Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, 2014

October 1, 2014 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[JustAmy]

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[TheConservativeParty]

I got my piano from a wonderful lady who was in her mid to late 80’s if I am guessing right. She had 2 homes and was downsizing. She had a grand piano in each home. She kept her more modern glossy black Kawai and sold (thank goodness) her 1919 Schomacker.

http://antiquepianoshop.com/identify-instrument/

If you go to that link and scroll down to grands and baby grands, mine looks a lot like the baby grand for model years 1915 and 1930. It has very simple and elegant lines. It is in near perfect condition. It was a mere 7 thousand dollars. A local piano store had one for 22 thousand. I was so fortunate to hear it was for sale privately.

[TheConservativeParty]

Oh yeah, I’ve felt -22 and even -25. Used to be a rare thing even here in WI. But last winter we had minus 20s all the time. With a stiff wind they’d say the chill was minus 40 or more. Last year was the worst winter any of us around here can remember. Very brutal and dangerous if one was in trouble outdoors.

[trisham]

Yes, it is very dangerous, particularly if one’s car breaks down. Actually, even if one were to sprain or break an ankle outdoors, it could be deadly.

[TheConservativeParty]

We’ve had some very sad cases here of people freezing to death. Several years ago in a blizzard a lady whose car broke down near her home, could not see through the blizzard how close she was to her home, and she could no longer trudge on through the snow.

Last winter especially, I really understood how very little time one has out in the open in a strong wind and -20 temps. Just walking to the barn or mailbox and back to the house was horrible.

[pollywog]

http://antiquepianoshop.com/identify-instrument/

If you go to that link and scroll down to grands and baby grands, mine looks a lot like the baby grand for model years 1915 and 1930.

That is exactly like mine Conservative..same leg and style.

Thanks for sending this link.

[The Mayor]

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Windfall

November 15, 2014

Read: Proverbs 30:1-9

Give us this day our daily bread. —Matthew 6:11

Bible in a Year:
Ezekiel 1-2; Hebrews 11:1-19

Upon winning $314 million in a 2002 lottery, a happy business owner expressed noble desires. He wanted to start a charitable foundation, put laid-off workers back on the job, and do nice things for his family. Already wealthy, he told reporters the big win wouldn’t change him.

A few years later, a follow-up article described a different outcome. Since winning the biggest of all lotteries, the man had run into legal problems, lost his personal reputation, and gambled away all of his money.

A thoughtful man by the name of Agur wrote words that anticipate such heartbreak. Brought low by the awareness of his own natural inclinations (Prov. 30:2-3), Agur saw the dangers of having too much or too little. So he prayed, “Give me neither poverty nor riches—feed me with the food allotted to me; lest I be full and deny You, and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or lest I be poor and steal, and profane the name of my God” (vv.8-9).

Agur saw the special challenges that come both with wealth and poverty, but also with our own tendencies. Each gives us reason for caution. Together they show our need for the One who taught us to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.”

Lord, as we seek Your face today to ask for what we
need, help us to keep in mind that You are as wise in
what You don’t give us as what You do give us. So
often, You rescue us from our own sinful tendencies. Thank You.

Discontentment makes rich people poor, while contentment makes poor people rich.

Insight

The book of Proverbs is known for its practical wisdom. It provides insight into relationships, work ethic, wealth, education, and many other topics. Yet despite the many words of instruction intended to make us wise and help us to live rightly, there are reminders to be humble regardless of our level of wisdom or knowledge. Agur’s humility (30:2-3) came from recognizing who God is and who he is in relationship to God (vv.4-5). Proper recognition of God leads to an appropriate response to Him (vv.7-9).

[pollywog]

This is so true. We think greed would never be a part of our person, but we are, as the hymn goes, “ prone to wander, prone to leave the God we love...

[pollywog]

yooooo whoooooo!! Am I on the wrong page? or is this chat empty today???

[MEG33]

*Happy Caturday To Amy's Place*

Hope your day has has gone well...I had a lazy day indeed!
;o)
Have A Lovely Evening

[Jane Long]

((Hugs)), Meg....thanks for the Caturday ping. Went to the Aggie game, today/night. Enjoyed the football weather and the company, but the Ags lost :(

Hope your day was a good one....and that you stayed warm.

[Kitty Mittens]

It's So Good to See you, Dear Polly!
I'm Sorry to Hear of what Happened at your House.

(((((Hugs)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Sweet Amy!

(((((Hugs and Blessings!)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Lol, that is the Cutest Pic, Dear Meg!
Thank you to Everyone for the Friday and Caturday Pings & Posts.

(((((Hugs!)))))

[MEG33]

I used to love to go to Aggie games in my youth...The Aggie Band is still my favorite.
(((HUGS)))

[MEG33]

*Grin* Thank you, Kitty and thank you always for your sweet good nights.
(((HUGS)))

[The Mayor]

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Amazing Guide

November 16, 2014

Read: Joshua 1:1-9

Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken. —Joshua 21:45

Bible in a Year:
Ezekiel 3-4; Hebrews 11:20-40

When actors and actresses make a movie, it’s the director who sees the “big picture” and the overall direction. Actress Marion Cotillard admits she didn’t understand everything the director was doing in one of her recent films. She said, “I found it very interesting to allow myself to be lost, because I knew that I had this amazing guide. . . . You abandon yourself for a story and a director that will make it all work.”

I think Joshua could have said something similar about the director of his life. In today’s Scripture passage, the newly commissioned leader of Israel is standing at the threshold of the Promised Land. More than 2 million Israelites are looking to him to lead them. How would he do it? God didn’t give him a detailed script, but He gave him the assurance that He would go with him.

God said, “I will be with you. I will not leave you” (Josh. 1:5). He commanded Joshua to study and practice everything written in His Word (vv.7-8), and He promised to be with Joshua wherever he went. Joshua responded with complete devotion and surrender to his amazing Guide, and “not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken” (21:45).

We too can abandon ourselves to our Director and rest in His faithfulness.

He leadeth me! O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be,
Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me. —Gilmore

Faith never knows where it is being led; it knows and loves the One who is leading. —Oswald Chambers

Insight

Moses dishonored God (Num. 20:1-13) and was not allowed to enter the Promised Land (Deut. 3:23-29). Yet God permitted him to see it from afar (34:1-4). Moses was succeeded by Joshua, a man who was “full of the spirit of wisdom” (v.9). In Joshua 1:1-9, God assured Joshua of His presence, power, providence, provision, and protection—just as God had assured Moses and been with him.

[MEG33]

Amen....Thank you for this beautiful devotional, Rus.
I Am So Grateful To You For Our Daily Bread

[MEG33]

~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~

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Psalm147

7.Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

8.Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh
grass to grow upon the mountains. ~Blessings To All Who Enter Here~

[luvie]

It’s snowing in Oklahoma City.

This is the day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it.

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Happy Sunday!

May Your Whole Week Be Blessed!

ML/LTOS