Pretty Petty Poetry Newsletter
November 1st, – Happy Thanksgiving
Hello and welcome to Pretty Petty Poetry Newsletter, and this will be a monthly newsletter.
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I’m Amanda D. Petty. I was born in 1982, drowned at 22 months old and live in a power wheelchair, and I’ve got Spastic Cerebral Palsy on my left side of my body, and I’ve got speech impairment. In 2001, God gave me a very powerful gift of poetry. In January of 2012, I thought of writing poetry for other people. On July 10th, 2012, “Pretty Petty Poetry” has started! On April 7th, 2015, Eric Brown is a partner of “Pretty Petty Poetry”. On March 20th, 2016, Anna Shepherd and James W. Hill join the Pretty Petty Poetry Team. On September 30th, 2016, Khan Baba joined the team of Pretty Petty Poetry.
My Thoughts: For those who live by me, I have sad news: I am moving. It’s scary of not knowing. But, I’ve prayed about this for nights, and it feels really good. My team is prepare to take over while I moved.
My Spiritual Thoughts: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints/Mormon: Everyone knows what happen to me. The truth is, I remember very little about my accident. But, what I do remember is my mom hold me and singing to me. My point is that I shouldn’t be here, at all. But, I am. The question is, why? I see these babies drowned and they do not live. Why did I?
Before this business and my poetry, I asked these questions almost every day. Why am I in this situation? Why can’t I talk right? Why? Well, I found my answers by doing this business. Poetry, in itself, is my voice. True, I can’t talk well. If I didn’t have poetry, I wouldn’t be happy. Heavenly Father has given me this life-changing, powerful, gorgeous gift of words. Yes, I did develop into this phenomenon that is incredible. But, it’s because of God. Teaching my teammates is not easy. With Him as my Teacher, I know, I’m doing His work. My life is Mission, a Spiritual Mission of Pretty Petty Poetry. I thought I couldn’t run an international poetry business because of my brain. But, we, my team and I, are actually touching unknown faces, unknown hearts through our SIMPLE words. To me, that’s Christ. He made this happen. He, the Savior, saves my broken heart through poetry. He actually rescued me from sadness. He helped me to get through my darkness times in my life. He won’t ever leave me. I know that. I know President Monson is a true Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I know President Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon. I know Christ lives. I know Christ lives. I know His Houses, The Temples, are the most Holy place on earth. I know Christ died for you and me, so we can return to Him. I love my families, my friends, my teammates, and the Pets. I am beyond grateful and thankful that God gave me Pretty Petty Poetry. I say these things in the name of, Jesus Christ, Amen.
If you’re a Spiritual person of any religion, we would love to put your thoughts in the newsletter. Don’t be afraid, we won’t be scornful. Just e-mail us: prettypetty2010@gmail.com or pyroatfire@yahoo.com, and put in the “subject bar”: “My Spiritual thought for the Pretty Petty Poetry Newsletter”. We would like to have them before the 1st of the month or sooner. We won’t put your name. But, we will put your religion.
The News:
Bad news: Khan Baba is off the team because he won't do his job or show up for the team meetings.
News on James: Megan, my wife, and I went on a church retreat to warm lake Idaho and came home completely changed.
Seasonal Greetings: November 1-December 20, we’ll be doing FREE poems about the holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays.
A Tradition: Since 2006, Amanda sent out a Christ-Like Christmas Poem to the “Pretty Pets” through the email. Look for it on December 15th. These poems are very spiritual, and she love doing this.
Note: if you “like” our “Pretty Petty Poetry” page or the group on Facebook, We will not post it on them because we feel it won’t be proper. Please, don’t post this poem on your wall. If we see it, you will be cut off from “Pretty Petty Poetry” for good.
For those who don’t celebrate Christmas, don’t worry we won’t send the Christ-Like Christmas poem to you. We want to honor your beliefs.
We will still send a Christmas poem in the next month’s newsletter.
