Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... February, 2011

2-1-2011 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33

[JustAmy]

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[JustAmy]

February 1, 2011

Graphics by Billie

[The Mayor]

Welcome to February!

[JustAmy]

FEBRUARY IS NOT A BARGAIN

February is not a bargain
Besides its cold and long dark nights
Its icy streets and frozen lakes and rivers
It has the audacity to cheat us out of a couple days
And wallowing in its own ego
Still claims to be a month.

~Fish Hawk .... 2011

[JustAmy]

Good evening, Mayor.

I’m ready for February because it means that March is almost here. :)

[The Mayor]

That’s right! I am so ready for Spring!

[JustAmy]

Graphic by MamaBear

[JustAmy]

We don’t get the cold, cold winter that you do, but I’m tired of damp, foggy, gloomy days. I’m looking forward to spring color.

[onyx]

February 1 already!

May God bless and protect our brave troops, our Republic, everyone here and His servants worldwide.

Prayers & Hugs and Good Night, everyone.

[RasterMaster]

[fish hawk]

Winter takes his bow
Bending low the leafless limbs
carry weight of snow
             falling soft as eider down
             forests wear a wedding gown

[MEG33]

Happy February To Amy's Place

Chickadee

Beautiful Opening Billie and Amy!
~Wishing Everyone A Wonderful Day~

[MEG33]

Beautiful, fish hawk!

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY TUESDAY TO AMY’S PLACE!

Enjoy your Tuesday!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[left that other site]

Happy February!

Thank You, Amy, For Your Great February opening! And Now, A poem and song of February from "The PIRATES OF PENZANCE";

For some ridiculous reason,
to which, however, I've no desire to be disloyal,
Some person in authority,
I don't know who,
very likely the Astronomer Royal,
Has decided that, although for such a beastly month as February,
twenty-eight days as a rule are plenty,
One year in every four his days shall be reckoned as nine and twenty.
Through some singular coincidence
I shouldn't be surprised if it were owing to the
agency of an ill-natured fairy
You are the victim of this clumsy arrangement,
having been born in leap-year, on the
twenty-ninth of February;
And so, by a simple arithmetical process,
you'll easily discover,
That though you've lived twenty-one years, yet,
if we go by birthdays, you're only five
and a little bit over!
RUTH. and KING. Ha! ha! ha! ha!
Ho! ho! ho! ho!
FRED. Dear me!
Let's see! (counting on fingers)
Yes, yes; with yours my figures do agree!
ALL. Ha! ha! ha! ho! ho! ho! ho!
FRED. (more amused than any) How quaint the ways of Paradox!
At common sense she gaily mocks!
Though counting in the usual way,
Years twenty-one I've been alive,
Yet, reckoning by my natal day,
I am a little boy of five!
RUTH and KING. He is a little boy of five! Ha! ha! ha!
ALL. A paradox, a paradox,
A most ingenious paradox!
Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!, etc.




ML/LTOS
(El Kabong)

[jaycee]

I posted to you all at the end of the January thread! Duh!!

[MEG33]

That’s Ok..I posted that beach picture last night on the January thread!

It was 63 then It’s 26 now and dropping.
The radar showed we got snow..but I only had rain and some thunderstorms earlier..
We just aren’t accustomed to several days in a row of such cold weather..but it’s here and will stay awhile.
I have 2 kinds of soup in the freezer and lots of chocolate..I’m in great shape to stay put.
;o)

[jaycee]

Love your beautiful opening today and the wintry poem! Thank you, ladies.

Happy February!

~FEBRUARY~
The Month of Love!

[jaycee]

Love this February graphic with fish hawk’s poem of yesterday! Perfect!!

[jaycee]

Just precious...thats it!

[The Mayor]

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Counterfeits Of The Heart
February 1, 2011

True stories about deceit and deception can sound stranger than fiction. According to an AP news item, a Georgia woman was arrested after trying to pay for more than $1,500 in purchases with a million-dollar counterfeit bill. When questioned, the embarrassed patron claimed to have been misled, saying that the fake money had been given to her by her ex-husband, who was a coin collector.

The size of the bill makes us question whether anyone could really have been misled into thinking it was real. But maybe that makes it a good illustration of the almost unbelievable problem of self-deception that the prophet warns us about. When Jeremiah said, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (17:9 ESV), he expresses a sense of amazement that is beyond our ability to grasp. Here the prophet is not saying that some of us have a problem being honest with ourselves; he is claiming that everyone does.

