Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, 2009

1-1-09 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

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[stopem1]

Good Morning all!
Get well wishes to all who are having health issues.

Hang in there it’s almost the weekend :) ::smile::

[MEG33]

You seem to have “a hitch in your getalong”!
I seem to have :rocks in my head”!
We’ll make it...I just got a pile of dishes into the dishwasher..That may be my big accomplishment for the day..LOL

[jaycee]

Such a precious dog, Kitty. I bet your ‘Doggie’ looked like that when she was a puppy, don’t you?

[MEG33]

Thank you, stopem.

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Amy :)
That picture of Prissy Missy is so lovely! She's such a beautiful girl. Like you, I worry about what the years will bring. ;) Booboo is going to be 12 soon. I can't believe this. Pre-teen. Whoa.LOL

[jaycee]

Its Thursday morning now and I am looking at all the cute dogs! Cute, Luv! Have a good Thursday!

Old Blue Eyes

[jaycee]

Awwwww~~~
Hi Amy!

[jaycee]

God Bless America, Land that I Love!

God Bless President Bush! God Bless First Lady Laura!

[jaycee]

Great job...loading dishwasher! I've had my 2 cups of coffee this morning! Need a bite to eat for some energy?? maybe!! This will help what ails us!



Billie, I know how you LOVE chocolate and don't we all?

[jaycee]

Appreciate those words!

"Hang in there it’s almost the weekend :) ::smile::"

Right on!

[jaycee]

Morning, GeeBee! Cute!

I cannot believe Booboo is going to be 12! I bet she is a cutie also. Marissa is darling, isn’t she?

[MEG33]

I need chocolate to get well!

[The Mayor]

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January 29, 2009

The Aging Process

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READ: Psalm 71

Do not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails. —Psalm 71:9

I was having breakfast with a friend who had recently celebrated his 60th birthday. We discussed the “trauma” of the number 6 being the first digit in his age and all that the age of 60 implies (retirement, social security, etc.). We also pondered the fact that he felt so much younger than such a “large” number would seem to indicate.

Then the conversation turned to the lessons, joys, and blessings he’d found in living those 60 years, and he said, “You know, it isn’t really that bad. In fact, it’s pretty exciting.” The lessons of the past had brought a change in how he viewed the present.

Such is the aging process. We learn from our past in order to live in our present—a lesson reflected on by the psalmist: “For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth” (Ps. 71:5). He continued, “By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise shall be continually of You” (v.6). As the psalmist looked back, he clearly saw the faithfulness of God. With confidence in that faithfulness, he could face the future and its uncertainties—and so can we.

May we say with the psalmist, “I will praise You—and Your faithfulness, O my God!” (v.22

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father!
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be. —Chisholm
© Renewal 1951 Hope Publishing Company.

As the years add up, God’s faithfulness keeps multiplying.

Bible in One Year: Exodus 21-22; Matthew 19

[MEG33]

I love this! Thank you for sharing it!

[MEG33]

Amen!

[MEG33]

Looks like you need to move to a deserted island..LOL
She is adorable.

[jaycee]

Such a lovely blessing in the Daily Bread this morning, Mr. Mayor and I thank you! God Bless You for posting the Good Word daily...it helps me. What a blessing Psalms 71 was and I may read it again.

Have a wonderful day!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Jaycee :)
Marissa is so beautiful. Time flies. I want my daughter to be 11 for a couple years. ;)

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Stopem1 :)

Good to see you. I hope all is well. This week is going fast. I do look forward to the weekend. I wish you a terrific weekend!