No, Thurl Bailey: In the first part of October, my friend, Eric Storey, called to tell me that Mr. Bailey won’t be in town to sing, “Hear Me”. Am I hurt? Kind of but I know he couldn’t help it.
Unreal: On October 22nd, we hit our 8,000 page viewers. I’m not talking for the team. When I saw that number, I thought, “That is wrong.” I refresh the page. The number went up to: 8,002. This is more than I can ever dream of. On a deeper level, I never thought it would hit 100. We thank you for making us a worldwide business. As the CEO and the Creator, I am speechless.
Pretty Petty Club: It will be on Friday, November 4th, at 7:00 pm (Mountain Standard Time) in Liberty, Utah, USA. If you want to come, come. The readings are in the LDS church in Eden, Utah, USA. EVERYONE AND ANYONE IS WELCOME! I just have one request. If you come, tell me because I’ve got a list to know how many copiet’s s of my poems to make.
About the Club: It is about an hour long because of my Spastic in my CP. Within that hour, you will feel God’s Spirit. If you want to give a comment, you can. Before and after, we say a prayer. Then, we have refreshments. It’s a truly spiritual experience that you won’t have again. You can bring your friends. Also, you can bring a poem or just listen.
Lyrics of the Month: Poetry has a plethora of styles, and our ultimate favorite is lyrics.
Doug, my PT, was talking about Pretty Petty Poetry. He said that I look happy. Truthful, I am. I love teaching and being creative. Yes, it’s difficult. But, I love this. When I was much younger, I use to play office. No really, I did. I had about four books that I stood up in a circle, and I pretended to be in an office or something like that. I truly think that was preparing me for Pretty Petty Poetry. I just think, to myself, if I didn’t followed that idea of writing poems for other people, I will not be beyond happy. If you asked me, what’s your all time favorite memory? I would have to say: July 10th, 2012 at 9:00pm because that was my moment. Click on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tphH3nQXG0. This song speaks to me on a completely different level.
Want help: If you want to help with “Pretty Petty Poetry”, you can! We are looking for some volunteers to help with the desktop wallpapers and getting us clients. We can’t do everything by ourselves anymore, too stressful.
For New Comers: This is AMANDA’S idea to do this business. Everything you see is her alone with the help from God. This is a part of “Pretty Petty Poetry”. She has been studying English with the help from a professor, Nancy Lowe, from Weber State University, Utah, USA since October of 2011.
All Religion of Holidays: 1 * Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date. 2 ** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date. Bold titles are primary holy days of a tradition.
All Saints Day - Christian
All Souls Day - Catholic Christian
Deepavali ** - Hindu
Diwali (Deepavali) ** - Hindu - Jain - Sikh
Birth of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i (begins sundown)
New Year ** Jain
Nativity Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
Christ the King - Christian
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom - Sikh
Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday - Sikh
Thanksgiving- Interfaith USA
Day of the Covenant - Baha'i
Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha - Baha'i (begins sundown)
Advent begins - Christian
Saint Andrew's Day - Christian
The World’s Holidays: This will be celebrating all the holidays in the world. If I miss any, please tell me.
Albania: November 28th, Independence Day
Algeria: November 1st, Revolution Day
Angola: November 11th, Independence Day
Antigua and Barbuda: November 1st, Independence Day (National Day)
Barbados: November 30th, Independence Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina: November 25th, National Day
Cambodia: November 9th, Independence Day
Dominica: November 3rd, Independence Day
East Timor: November 28th, Independence Day
Latvia: November 18th, Independence Day
Lebanon: November 22nd, Independence Day
Mauritania: November 28th, Independence Day
Monaco: November 19th, National Day (Saint Rainier's Day)
Oman: November 18th, Birthday of Sultan Qaboos
Panama; November 3rd, Independence Day
Suriname: November 25th, Independence Day
Very Unique BUT Real Holidays: I’m going to share with you the monthly, weekly, and daily holidays. (An * in front of the day means that the observance is on the same date every year regardless of the day it falls on.) Enjoy.