Thankfully, God searches our hearts and understands what we cannot see (v.10). He gives us every reason to say, “Lord, we need Your help. Please show us whether we are being honest with ourselves and You. If we aren’t, help us to change and rely on You rather than on ourselves.”

Search me, O God, and know my heart today;
Try me, O Savior, know my thoughts I pray.
See if there be some wicked way in me;
Cleanse me from every sin and set me free. —Orr

The only way to survive in a world of deception is by trusting the One who will never deceive us.

Read: Jeremiah 17:5-11

The heart is deceitful above all things. —Jeremiah 17:9

Bible in a year:
Exodus 27-28; Matthew 21:1-22

[left that other site]

Oh My Goodness! I WANT that Puppy!

[jaycee]

Very pretty, Meg!

[jaycee]

Very short....very sweet!

[jaycee]

Thank you Conor, for our sweet little Tuesday children! Are you expecting bad weather like the rest of the nation?

[GailA]

Awe that is so very cute, makes me want a puppy...the 2 old geezers I have wouldn’t like it.

[jaycee]

Very good, Mary Lou! LOL!

Have a peaceful day!

[MEG33]

Awwww

[jaycee]

You are ready...thats good. I made a meatloaf yesterday morning so will have the old reliable with vegetables. Its good! I plan a grilled cheese sandwich one day with tomato soup, one of my favorite quick meals.

I’ll be checking out....have lots to do and will check back sometime!

[jaycee]

He is a cutie, isn’t he? Wish I had him, too!

[jaycee]

LOL! Your 2 old geezers...I expect thats your dogs?? They would love a little puppy!

[jaycee]

Very good message today, Rus. Thank you for blessing us with the Daily Devotion.

[ConorMacNessa]

Yes Jaycee - we are looking forward to an afternoon and evening of freezing rain.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[yorkie]

What a cute puppy, JC!
You think he woujld like to be friends
With the Valentine kitty?

[yorkie]

That is such a tender and sweet tribute to your Mother, RasterMaster. Thank you for sharing with us.

[yorkie]

Thank you Fish Hawk. Oh, so true! (And VERY well spoken!)

[yorkie]

Thank you Fish Hawk. Oh, so true! (And VERY well spoken!)

[jaycee]

Awwww~~~

I think they would make a lovely pair...LOL!

[jaycee]

Do you know that I got nothing on that post to Amy from RasterMaster? Just blank space! Don’t understand that!! Maybe you could copy and send by email?

[left that other site]

Thank You! After all , I am the very model of a modern MiQ-MaQ Paddy Whacky Bass Playing Biker! :-)

[left that other site]

Is it real or photoshoppe? LOL!

[jaycee]

I know this one for sure. It is NOT photo-shopped. I first saw in announced on Yahoo and in the next day or two, it popped up on the news. It was about 2 years ago. I have a couple different ones of the puppy in my files.

[yorkie]

As per your request, here is the graphic that RasterMaster posted this morning:

I wonder why it didn't show up for you? It is such a tender, sweet, touching graphic.

[Billie]

Good morning! BRRRRRRRRR! Our first snow, and it's 17 degrees outside. Knew it was coming though and made a big pot of vegetable/beef soup yesterday.

Loved the graphic and poem, Amy and FishHawk!

Stay safe, warm, and dry, everyone!

[jaycee]

I can't believe what a beautiful
sunny day it is here today!
And we are 50 degrees at midday!
Will let you know if it changes!
Going to beach could be an option!
LOL!

[jaycee]

LOL~~you were posting cold and snow and I was doing a sunny day graphic. Isn't that funny? I am usually the one with the cold, cold weather. It has been so sunny today. I would not gamble on it staying that way though.

Nice to see you, Billie Blue!!

[Billie]

Thank you, Meg, and thank you for all your beautiful Sunday openings and equally pretty daily offerings - like the chickadee in the snow today. :)

[jaycee]

It came in perfect. I cannot understand why I had blank space! Every now and then Dolly will post something that I cannot receive....go figure!

It is a beautiful graphic. I have seen that posted in the newspaper from family, on an Anniversary of their loved one’s death. (only the prayer, not the graphic.)

[Billie]

Awwwww, I want that puppy. I love it to pieces. Morning, jaycee, and thank you - Happy February to you!

[Billie]

Oh my gosh! Look at that heart-shaped spot! (wonder what it looks like when he’s standing?)