Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... May, 2008

May1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[jaycee]

Just beautiful, Amy!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Out of respect for the privacy of other adults, I submit this picture of CG Laura Earl and Miss Hadley. Taken Sunday afternoon.

[jaycee]

And now its morning....thank you Kitty for your darling angel. I thought that turtle might have been from your King’s Ranch. It was a very nice picture! Have a good day. I will be planting my flowers I got yesterday....mostly in my pots. I enjoy my little plants and watching them grow!

[Conspiracy Guy]

And a Laughing Hadley on Saturday afternoon. She is a real character for 2 months and change.

[Conspiracy Guy]

What a pretty puppy. Miss Lula Belle chased down and caught a chipmunk. The little chipmunk did not fare well. Lula Belle is now a hunter. I have a picture of her and the chipmunk, but I prefer this picture instead.

[The Mayor]

She is so cute!

[jaycee]

Very cute, Oesy!

[The Mayor]

May 24, 2008

Getting What You Want

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READ: Luke 12:15,22-34

One’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. —Luke 12:15

There’s a popular idea floating around about how to get whatever you want. It’s called “the law of attraction.” Just think and feel what you want to attract, and “the law will use people, circumstances, and events to magnetize what you want to you, and magnetize you to it.” This positive-thinking philosophy teaches that the “energy” of your dominant thoughts “attracts” your circumstances.

You won’t find that idea anywhere in the Bible! As believers, we have good reason to be positive in our thinking, but it’s because our heavenly Father understands our needs and meets them. Because He cares for us, we don’t have to be anxious (Luke 12:29-30). Life doesn’t consist “in the abundance of the things [we possess]” (v.15), so we make it our aim instead to be “rich toward God” (v.21). We do that by seeking His kingdom and purpose (v.31) and by laying up treasures in heaven, not for ourselves in this life.

Jesus said, “Take heed and beware of covetousness” (v.15) because one day, like the rich fool in the parable in Luke 12, we will leave it all behind. That’s when we’ll have more than we ever dreamed of. In the meantime, God promises to care for our needs—no matter what the circumstances. And that’s no secret.

I know not by what methods rare
The Lord provides for me;
I only know that all my needs
He meets so graciously. —Adams

God has promised to supply all our needs, not all our wants.

Bible in One Year: Acts 23–28; Proverbs 19:16-29

[jaycee]

Very pretty, Meg....I am going to be planting as soon as I get myself straightened up! I will check in and out! Have a wonderful day!

[jaycee]

So absolutely precious.....

[jaycee]

Your dog is precious.....(poor little chipmonk) I have those little critters here and they are so precious!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I sure hope she is. I’m so prejudiced I can’t trust myself.

[jaycee]

God has promised to supply all our needs, not all our wants.

Amen to that...sometimes we forget. Thank you, Mr. Mayor for our daily Bible reading and devotional!

[Conspiracy Guy]

They are fun to watch but very distructive too. We saw Lula Belle chase it back and forth along the bottom or the privacy fence like some sort of Lab/quarter horse mix. She stayed after it and then closed like a bolt of lightning, I couldn’t believe she caught it.

[M Kehoe]

I put the sign of Throne above
The commode we all use and love
For each sitting king and queen
Please remember to keep it clean

Sorry, that was bad.

5.56mm

[The Mayor]

I have had 6 of those little ones and she IS cute.

[The Mayor]

Yes we do forget. I just had a great conversation with a friend of mine yesterday about this subject.

[Conspiracy Guy]

She is the our first grand child. She is the first on my son-in-law’s side too. The only thing preventing totally spoiling her is that my daughter and son-in-law live 4.5 hours away from both sets of grand parents.

I think I’ll buy a hybrid vehicle.

[The Mayor]

Well that is a grand parents job. Spoiling them and then sending them home... : )

[Conspiracy Guy]

Exactly. My daughter decided to become a stay at home mom when the baby got here (I’m so thankful for that). the first 3 or 4 days after grand parent visits are spent getting the little darling to realize that she will not be constantly held.