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

5-1-2011 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33

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Memorial Day

Blessings and Peace on this Memorial Day for all our brave veterans and those in active service.



ML/LTOS
(El Kabong)

[tiapam]

"No added words needed!"

Yours either!! Thank you!!

[MEG33]

~Memorial Day~

Flags today in tribute wave
For those loyal ones who gave
Of their youth, their hopes, their
might
For a cause they knew was right.

Morning bells sound their call,
Pause and say a prayer for all--
All who served valiantly
That men might be ever free.

Toll of bells, drums' slow beat--
Silence falls in every street.
In each heart swells the plea:
Keep us safe, but keep us free!
***

~Remembering Those Who Gave All~
To Preserve Our Freedoms

[GailA]

SOME GAVE ALL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nJTqpKlZ9U&feature=related

[MEG33]

Beautiful Tribute and the song touches my heart Billie and Amy.

May we strive to be worthy of our heroes sacrifices for our freedoms.

[MEG33]

Amen to your thoughts and your touching poem, Raven.
I am grateful for your father’s service to our country.

[MEG33]

We will rememmber...beautiful tribute, pam.

[MEG33]

Amen, jaycee..Lovely post.

[MEG33]

Beautiful tribute to our fallen, teenie.

[MEG33]

Freedom Isn't Free

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
~~~
Never Forget~Ever Honor

[MEG33]

Thank you for your service, Dave, and this picture..T
thank you, Lori, for this great fitting Memorial Day Pledge Graphic.

[oldteen]

Thank you Gail.

That song chokes me up every time.

However, it is so fitting for this day!

[oldteen]

Thank you, M.

Every day should be Memorial Day!

[tiapam]

"beautiful tribute"

Thank you, Meg!
Yours as well!

[JustAmy]

Thank you for sharing your touching Memorial Day tributes with us today.

It has been a beautiful weekend.
Today, we visited 3 cemeteries and placed flowers on 14 graves.
Though most of the 14 were not veterans, I like to remember them on this day.

Thank you again for being here today to remember and honor those
who paid the ultimate price for our FReedoms.

[Diver Dave]

Well that was a surprise when I scrolled through the posts. Thank you for the re-run.

Great graphic, poem and Pledge. Good lookin’ guy, too (I get that all the time). 8^)

[WayzataJOHNN]

I did eleven prayer services yesterday and I'm POOPED! So we're having breakfast at Cracker Barrel on me today!

Old Timer’s Breakfast
Two Eggs* cooked to order with Grits, Sawmill Gravy,
Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits, real Butter and the best
Preserves, Jam n’ Apple Butter (on request) we could find.
Fried Apples or Hashbrown Casserole
Choice of Smoked Sausage Patties, Turkey Sausage Patties or Thick-Sliced Bacon

Grandpa's Country Fried Breakfast®
Two Eggs* cooked to order with Grits, Sawmill Gravy,
Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits, real Butter and the best
Preserves, Jam n’ Apple Butter (on request) we could find.
Fried Apples or Hashbrown Casserole
Chicken Fried Chicken or Country Fried Steak

Cracker Barrel’s Country Boy Breakfast®
Just loosen your belt and enjoy your choice of Country Ham,
Pork Chops or Steak* grilled to order, Three Eggs* cooked to order,
Fried Apples, Hashbrown Casserole, Grits, Sawmill Gravy, Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits,
real Butter and the best Preserves, Jam n' Apple Butter (on request) we could find.

Wholesome Mornin' Sampler
Start your day off with a mix of Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt,
Seasonal Fruit topped with our Honey Granola Mix of Almonds
and Dried Fruit, Two Eggs* cooked to order, a Wild Maine Blueberry Muffin or an Apple Bran Muffin
and your choice of Smoked Sausage Patties, Turkey Sausage Patties or Thick Sliced Bacon.

Smokehouse Breakfast®
Two Eggs* cooked to order with Grits, Sawmill Gravy,
Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits, real Butter and the best
Preserves, Jam n’ Apple Butter (on request) we could find.
Your choice of Smoked Sausage Patties, Turkey Sausage Patties or Thick Sliced Bacon.

VIEW OUT AN ODD WINDOW


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WE THE PEOPLE!

[The Mayor]

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Bad Choice
May 31, 2011

An elderly TV star was asked by talk-show host Larry King about heaven. King prefaced his question by referring to Billy Graham, who had told King he “knew what would be ahead. It would be paradise. He was going to heaven.”

King then asked his guest, “What do you believe?” He replied, “I’d like a lot of activity. Heaven sounds too placid for me. There’s a lot to do in hell.”

Sadly, this man is not alone in thinking that an existence in Satan’s realm is a preferred destination. I’ve heard people say that they’d rather be in hell because all their friends will be there. One person wrote, “If hell was real, I don’t think it would be bad. There would be a lot of interesting people.”

How can we convince folks who are deceived in this way that hell and its horrors are to be avoided? Perhaps by telling them of the realities of hell that are presented in the Scripture. In Daniel 12:2, it is described as a place of “shame and everlasting contempt.” Luke 16:23 talks about “torments.” Matthew 8:12 describes “weeping and gnashing of teeth.” And Revelation 14:11 says there will be “no rest.”

Biblical truth doesn’t allow anyone to think that hell might be a good place to be. Clearly, rejecting Jesus and facing an eternity in Satan’s kingdom is a bad choice.

Don’t choose to spend eternity
Where pain will never dim;
Instead decide to trust in Christ
And choose to follow Him. —Sper

The same Christ who talks about the glories of heaven also describes the horrors of hell.

Read: Revelation 20:11-15

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. —Daniel 12:2

Bible in a year:
2 Chronicles 13-14; John 12:1-26

[GailA]

Me too. I always get emotional around Memorial day.

[JustAmy]

May 31, 2011



Graphic by MamaBear