Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... July, 2010

JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

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[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY THURSDAY TO AMY’S PLACE!

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Dún Aonghasa , Megalithic Fortress, Inishmore, Co. Galway, Ireland

Enjoy your Thursday!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[JustAmy]

July 1, 2010



Graphic by MamaBear

S.A.N.D. ... Summertime, and the living is ... sandy.

Sand gets in the carpet,
Sand gets in your shoes.
Fight to keep the sand out,
I guarantee you’ll lose.

The toddlers in the sandbox,
Teenagers at the beach,
It even gets down in my shorts,
Where it’s rude to even reach.

Where does all the sand come from?
How did we get so much?
It is a longish story,
But it has a pleasant touch.

Find a grain of sand somewhere,
You needn’t look too far.
There may be some left in your shoe,
There’s more out by the car.

Hold that little grain of sand,
Where you can see it close.
I’m going to explain exactly,
How we got this healthy dose.

You’ll see it sparkle as it turns,
Reflecting gleams of light,
But there’s a lighter side as well,
If you’ll hear my fancy flight.

Each single grain of sand is more.
It’s silicon dioxide, Si and then two Os,
Three million billion molecules,
And here’s what they compose.

The silicon has fourteen parts,
That are quite positive,
They’re mated up with neutral ones,
Which has some peace to give.

Twenty-eight bits of whichness,
All mixed up in a what,
And circled round with wonderment,
That’s tied up in a knot.

The Os that hang around it,
Are not just airy moons,
Each has eight bits of fire within,
And eight water balloons.

Sixteen pieces more then,
Of whatness in a where.
And not just in the sand but it’s,
One fifth of all our air.

And out there in the water,
Nine-tenths of all of that,
Though you may get it in your nose,
It’s not for sneezing at.

Every one of these small things,
Was made so long ago,
We think they are forever,
But I must tell you no.

God put these things together,
A blessing is in each.
If you want to count your blessings,
You can start down at the beach.

NicknamedBob . . . . . April 8, 2004
© 2004 - 2010

[JustAmy]

Happy Thursday, Conor.

Thank you for sharing the graphics of Beautiful Ireland. Seeing these images makes me sad that it is one of many, many places that I’ve never been.

Hey ... there are still about 15 of our states that I haven’t seen. That has long been one of my goals. At this point I plan to visit them via the Internet. :)

Wishing you a beautiful, sunny Thursday.

[JustAmy]

Graphic by MamaBear

[The Mayor]

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A Worry List

July 1, 2010

I was worrying about a few things as I sat in my car under a shade tree at lunchtime. Then a robin, with a fat worm dangling from its mouth, landed near my door and looked up at me. The robin was a vivid reminder to me of Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:25-26, “Do not worry about your life . . . . Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”

Years ago, in an article in the Denver Seminary magazine Focal Point, Paul Borden gave some helpful suggestions for worriers:

Start a worry list. Write down what you’re worried about. The bills. Your job. Your children or grandchildren. Your health. The future.

Turn your worry list into a prayer list. Ask the Lord to work in those situations you’re concerned about. Pray specifically for your needs and depend on Him.

Turn your prayer list into an action list. If you have any insight that there’s something you can do about your cares, do it. As we turn our worries into prayer and action, Borden says, “Paralyzing anxiety can be replaced by concern for the responsibilities of life.”

Why not start your list right now?

Don’t fret about the future
Or be consumed by cares;
Instead take all your worries
And turn them into prayers. —Sper

What you have made a matter of prayer should cease to be a matter of care.

Read: Matthew 6:25-34

Do not worry about tomorrow. —Matthew 6:34

Bible in a year:
Job 20–21 & Acts 10:24-48

[NicknamedBob]

I’ll bet I could drop one whole stanza from that poem and no one would ever notice or complain.

Besides that, it seems to involve big numbers. Anybody got a calculator?

[MEG33]

I love this opening!
Memories of summer visits
to our lake cabin...and trying to clean up..LOL

Counting my blessings for the memories.
*Happy Thursday Everyone*

[pollywog]

Amen and Good Morning Mayor!
Happy July!

[MEG33]

Great message, Rus..Thank you for starting my day off right.

[pollywog]

Good Morning MEG!

The older we get the more precious those memories! I can still see our family trying to make it up the steep hill to the summer cabin at Big Bear Lake. We had the car so loaded down and with 6 children barely made it up that steep climb to our summer fun. Oh I miss those days, outhouse and all!!

[pollywog]

Great Opening for July!

Five months until November elections!!

[MEG33]

LOL..We did have indoor plumbing...but it was a postage stamp bathroom. I usually took a friend and her 3 kids down for long visits..Husbands came on the weekend...
I was so busy..but we required rests and reading in the afternoon so we could get a break from water skiing the kids when they got older...from watching them every minute around the water when they were younger.
It was such a great change ..I loved it.

[jaycee]

Good Morning Conor, wishing you a great July 1st! Hard to believe its already July!

That is quite a fortress! Guess I will never see Ireland but it would be nice.

[jaycee]

Thats a lovely, lovely graphic and darling poem! I remember when the kids were small and we were gathering everything to go back to our rental and the kids would be whining with sand in their pants! We were tired and felt like whining, too! LOL!

[jaycee]

Very precious Pledge, ladies! Thank you.

[jaycee]

Thank you for our daily devotion, Mayor! I always apprciate it!

[jaycee]

Lovely, Meg! Happy July 1st!!

[jaycee]

Amy, I must go out for hair appointment and must get straightened up downstairs. I will try to join you all somtimes. If I get time, I may post a graphic before I leave!

Have a great Thursday!

[jaycee]

Hi Polly....happy July 1st to ya!!! Gotta hurry!!

(((Hugs)))