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

12-01-08 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

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[jaycee]

Lovely graphic, Amy.

[jaycee]

Merry Christmas

[luvie]

I did have a good nap! :D

(((hugs)))

[luvie]

That is beautiful....and so peaceful, Megs!

Might be the only snow we see in our neck of the woods.

Though...my brother lives near Galveston and they got snow
yesterday...go figure! LOL!

[JustAmy]

Thanks, Uversabound.

Today’s Opening seemed to say slow down and enjoy this special season. It seems that we are all running at full speed.

Hope you had a lovely day.

[JustAmy]

Beautiful Bluebird, Meg. Thank you.

Thank you for bringing beautiful graphics here every day. .

Hope you had a relaxing Thursday.

[MEG33]

Snow in Galveston!? Amazing!
Thank you, LUV..I love snow pictures..It is the only way I’ve seen snow..since it snowed at Easter(IIRC) two years ago.

[JustAmy]

Happy Thursday, Conor. I’m really running late today. :^ )

Lovely Ireland picture. Thank you.

Hope your day was wonderful.

[JustAmy]

Hey, Gardengirl. 70 degrees ... are you in Hawaii? :)

Seems I always miss you. You are here early and I get here late.

Take care and have a beautiful FRiday. Hope you day was wonderful.

[MEG33]

I had a goof off morning then turned in and really cleaned the kitchen..It and my washer and dryer had become a dumping ground while I decorated..My bedroom needs TLC, too.
Amazing how it builds up with a few days of neglect.

Hope your morning fog clears...I know it is so dangerous on the road.
You are so welcome for my graphics..I enjoy doing them.

[JustAmy]

Hope your bad weather didn’t materalize, Uversabound. Take care.

[MEG33]

What a beautiful kitty!

[JustAmy]

Happy Mountain Day, LadyJag.

That graphic is wonderful and perfect for “I Choose the Mountain”. Thank you.

Hope you stayed indoors out of the weather today. It was not too cold here but we had another day of dense fog. And with the fog, more accidents. Driving in this fog is very dangerous. We are warned every year to slow down but there are people who continue driving as though visibility were 10 miles.

See you tomorrow.

[luvie]

We had a beautiful snow last Thanksgiving....about 6 inches.

It was beautiful...but I was ready for it to be gone before
I had to drive to work! LOL!

[MEG33]

I love to look at it..not drive in it!

[MEG33]

Indiana State Bird~Cardinal

What a treat Mama Bear and Amy, to revisit the Indiana thread..I have Alabama Admissions Day on Sunday..MamaBear's first state thread..

[MEG33]

#1376 was to you, too!

[jaycee]

I had to answer this post as I thought it was so darned funny!
“Teeth impressions, DNA samples”.....those kitties had one more party and thats why they let you sleep in. They knew you would break up their party~~~LOL~~! So, Smokey looks guilty? Cats are never guilty....THEY rule the world!

Have a good day today!

[The Mayor]

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December 12, 2008

Ebenezer

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READ: Psalm 42:1-5

Samuel took a stone . . . and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” —1 Samuel 7:12

In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the central character is Ebenezer Scrooge. As a boy, I enjoyed watching the old black-and-white version of that movie with Alastair Sim portraying Scrooge. Sim did a phenomenal job presenting the heartless, miserly, self-centered Scrooge. I still look in the television schedule each Christmas to learn when I can watch that particular rendition of Dickens’ tale.

Years of watching the travails of Scrooge have spoiled something for me though—the name “Ebenezer.” I have associated it with Scrooge, but its original meaning was light-years away from that. In 1 Samuel, following a decisive battle with the Philistines, the Israelites erected a stone as a reminder of the Lord’s help in the battle. They named that stone Ebenezer, which means “Stone of Help,” to remind people of how God rescued them from their enemies (7:12).

What a contrast! A name that I had come to associate with man’s selfishness can actually serve as a reminder of the readily available help of God. As we move through life, may we focus on the faithfulness of the Lord and not the selfishness of man. Let’s look to Him as our true Ebenezer—our help in the challenges of life.

God’s faithfulness we’ve known throughout the years,
His oneness with us in our joys and tears;
So many times the Lord has helped us through,
Has answered prayer and given strength anew. —F. Hess

Our only hope here below is help from God above.

Bible in One Year: Micah 6–7; Proverbs 25:15-28

[gardengirl]

Hey jaycee! Merryb Christmas to you as well.

I envy people who can put costumes/hats/neckerchiefs on their animals—mine always pull them off and shred them> LOL