November Monthly Observances
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Adopt A Turkey Month
American & National Diabetes Month
American Indian Heritage Month
Aviation History Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Family Stories Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Greens and Plantains Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month
International Drum (Percussion) Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Manatee Awareness Month
Movember
MADD's Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign (11/16-12/31)
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Adoption Month
National PPSI AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month
National COPD Month
National Diabetes Month
National Entrepreneurship Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Home Care & Hospice Month
National Impotency Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Memoir Writing Month
National Long-term Care Awareness Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
National Medical Science Liaison Awareness & Appreciation Month
National Native American Heritage Month
National Family Literacy Month
National Novel Writing Month
National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
National Pomegranate Month
National PPSI Aids Awareness Month
National Roasting Month
National Scholarship Month
NoSHAVEmber (US - Beard Month or Movember (Australia - Moustache Month)
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
Picture Book Month
Plum and Pomegranate Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month
Spinach and Squash Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Sweet Potato Awareness Month
Vegan Month
Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month
World Sponge Month
November Weekly Observances
*National Fig Week: 1-7
*National Patient Accessibility Week: 1-7
*World Communication Week: 1-7
Health Information and Technology Week: 2-8
International Fraud Awareness Week: 2-8
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 2-8
National Nurse Practioner's Week: 2-8
National Radiologic Technology Week: 2-8
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week: (First Week)
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: 5-12
*Dear Santa Letter Week: 7-13
*Pursuit of Happiness Week: 7-13
Geography Awareness Week: (Second Full Week)
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: 9-15
National Global Entrepreneurship Week: (Second Week M-Sun.)
World Kindness Week: 10-16
National Young Reader's Week: (Second Full Week)
National Donor Sabbath: (Two Weeks Before Thanksgiving)
American Education Week: (Always Week Before Thanksgiving)
National Book Awards Week: 17-21
National Farm-City Week: (Week Always Ends on Thanksgiving Day)
GERD Awareness Week: (Week of Thanksgiving) Link
National Bible Week: (Sunday before Thanksgiving) Link
National Game & Puzzle Week: (Sunday-Saturday Thanksgiving Week)
*Better Conversation Week: (Always Thanksgiving Week)
*Church/State Separation Week: 24-30
National Family Week: 24-30
National Deal Week: (Day before Thanksgiving)
November Daily Observances
*All Saints' Day: 1
*Dia de Los Muertos: 1 (Day of The Dead)
*Extra Mile Day: 1
*Give Up Your Shoulders Day: 1
International Games Day (Libraries): (Always first Saturday)
*National Authors' Day: 1
*National Family Caregiver Day: 1
*National Family Literacy Day: 1
*National Go Cook For Your Pets Day: 1
*Prime Meridian Day: 1
Sadie Hawkins Day: (Always First Saturday)
Digital Scrapbooking Day: (First Saturday)
*World Vegan Day: 1
*All Souls Day: 2
*Cookie Monster Day: 2
*International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists: 2
*Plan Your Epitaph Day: 2
Zero Tasking Day: (First Sunday)
Ashura: 3
*Cliché Day: 3
Fill Our Staplers Day: (Always Day after Daylight Savings Ends)
Jellyfish Day: 3
*Sandwich Day: 3
Traffic Directors Day: (First Monday)
Job Action Day: (First Monday)
*National Chicken Lady Day: 4
*Use Your Common Sense Day: 4
Election Day: 4
*International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: 6
National Men Make Dinner Day: (First Thursday)
*Saxophone Day: 6
*National Gin Day: 7
*National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day: 7
National Medical Science Liaison Awareness & Appreciation Day: (First Friday)
National Walk To Work Day: (First Friday)
*Abet and Aid Punsters Day: 8
*Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day: 8
Domino Day: (Second Friday.)
