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

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

[JustAmy]

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and those who enjoy poetry.
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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[left that other site]

Happy Monday, Trisham! :-)

[trisham]

Thanks, left that other site! :)

[left that other site]

It is a lovely day here....almost CHILLY(in the low 70’s).

[trisham]

We had a low of 17 degrees last night. It’s now 19 degrees. :)

[left that other site]

YIKES!

[trisham]

I didn’t think that the forecast called for this. We’re supposed to have heavy rain tonight, along with high winds.

[left that other site]

Gore’s fault.

[trisham]

:)

[MEG33]

Thank you so much, (((Jane))). I found that prayer in 2008 and use it every year because I love it.
Blessings to you.

[MEG33]

Thank you for decorating Amy’s Place with your lovely posts, trisham.

[trisham]

Thank you, ((MEG)))!

[MEG33]

~Happy Monday Everyone~
I will be scarce while I start making the house
look more like Christmas is coming.
I Wish You A Good Week

[trisham]

That’s great, MEG! Have fun!

[geologist]

Thank you for today’s posting, Always wise and ever important for our day. Thank you, Thank you for your diligence.

God Bless America, in Jesus name .

[left that other site]

It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas! LOL!

Thanks to you. (It’s a lot of work, but worth it!)

[The Mayor]

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Our Life Is A Primer

December 8, 2014

Read: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

You shall teach them diligently to your children . . . when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. —Deuteronomy 6:7

Bible in a Year:
Daniel 11-12; Jude

The New England Primer was published in the late 1600s. Throughout the colonies that would later become the United States, the book became a widely used resource.

This early American textbook was based largely on the Bible, and it used pictures and rhymes based on Scripture to help children learn to read. It also included prayers like this one: “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord, my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.”

In Colonial America, this became a way that one generation was able to pass along their faith to the next generation. It fit well with what God wanted of His people, the ancient Israelites, as recorded in Deuteronomy 6:6-7, “These words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach [God’s commandments] diligently to your children, and shall talk of them . . . when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.”

As we talk about who God is, what He has done for us, and how He desires our love and obedience, our lives can become primers to the next generation. We can be teaching tools that God will use to help people in their walk with Him.

Lord, we love You. We want to learn to love
You with all our heart, soul, and strength.
Use our lives and our words to point others to You,
who first loved us.

When we teach others, we’re not just spending time, we’re investing it.

Insight

Deuteronomy 6:4-9, known as the Shema (from the Hebrew for “hear,” v.4), is the basic Jewish confession of faith. Every devout Jew was to recite the Shema twice daily as a reminder of the first and second commandments (Ex. 20:2-5). After giving the Ten Commandments (Deut. 5:6-22), Moses gave God’s people the one heart principle that undergirds the entire law: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength” (6:5). God demands exclusive, wholehearted, and undivided allegiance and devotion. Jesus said that this is “the first and greatest commandment” (Matt. 22:36-38).

[Jane Long]

Beautiful lesson... we need to go back to “The Primer”....in more ways than one.

[Jane Long]

Have a good week, getting ready for Christmas, Meg.

[The Mayor]

Morning ladies, off to work. Thank you!

[MEG33]

Amen, Rus,,Thank you for Our Daily Bread.