Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June, 2014

6-1-2014 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[MEG33]

It's My Lunch and Nap Time

"HEY...WAIT FOR ME!"
May All Go Well For You Today
I Wish You A Pleasant Afternoon

[trisham]

How peaceful. Have a wonderful lunch and nap, MEG.

[left that other site]

Looks like Mama has another little brother or sister coming soon for baby pony!

[geologist]

Thank you for your steadfastness in posting “The Daily Bread” It is one of the postings I always read and learn consistent truth, from the content.

God Bless America. Help us LORD to serve Thee and grow in faith daily. Amen.

[luvie]

Happy Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday, y'all!
(actually...HOT, not warm! LOL)

[MEG33]

Thank You For Coming By Today

Sweet Dreams

[luvie]

Nighty-night, Megs! (((hugs)))

[MEG33]

Cute! (((HUGS)))

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Hugs)))))

Thank you for the Pings, Dear FRiends.
All my Love in Christ.

[MEG33]

Thank you, sweet Kitty.
(((HUGS)))

[Diver Dave]

MrsDD and I celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary today.

She’ll always be my beautiful bride.

[MEG33]

Happy Anniversary


Mr and Mrs. Diver Dave

Wishing You Many Many More

[The Mayor]

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

Reframing The Picture
June 5, 2014

Read: Deuteronomy 32:7-12

As an eagle stirs up its nest, . . . spreading out its wings, . . . so the Lord alone led [Jacob]. —Deuteronomy 32:11-12

Bible in a Year:
2 Chronicles 23-24; John 15

For 3 months I had a ringside seat— or should I say a bird’s-eye view—of God’s amazing handiwork. Ninety feet above the floor of Norfolk Botanical Garden, workers installed a webcam focused on the nest of a family of bald eagles, and online viewers were allowed to watch.

When the eggs hatched, Mama and Papa Eagle were attentive to their offspring, taking turns hunting for food and guarding the nest. But one day when the eaglets still looked like fuzzballs with beaks, both parents disappeared. I worried that harm had come to them.

My concern was unfounded. The webcam operator enlarged the camera angle, and there was Mama Eagle perched on a nearby branch.

As I pondered this “reframed” picture, I thought of times when I have feared that God had abandoned me. The view in the forest heights of Virginia reminded me that my vision is limited. I see only a small part of the entire scene.

Moses used eagle imagery to describe God. As eagles carry their young, God carries His people (Deut. 32:11-12). Despite how it may seem, the Lord “is not far from each one of us” (Acts 17:27). This is true even when we feel abandoned.

Under His wings I am safely abiding;
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,
Still I can trust Him—I know He will keep me;
He has redeemed me and I am His child. —Cushing

Because the Lord is watching over us, we don’t have to fear the dangers around us.

Insight

Today’s reading provides us with a wonderful template for instructing the next generation in the provision of God. The entire “Song of Moses” extends from Deuteronomy 31:30–32:43. In it we see praise given for the God of Israel in spite of the nation’s periodic lapse into disobedience. In His good providence, God created for Himself a chosen people whom He has both redeemed and preserves. This theme of divine love that will not let go is to be reiterated to each new generation so that God’s covenant people may continue in relationship with their Creator and Sustainer. We learn from the New Testament that through Christ’s atoning work on the cross, this covenant has been extended to all who believe (Rom. 5:6-11).

[MEG33]

Good Morning To Amy's Place

I'm Thankful For My FRiends and Our Daily Bread
*I Wish You A Thankful Thursday*

[left that other site]

Good Morning, MEG!

((((HUGS))))

[trisham]

Good morning, MEG! It's raining here today, and I am thankful.

[MEG33]

Lovely rain dropped flower, trisham...I would love a cooling rain!

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))

[Jane Long]

Happy Thankful Thursday, Meg. So much to be thankful for - including FRiends at Amy’s Place ;)

((Hugs)) to all.

[MEG33]

Indeed there is so much!

(((HUGS)))