Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. Mar. 7-8-9-10, 2005

3-7-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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Never Forget!








Amy's personal guardian ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[JustAmy]

I will try to get back later but don't hold your breath. :)

If I don't see you tonight, I'll see you tomorrow. Pleasant dreams.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Oh, I imagine so...with all this rain, it must be almost impossible to get rid of them.

Thanks for the music.

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Nighty night, Amy. See you tomorrow.

[international american]

: )

[international american]

Jo Stafford also sings "Jambalaya" very well. Thanks for the memories.

[international american]

Same here....85 dollars worth : )

[Conspiracy Guy]

Morning

[The Mayor]

March 8, 2005

Weight Loss

Read:
Hebrews 11:30-12:1

Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us. -Hebrews 12:1

Bible In One Year: Deuteronomy 26-28

The army of Alexander the Great was advancing on Persia. At one critical point, it appeared that his troops might be defeated. The soldiers had taken so much plunder from their previous campaigns that they had become weighted down and were losing their effectiveness in combat.

Alexander commanded that all the spoils be thrown into a heap and burned. The men complained bitterly but soon saw the wisdom of the order. Someone wrote, "It was as if wings had been given to them-they walked lightly again." Victory was assured.

As soldiers of Christ, we must rid ourselves of anything that hinders us in the conflict with our spiritual enemy. To fight the battle effectively, we must be clad only with the armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-17).

The Bible also likens Christians to runners. To win the race, we must "lay aside every weight" that would drag us down and rob us of our strength and endurance (Hebrews 12:1). This weight may be an excessive desire for possessions, the captivating love of money, an endless pursuit of pleasure, slavery to sinful passions, or a burdensome legalism.

Yes, if we are to fight the good fight of faith and run the spiritual race with endurance, the watchword must be: Off with the weight! -Richard De Haan

Fight the good fight with all thy might!
Christ is thy strength and Christ thy right;
Lay hold on life and it shall be
Thy joy and crown eternally. -Monsell

If your Christian life is a drag, worldly weights may be holding you back.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
What Does It Take To Follow Christ?

[OESY]

The International Woman of Mystery remains abroad....



but could she be The Little Impersonator?

[JustAmy]

LOL

I think that I pinged you to #245. You can hear Jo Stafford there also.

Good morning, IA. Happy Tuesday.

[JustAmy]

Good morning, CG.

Happy Tuesday.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Howdy

[Conspiracy Guy]

I don't normally forward these things but this one touched me. Sort of bought tears to my eyes... reminded me a little of my grandmother.

Just when you have lost faith in human kindness, someone who teaches

at a Middle School in Safety Harbor, Florida, forwarded the following

letter:



The letter was sent to the principal's office after the school had

sponsored a luncheon for the elderly. An old lady received a new

radio at the lunch as a door prize and was writing to say thank you. This

story is a credit to all human kind. Forward to anyone you know who

might need a lift today!



Dear Safety Harbor Middle School:



God bless you for the beautiful radio won at your recent senior

citizens luncheon. I am 84 years old and live at the Safety Harbor

Assisted Home for the Aged. All of my family has passed away. I am

all alone now and it's nice to know that someone is thinking of me. God

bless you for your kindness to an old forgotten lady. My roommate is

95 and always had her own radio, but before I received one, she would

never let me listen to hers, even when she was napping. ... The other

day her radio fell off the nightstand and broke into a lot of pieces.



It was awful and she was in tears. She asked if she could listen to

mine.... and I told her to kiss my ass.

.....Thank you for that opportunity.



Sincerely, Edna Walters

[international american]

Good morning, Amy. Yees, I did listen to it, and thank you.

[JustAmy]

3-8-05
Graphic by MamaBear

Dream-Stuff

A castle is a dream place. Step up and share your dream.
For who can tell what may become. Things are not what they seem.
It could be such a place that if you tarry there too long,
You may be swept up with it like a person in a throng.

Dreamers can get lost in dreams, as schemers in their schemes.
One day you’re simply musing about Life and all its themes,
And then somehow the dreams come true, and all you do is stare,
How did your castle come to be, and stones appear from air?

Well, air is more of dream-stuff, than stones are, you should know.
Our turning into stones is very common when we go.
But rare it is to see someone just vanish into air,
We trust that they’re enjoying life in wondrous dreams somewhere.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 1, 2005

[Conspiracy Guy]

Nice

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

I haven't clicked for the music yet. What kind of boats are those?

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

That's a different dish.

What dish IS that?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Ant and Potted meat Casserole.