Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... November, 2012

11-1-2012 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[JustAmy]

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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[TheConservativeParty]

Sore throat is better. Croaking like a toad, but happy to be able to do that. Sometime this afternoon the throat started to improve.

All well wishes and prayers were much appreciated!

[Kitty Mittens]

Dear Meg, your Sunday Pics are So Beautiful!
I Love your Sweet Pics of your Grandbabies, Dear Jaycee and Dear Meg!
Prayers for All my Hurting and ill FRiends.

(((((Hugs, and God Bless)))))

[Diver Dave]

What a wonderful post you presented this morning. So glad your family was with you.

We had brunch on Thanksgiving morning with all our daughters and families. One daughter’s in-laws were here from England and we had a great time together. They flew home this morning. Please pray for our daughter’s father-in-law. He is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor (cancer).

After the morning brunch which was purchased at Marie Calendars, Our three daughters and families spent the afternoon with our sons-in-law’s families.

I would also ask prayers for our 2nd daughter, Shelley. She will undergo surgery in late December and her husband will undergo back surgery.

Lin and I wish to honor our troops throughout the world for the job they do. I’ve been viewing some U-tube posts which honor our troops and their families. I have to grab a few Bounty towels to wipe away the tears that flow when I watch dedications to our Armed Forces. I have no regrets for the tears I shed for my fellow military and veterans. Those tears will always flow and I’ll get another roll of Bounty.

I praise you for being the person you are. May God continue to Bless you provide the healing you need from last year.

I’ve rattled on for a few minutes, but your love for our FRiends and troops should inspire all to join those ranks. I will always honor our troops, past and present. It is an honor to be among them. Salute to your Marine!

[The Mayor]

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Love Finds A Way
November 26, 2012

Years ago I saw a cartoon that depicted a sour, disgruntled, elderly gentleman standing in rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Later he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Love had found a way.

Only love can change a person’s heart. The Russian author Dostoevsky, in his book The Brothers Karamazov, tells the story of a hardened cynic, Ivan, and his resistance to the love of God. On one occasion his brother Alyosha, a man of deep faith who was confounded by his brother’s resistance, leans over and kisses Ivan. This simple act of love burned into Ivan’s heart.

Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God’s love. Show His love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13—a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish.

Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving.

Teach me to love as Thou dost love,
And let the whole world know
That Jesus Christ lives in my heart,
His glorious light to show. —Brandt

God pours His love into our hearts to flow out to others.

Read: 1 Corinthians 13:4-13

Love never fails. —1 Corinthians 13:8

Bible in a Year:
1 Corinthians 13-16

[oldteen]

~Military Monday~

[ConorMacNessa]

GOOD MILITARY MONDAY TO AMY’S PLACE!







The Soldier’s Code
1) I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

2) I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

3) If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

4) If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me, and will back them up in every way.

5) When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give only name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies, or harmful to their cause.

6) I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August, 1955.

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[GailA]

May His hand keep them all safe in the name of Jesus, amen.

[MEG33]

So thankful you are better, TCP!!

[jaycee]

I loved this. We can start doing Christmas greetings anytime now and I always enjoy them. Let me be the first to say:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

[MEG33]

Thank you for your sweet comments on my Sunday posts and
great grandsons, (((Kitty))).

[The Mayor]

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More And More
November 27, 2012

A rallying cry often heard today in our economically challenged world is “Less and less.” Governments are called to balance their budgets. People are urged to use less energy and decrease consumption of limited resources. It is good advice that we should all heed. In the realm of faith, however, there are no shortages of love and grace and strength. Therefore, as followers of Christ, we are urged to demonstrate His love in our lives in ever-increasing measure.

In the apostle Paul’s first letter to the believers in Thessalonica, he urged them to “abound more and more” in a lifestyle that pleases God (4:1). He also commended them for their demonstration of love for each other, and called them to “increase more and more” in brotherly love (v.10).

That kind of ever-increasing love is possible only because it comes from God’s limitless resources, not from our own dwindling supply. Poet Annie Johnson Flint wrote:

His love has no limit, His grace has no measure,
His power has no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus,
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.

The apostle Paul expressed his desire for the believers: “May the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you” (1 Thess. 3:12).

How much should we love God and others? More and more!

Our limited ability to love does not change God’s limitless power to love through us.

Read: 1 Thessalonians 3:12–4:10

May the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you. —1 Thessalonians 3:12

Bible in a Year:
2 Corinthians 1-3

[MEG33]

*Good GratiTuesday To Amy's Place*

I'm grateful to have gotten some good sleep.The only
problem... it was all day yesterday during the day..LOL
I am babying "The back" this week...so it won't be so angry
that I loved being at my daughter's with my family.
*HUGS*

[MEG33]

Beautiful devotional, Rus.
I Am So Grateful To You For Our Daily Bread

[The Mayor]

I love that picture. It fits perfectly!

[MEG33]

;o)
Thank you..Me, too.

[jaycee]

~~Wishing You All a Nice Tuesday~~

And don't turn over the flowers!!
Its a drizzly day and
and I have a hair appointment!
But afterwards I will stop
at my favorite place to
pick up 2 hot dogs to
enjoy when I get home!

[jaycee]

And after the hot dogs I will get on my old comfies and sleep and sleep! I kinda have my days and nights mixed up, too, Meg!

[MEG33]

I would love a hotdog..and a nap..LOL

[luvie]

Hope everyone has a
lovely, lazy Tuesday!
purrrrrr........

[jaycee]

If you could just run on over, I’ll pick you up a good hot dog or two and let you take a loooong nap!! So good on a drizzly day. And I went to the grocery store yesterday and have everything to eat! I can eat all week though so it doesn’t matter!