Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February and March 2015

January 1, 2015 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[JustAmy]

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Bad Penny



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[stephenjohnbanker]

83 today. Yeah, freezing doesn’t work at all!

[stephenjohnbanker]

Amen.

[MEG33]

It's Time For Lunch And A Nap

We have another cloudy day here.
I Wish You All A Sunshiny Day

[left that other site]

Time for me to go to work.

Wednesdays are VERY busy, but they are all good students.

[MEG33]

Happy lessons!

[JustAmy]

Happy Warm, Colorful Wednesday, FRiends.

No bluebirds in our valley but lots of finches, bluejays and mocking birds.
They are all enjoying our spring weather.

Getting a few sprinkles today but it is warm. It was in the 80's yesterday.

I have lots of bookwork and should find time for some yard work.
The weeds are close to taking over. LOL

I will try to get some pings answered later, but thank you all for your wonderful graphics, comments and friendship.

Thank you for being here.

Have a wonderful day.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Warm Fuzzy Wednesday Pings & Posts, Dear FRiends.
(((((Love to All)))))

Goodnight, and God Bless.

[The Mayor]

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Hand Me The Binoculars!

March 12, 2015

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. —Psalm 19:1

When I was in elementary school my friend Kent and I would often spend time looking at the night sky with a pair of German-made binoculars. We marveled at the stars in the sky and the mountains on the moon. All throughout the evening we took turns saying, “Hand me the binocs!”

Centuries earlier a Jewish shepherd boy looked up at the night sky and also marveled. He did not have a pair of binoculars or a telescope to aid him. But he had something even more important—a personal relationship with the living God. I imagine the sheep quietly bleating in the background as David gazed skyward. Later he would write the inspired text: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge” (Ps. 19:1-2).

In our busy schedules, we can so easily forget to stand in awe of the heavenly beauty our Creator has prepared for our enjoyment and His glory. When we set aside time to look at the night sky and marvel at what is there, we gain a deeper understanding of God and His eternal power and glory.

We believe that this is Your world, Lord. We marvel at You and Your creativity when we look at the sky and the world around us. You, and what You have done, are amazing! We stand in awe of You.

In the wonders of God’s creation, we see His majesty and His character.

INSIGHT: Charles Haddon Spurgeon wrote this about David and Psalm 19: “In his earliest days the psalmist, while keeping his father’s flock, had devoted himself to the study of God’s two great books—nature and Scripture; and he had so thoroughly entered into the spirit of these two only volumes in his library that he was able with a devout criticism to compare and contrast them, magnifying the excellency of the Author as seen in both. . . . He is wisest who reads both the world-book and the Word-book as two volumes of the same work, and feels concerning them, ‘My Father wrote them both.’”

[JustAmy]

Happy Thankful Thursday, Friends.
This will be short. :)

This note was almost ready to post when I hit 'something' and it erased everything.

Sorry that I didn't get back yesterday; too much happening.
Had a scheduled meeting at school yesterday and didn't find out it had been re-scheduled until an hour before the appointed time.
Had unexpected company in the afternoon.

Oh how I wish I were 40 years younger. LOL

Wishing all a great day.

[left that other site]

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful that I have angels watching over me!

(((((HUGS)))))

ML/LTOS

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Dear FRiends, for the Thankful Thursday Pings.

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

[The Mayor]

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Giving Up Our Mirrors

March 13, 2015

[Bezalel] made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women. —Exodus 38:8

When Moses gathered the children of Israel together to begin work on the tabernacle (Ex. 35–39), he called on Bezalel, a gifted artisan, to help make the furnishings. We’re told that certain women were asked to give their precious bronze mirrors to make the bronze basin he was constructing (38:8). They gave them up to help prepare a place where God’s presence would reside.

Give up our mirrors? For most of us, that would be hard to do. That’s not something we’re asked to do, but it makes me think about how too much scrutiny and self-examination can be disconcerting. It can make us think too much about ourselves and not enough about others.

When we can forget about our own faces quickly and remember that God loves us as we are—in all our imperfections—then we can begin to “look out not only for [our] own interests, but also for the interests of others” (Phil. 2:4).

Augustine said that we get lost in loving ourselves but found in loving others. Put another way, the secret of happiness is not getting our face right but giving our hearts away, giving our lives away, giving our selves away, in love.

Father, may I think more of others today than I think of myself. May I lose my thoughts about myself in my thoughts of other people and their needs.

A heart that is focused on others will not be consumed with self.

INSIGHT: Paul wrote the letter to the Philippians while he was under house arrest. He was waiting for a verdict that would either set him free or result in his execution. It was in these circumstances that he wrote about “consolation,” “comfort,” and “fellowship” (v. 1). Paul reminds the Philippians (and us) that these things come from our commitment to Christ. We have consolation in Christ, comfort from His love, and fellowship with the Spirit. All of our love for each other comes from following the example of Christ (vv. 2-5), which Paul explains in verses 6-11.

[MEG33]

Good Morning To Amy's Place

We Wear Red On Friday To Support Our Troops
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Wishing You A Great Weekend

[MEG33]

Amen, Thank you, Rus

[left that other site]

Happy Friday!

It's a beautiful day here in South Florida. Have a lovely Red Friday!

(((((HUGS)))))

ML/LTOS

[JustAmy]

Happy Red Friday, FRiends.

It is a little cooler today but should get HOT this weekend.

Wishing everyone a beautiful spring day.

[luvie]

Happy Friday the 13th!

I’m prolly gonna steal that graphic! LOL! it’s a good un!

[left that other site]

Enjoy!
:-)

I agree...it is rather cool!

[JustAmy]

These red tulips are lovely, even in the rain.

Thank you, Meg. Wishing you a day as lovely as the tulips.

[JustAmy]

Your good night is so pretty, Kitty. Thank you.

Have a fabulous Red Friday.