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

October 1, 2014 | 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,
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Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[NicknamedBob]

I got busy napping and skipped catching up on things.

[MEG33]

Sounds like MY usual ...LOL

[left that other site]

I am watching for some photos to go up on the net so I can share them.

There is, fortunately, no known photo of the board hitting me on the head! LOL!

[NicknamedBob]

"There is, fortunately, no known photo of the board hitting me on the head!"

The board should be more respectful of the chair.

Because, glue.

[left that other site]

And I’m a member of the board too! :-)

[MEG33]

Signing Off Early, Dear FRiends

Thank you so much for your wonderful poetry,
graphics and comments and sharing part
of your day with us.
I Wish You A Lovely Evening And Restful Sleep

[NicknamedBob]

You’re probably part of a splinter group.

[Jane Long]

Amen, amen...God Bless our brave Marines and this great nation!

Blessings to you, ML...for putting in a full day for such a great cause. Glad to hear you’re okay....after the collapsing tent episode.

[Jane Long]

Beautiful poem and pic, trisham....and, I love that cozy fireplace/nap scene, too.

((Hugs)) and blessings to you.

[Jane Long]

That is so lovely, Meg....I love your beautiful, snowy church and gazebo graphic and the wonderful Christmas season prayer.

Lord’s Day Blessings to you, dear ((Meg)).

[left that other site]

What wood give you that idea?

[NicknamedBob]

The bark of the dogwood tree.

[left that other site]

Since I don’t have a pun handy,
I willow it to you.

[NicknamedBob]

Willow was a good movie. I’m glad Warwick Davis found another one to bookmark his show-business career.

“Swish and flick.”

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Hugs!)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Wonderful Caturday and Sunday Pings & Posts.

(((((Blessings to Everyone)))))

[left that other site]

Thanks for the tip!I have been pining for a good movie, and will take your advice! ;-)

[trisham]

LOL!

[The Mayor]

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

Stones Cry Out

December 8, 2014

Read: Luke 19:28-40

I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out. —Luke 19:40

Bible in a Year:
Daniel 8-10; 3 John

Every year it seems that Christmas becomes more and more commercialized. Even in nations where the majority of people call themselves “Christian,” the season has become more about shopping than worshiping. The pressure to buy gifts and plan elaborate parties makes it increasingly difficult to stay focused on the real meaning of the holiday—the birth of Jesus, God’s only Son, the Savior of the world.

But every holiday I also hear the gospel coming from surprising places —the very places that so commercialize Christmas—shopping malls. When I hear “Joy to the World! The Lord is come; let earth receive her King” ringing from public address systems, I think of the words Jesus said to the Pharisees who told Him to silence the crowds who were praising Him. “If they keep quiet,” Jesus said, “the stones will cry out” (Luke 19:40 niv).

At Christmas we hear stones cry out. Even people spiritually dead sing carols written by Christians long dead, reminding us that no matter how hard people try to squelch the real message of Christmas, they will never succeed.

Despite the commercialism that threatens to muddle the message of Christ’s birth, God will make His good news known as “far as the curse is found.”

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found. —Watts

Keeping Christ out of Christmas is as futile as holding back the ocean’s tide.

Insight

Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem on a donkey’s colt was a fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9. The salvation Christ brings is what all creation is waiting for (see Rom. 8:19-20) and is a message that cannot be silenced (Luke 19:40).

[trisham]

Happy Monday, Everyone!

WHEN Night Is Almost Done

WHEN night is almost done,
And sunrise grows so near
That we can touch the spaces,
It ’s time to smooth the hair

And get the dimples ready,
And wonder we could care
For that old faded midnight
That frightened but an hour.

Emily Dickinson