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

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

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


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and those who enjoy poetry.
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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[MEG33]

Dogs look happy!
Good morning, ML..Hope your day goes well.

[left that other site]

A muddy puddle is like a five star resort for doggies! LOL

Have a Wonderful day!

[The Mayor]

On this frosty morning...Thank you for bringing us this blessed assurance today and every day. I appreciate you, Rus.

WE appreciate you Meg!

Thank you Meg! It's another snowy morning here. This is cold, snowy winter going down in history. I've had it up to here with it. !

[MEG33]

Beach Dreaming...

A momentary escape from winter blues.
*HUGS*

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Meg. Thank you for being here.

The weather is a lot colder than it was a couple of weeks ago.
The afternoons still get warm.
More rain (showers) are predicted later in the week.
I'm praying it rains cats and dogs! LOL

Some of the fruit trees are blooming. A frost right now could be devastating to our farmers.
The citrus growers lost millions in the severe frosts we had earlier.

Have a lovely WFW and stay WARM.

[The Mayor]

Love it!!

[geologist]

The devil is real, and constantly working to turn us away from God and toward him. Temptation is real and why it works is we are wanting to have power over ourselves, and feeding our desires, greed’s, and envy, etc.

LORD help us to be pleasing before Thee. Forgive our sins and lead us in the way eternal, in Jesus name, amen.

[MEG33]

My pleasure, Amy.

May you get rain and no freezes..We’ll be below freezing at night the next 4 nights..Wind chill was 20 this morning...
It’s windy!

Thank you for the darling squirrel.

[MEG33]

;o)

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Kitty.
Wishing you a Warm Fuzzy Wednesday.

Hope all is well with you and yours.
Have a beautiful day.

[JustAmy]

Thank you for being here today and everyday, Rus.

Are you ready to return to Arizona yet?
I think my body would just give up in your type of weather.
I think it is freezing when the highs are in the 50's. LOL

Stay warm and have a great day.

[JustAmy]

Happy WFW, LTOS.

Max and Daisy would love to join those three for a fun mud bath. :)

Wishing you a delightful WFW.

[JustAmy]

I’m so looking forward to spring but praying that we get lots of rain first.

[left that other site]

Max and Daisy are MOST Welcome to join in at the “Five Star Canine Everglades Resort and Spa”!

[JustAmy]

LOL Any alligators there? Mine would decide to check out the strange looking creature.

During the hot summers, Daisy and Max make their own spa in the back yard. :)

[The Mayor]

Arizona? NOW! I’m sick of this,

[left that other site]

Oh yeah...lots of ‘em! BIG ‘uns!

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Thank you, Dear Amy!)))))
Your Wednesday Pics are So Cute!

Thank you, Dear FRiends, for the Pics, Pings, and Posts.
(((((Love to All)))))

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Before And After
February 6, 2014

Read: Psalm 55:1-8,16-17

Give ear to my prayer, O God . . . . My heart is severely pained within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. —Psalm 55:1,4

Bible in a Year:
Exodus 39-40; Matthew 23:23-39

What changes take place in a life of faith after severe testing? I thought of this as I read the tragic story of a Jamaican dad who accidentally shot and killed his 18-year-old daughter while trying to protect his family from intruders.

News reports said he went to church (as was his habit) the next day—distraught but still seeking God’s help. Faith in God guided him before, and he knew God could sustain him after.

I thought about this in regard to my own life—having also lost a teenage daughter. To review how I viewed life and faith before Melissa’s death, I dug into my computer archives to read the last article I had written before we lost her in June 2002. How would what I said then correspond to what I know now? Had severe testing changed my view of faith in God? In May of that year, I had written this: “David was not afraid to go boldly to God and tell Him what was on his heart. . . . We don’t have to be afraid to tell God what is on our heart.”

Before I went through tough times, I went to God and He listened to me. After, I discovered that He still listens and comforts and sustains. So I continue to pray in faith. Our faith remains intact and is strengthened because He is the God of the before and the after.

God is still on the throne,
He never forsaketh His own;
His promise is true, He will not forget you,
God is still on the throne. —Suffield

What we know of God encourages us to trust Him in all we do not know.

[JustAmy]

"God is still on the throne,
He never forsaketh His own;
His promise is true, He will not forget you,
God is still on the throne".
—Suffield

Thank you for another portion of ODB, Mayor. We appreciate you and your contributions.

Expecting top see you closer to the West Coast by the end of this year. :)
Have a great day and stay WARM!!