Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June & July, 2013

June 1, 2013 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[MEG33]

Good Sunday Afternoon

Thank you for coming by with your lovely comments, blessings,
scripture. poetry and graphics.
May God Bless You With A Beautiful Lord's Day

[JustAmy]

July 1, 2013



Graphic by Mama Bear

Summer

Summer brings us nice warm sun
For swimming, fishing, and lots of fun
For finding seashells in the sand
For sunbathing to get a tan
To do all these things and more
At the beach and seashore

~Unknown~

[JustAmy]

Graphic by MamaBear

[JustAmy]

Sending prayers for the families of the 19 firefighters lost in the Arizona fires today.

Father, please hold and comfort these grieving families tonight and in the days to come. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Praying that God protects all in harms way.

[The Mayor]

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Bouncing Back
July 1, 2013

On January 18, 2012, the longest winning streak in US intercollegiate varsity sports history—252 consecutive victories—ended when Trinity College lost a squash match to Yale. The morning after the team’s first loss in 14 years, Trinity’s coach, Paul Assaiante, received an e-mail from a friend, a prominent professional football coach, who wrote, “Well, now you get to bounce back.” Ten days later, that football coach’s team lost in one of the most widely seen athletic events—the NFL Super Bowl. All of us must cope with defeat.

The feeling of failure after an athletic loss mirrors our greater self-condemnation following a spiritual collapse. How can we recover from grieving God and others, along with disappointing ourselves? The apostle John wrote, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8-9). God forgives us because Jesus Christ paid the price for our sins (2:2).

God’s pardon sets us free to begin again and focus on today’s opportunity rather than yesterday’s defeat. His faithful cleansing allows us to start over with a pure heart. Today, God invites and enables us to bounce back.

When you’ve trusted Jesus and walked His way,
When you’ve felt His hand lead you day by day,
But your steps now take you another way,
Start over. —Kroll

Instead of living in the shadows of yesterday, walk in the light of today and the hope of tomorrow.

Read: 1 John 1:5–2:2

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9

Bible in a Year:
Job 20-21; Acts 10:24-48

[MEG33]

Amen
Praying Comfort For The Brave Firefighters Loved Ones

[MEG33]

Thank you for the lovely opening to July, Amy and Lori

*Happy July Everyone*
I have my niece here for a visit this week..and will be away from the computer some days.
I wish you a great week..We will be much cooler in Texas..Yea!

[The Mayor]

Enjoy the visit Meg.... Am so happy it has cooled down for you.

[JustAmy]

Happy Monday, Friends.
We are expecting a HOT Monday.
Yesterday was 108 and 112 is predicted for today and tomorrow.

Hope you are having cooler temps.

Have a lovely Monday.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Have a great Monday, Amy!

[JustAmy]

Happy Monday, Rus.
Thank you for your dedication in posting ODB.
It is so reassuring to see your daily post.

You are appreciated!

Have a Wonderful Day!

[JustAmy]

Happy Monday, Meg.
Thank you for the darling graphic ... I would like to join those two. :)

Thank you for all you do for FR and Amy's Place.
I appreciate your hard work.

Enjoy you company ... I will try to be here a little more this week.

Good to hear you temps are getting cooler.
I talked to a cousin in Matador on Saturday.
He said it has been HOT in that part of Texas. Is that anywhere near you?

Have a great day and a wonderful week.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, SJB.
It will be really hot here but I plan to stay inside today.
I hate to see my electric bill this month. :)

Stay cool and have a lovely Monday.

[The Mayor]

Thanks Amy! Good to see you! How ya feeling?

[oldteen]

~ Enjoy July~

And Military Monday!

[JustAmy]

I’m feeling good and am on my way to complete recovery.

Prayers worked ... no chemo and no radiation. Now I just need to catch up on everything that I ignored for 3+ months.

Aren’t you thrilled that you are no longer living in Tucson. This heat is a killer. Hope everyone is doing great in your area and you are staying cool.

I tried to call Yorkie but she did not answer. Hope she is someplace where it is cool.

[JustAmy]

Hi there, Teenie!!

Happy Military Monday.
Hope you are enjoying this warm weather.

Have a beautiful week.

[The Mayor]

I hope so. The hot wind doesn’t help and just makes the fire worse.

I am so happy for you and YES, Prayers do work!

I have been alone since Wednesday, my family are in Nicaragua visiting and will be back Thursday. Gets a tad lonely with only the cats and dog here. They don’t speak... HAHA!

[oldteen]

So good to see you, Amy! *hugs*

Great news about no chemo or radiation. Continued prayers for you and the Just Family!

This heat is a real killer. ME NO LIKE! Your excessive heat warning and ours say the same thing. Right now we're at 105 and the hottest part of the day hasn't even hit! Oh, well...what's a few more degrees...right? ;)

Have a great week!

[oldteen]

Amen, M, AMEN!