Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February, 2014

12-31-2013 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[JustAmy]

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[Jane Long]

Same to you, sweet Amy!

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Blessings!)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Cute Caturday Posts and Beautiful Sunday Posts, Dear FRiends!

(((((Sweet Dreams, and God Bless)))))

[JustAmy]

Good night, FRiends.
Thanks for coming by today.
Sweet dreams.

[Jane Long]

Good night and sweet dreams, dear. Rest well.

[fish hawk]

thank you for the kind thoughts. it is always a pleasure to hear form my friends on FR. Hope this new year will bring prosperity and happiness to you and your loved ones. Aloha Mel

[The Mayor]

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Sweet Rest
January 14, 2014

Read: Psalm 4

You have put gladness in my heart. —Psalm 4:7

Bible in a Year:
Genesis 33-35; Matthew 10:1-20

Try as we might—tossing, turning, fluffing the pillow, pounding the pillow—sometimes we just can’t fall asleep. After offering some good suggestions on how to get a better night’s sleep, a news article concluded that there really is no “right way” to sleep.

There are numerous reasons why sleep eludes us, many of which we can’t do much about. But sometimes unwanted wakefulness is caused by anxious thoughts, worry, or guilt. It’s then that the example of David in Psalm 4 can help. He called out to God, asking for mercy and for God to hear his prayer (v.1). He also reminded himself that the Lord does hear him when he calls on Him (v.3). David encourages us: “Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still” (v.4). Focusing our minds on the goodness, mercy, and love of God for His world, our loved ones, and ourselves can aid us in trusting the Lord (v.5).

The Lord desires to help us set aside our worries about finding solutions to our problems and place our trust in Him to work things out. He can “put gladness” in our hearts (v.7), so that we might “lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make [us] dwell in safety” (v.8).

Give me a spirit of peace, dear Lord,
Midst the storms and the tempests that roll,
That I may find rest and quiet within,
A calm buried deep in my soul. —Dawe

Even when we cannot sleep, God can give us rest.

[JustAmy]

January 14, 2014



Graphic by Billie

[trisham]

Beautiful!

[left that other site]

Hi Amy!

((((HUGS))))

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Trisham.
Wishing you a beautiful Tuesday.

[trisham]

You too, Amy. I love the colors in that!

[JustAmy]

Hooded Oriole

Hello and hugs back at you, LTOS.

Have a lovely day.

[MEG33]

Thank you for the sweet opening and beautiful graphics, Amy.
I Wish You All A Relaxing Evening.

[left that other site]

Beautiful!

Thanks for these lovely pictures!

((((HUGS))))

[JustAmy]

Good night, FRiends.
Wishing you a restful night.

[The Mayor]

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Food In The Cupboard
January 15, 2014

Read: Matthew 6:25-34

Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about . . . what you will put on. —Matthew 6:25

Bible in a Year:
Genesis 36-38; Matthew 10:21-42

My friend Marcia, the director of the Jamaica Christian School for the Deaf, recently illustrated an important way to look at things. In a newsletter article she titled “A Blessed Start,” she pointed out that for the first time in 7 years the school began the new year with a surplus. And what was that surplus? A thousand dollars in the bank? No. Enough school supplies for the year? No. It was simply this: A month’s supply of food in the cupboard.

When you’re in charge of feeding 30 hungry kids on a shoestring budget, that’s big! She accompanied her note with this verse from 1 Chronicles 16:34, “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”

Year after year Marcia trusts God to provide for the children and staff at her school. She never has much—whether it’s water or food or school supplies. Yet she is always grateful for what God sends, and she is faithful to believe that He will continue to provide.

As we begin a new year, do we have faith in God’s provision? To do so is to take our Savior at His word when He said, “Do not worry about your life . . . . Do not worry about tomorrow” (Matt. 6:25,34).

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength. —Corrie ten Boom

[MEG33]

Good Morning, Rus.
I love this message, the scripture and Corrie ten Boom’s quote.
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength. —Corrie ten Boom”

Thank you for starting my day off right.

[MEG33]

Awww..

[MEG33]

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