*Dunce Day: 8
*National Parents As Teachers Day: 8
*X-ray Day: 8
*Kristallnacht: 9-10
*World Freedom Day: 9
*Area Code Day: 10
International Tongue Twister Day (2nd Sunday)
*Marine Corps Birthday: 10
*Sesame Street Day: 10
*Windows Day (Microsoft): 10
World Orphans Day (2nd Monday)
*World Science Day for Peace and Development: 10
*Death/Duty Day: 11
National Young Reader's Day (2nd Tuesday)
*Origami Day: 11
*Veterans Day: 11
*Baha'u'llah Day: 12
*World Kindness Day: 13
*International Girls Day: 14
*Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day: 14
*National American Teddy Bear Day: 14
*National Spicy Guacamole Day: 14
*National Pickle Day: 14
*Operating Room Nurse Day: 14
*Spirit of National Speakers Association Day: 14
*World Diabetes Day: 14
*America Recycles Day: 15
*Hat Day: 15
*I Love to Write Day: 15
*National Bundt (Pan) Day: 15
*National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day: 15
National Day of Play: (3rd Saturday)
*National Philanthropy Day: 15
Guinness World Record Day: (Third Saturday)
*Rock Your Micks Day: 15
*International Day for Tolerance: 16
*National Button Day: 16
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: (3rd Sunday)
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: (3rd Sunday)
*Homemade Bread Day: 17
*National Un-friend Day: 17
*Petroleum Day: 17
*World Prematurity Awareness Day: 17
*European Antibiotic Awareness Day: 18
*Married To A Scorpio Support Day: 18
National Entrepreneurship Day: (Third Tuesday)
*Mickey Mouse Day: 18
*Push-button Phone Day: 18
*American Made Matters Day: 19
*Equal Opportunity Day (aka Gettysburg Address Day): 19
Geographic Information Systems Day: (3rd Wednesday)
*Have A Bad Day, Day: 19
*International Men's Day: 19
National Educational Support Professionals Day: (Wednesday of week before Thanksgiving)
*Rocky and Bullwinkle Day: 19
*World Toilet Day: 19
*African Industrialization Day: 20
*Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day: 20
Great American Smoke out: (Thursday before Thanksgiving)
*Name Your PC Day: 20
*National Peanut Butter Fudge Day: 20
*Transgender Day of Remembrance: 20
*Universal Children's Day: 20
Use Less Stuff Day: (Thursday of Week Before Thanksgiving)
*Alascattalo Day (About Alaska & humor): 21
*Beaujolais Nouveau Day: 21
*World Hello Day: 21
*World Television Day: 21
*Humane Society Anniversary Day: 22
Family Volunteer Day: (Saturday of Weekend Before Thanksgiving)
International Aura Awareness Day: (4th Saturday)
National Adoption Day: (Saturday before Thanksgiving)
National Survivors of Suicide Day (Saturday before Thanksgiving): 22
*Doctor Who Day: 23
*Fibonacci Day: 23
*International Image Consultant Day: 23
Mother Goose Day: (Sunday Before Thanksgiving.)
*Brownie-locks Day: 24
*Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day: 24
*D.B. Cooper Day: 24
*International Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women Day: 25
*International Hat Day: 25
*Blase´Day: 25
*Shopping Reminder Day: 25
Tie One On Day: (Day Before Thanksgiving)
*National Day of Listening: 27
National Day of Mourning: (Thanksgiving Day)
Thanksgiving Day: (Third Thursday)
Black Friday: (Day after Thanksgiving)
Buy Nothing Day: (First Shopping Day After Thanksgiving)
Flossing Day: (Always Day After Thanksgiving)
Maize Day: (Day After Thanksgiving)
National Day of Listening: (Day after Thanksgiving)
National Native American Heritage Day: (Always Day After Thanksgiving)
Sink Day: 28 (Some call it "The Sink Day" when you eat over the sink all the Thanksgiving leftovers. The definition says "It's the day after thanksgiving." )
You're Welcome giving Day: (Always Day After Thanksgiving)
*Electronic Greetings Day: 29
*International Day of Solidarity With The Palestinian People: 29
*National Day of Giving: (First Saturday of November)
Small Business Saturday: (First Saturday After Thanksgiving)
*Square Dancing Day: 29
*Computer Security Day: 30
*National Meth Awareness Day: 30
*Stay Home Because You're Well Day: 30