.

[gardengirl]

Sorry—in a perfect world, beloved pets would live as long as we do. We got the betas for the gbaby—one of his first noises was pop, pop, pop with his mouth for a fishy sound. (His first sound was a growl—we have rat terrorists/chis!) I love them—they’re clean, quiet, and gorgeous colors! Only have to change the bowls about once a month as long as I don’t overfeed tehm.

Saw the roses—beautiful! Didn’t have time to respond like I want. After this month I should be able to get back to running my mouth on a more regular basis!

[JustAmy]

We will be so happy to have you back on a regular basis.

Have a wonderful weekend.

[MEG33]

I like fishin'

Love your morning greeting, Amy and MamaBear!

~Happy Weekend to Amy's Place~

[LUV W]

I likez fishes, too. YUM!
er...I mean...ain't they cute??

[MEG33]

We love fishin', too

[MEG33]

Grin...#2229

[LUV W]

:D

[yorkie]

You have two betas in the same bowl?

[jaycee]

~~NO FISHING~~
Good Afternoon All!

[jaycee]

Just too cute~~~~

[MEG33]

;o)

Pretty fishies!

[JustAmy]

Happy Weekend FRiends.

Hope everyone is having a relaxing Saturday.

If you are planning a fishing trip this weekend, hope you share.
Well at least some pictures.

[Lady Jag]

The goldfish with its short memory, is hard to Train.

[Lady Jag]

[MEG33]

LOL! Cute, LadyJ.

[gardengirl]

No! No, no, no! LOL I’m at work so slipping in my typing between cUstomers! 2 betas, 2 bowls! Also have some snaild that must have slipped in with a plant. There are silvery balls suspended from the plants that I’m assuming are snail eggs. Keep you posted!

[gardengirl]

**back on a regular basis**

I’m looking forward to it too! Course, think of the things I could get done if I didn;t spend so much time on FR!

[gardengirl]

Meg—that is too cool! Poor kitty—no wonder all his friends call him names!

[MEG33]

;o)

[gardengirl]

Can you blow that up for me? LOLOLOL Everything in my bathroom is tropical fish! Hubby said he can’t decide whether he’s on an underwater reef or in the jungle—I have a LOT of plants in my—our—bathroom!

[La Enchiladita]

Saying Good-bye to May, and here's one in honor of Mr. Mittens and another of our favorite of God's creatures....

[La Enchiladita]

Critters make life interesting, don't they?:)

[jaycee]

When I started with that picture, it would have been big enough for your bathroom. It was a huge picture. I halved it and it still took up the whole screen so I halved it again and by jove, I got it where I wanted it!

That was the only fish picture I had except for the fishbowl one. It had been posted already!

[jaycee]

Dita, that is such a precious picture...love the little hummingbird.......how are you today?

[La Enchiladita]

[La Enchiladita]

I am whizzing through the forum at warp speed.... slept well last night, but too much, and catching up. I’m very well and it’s a beautiful day!!! How’s yourself?:)