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

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

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Stay Warm, My FRiend!

((((HUGS))))

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I am thankful to be home after working hard all day at my job, for which i am thankful! :-)

[Jane Long]

Love that, potlatch! Hope you’re staying warm and dry. I just heard there is more rain coming, for tomorrow.

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Thanks Meg! Emily appreciates your kind words.

[newb2012]

I’ll pass on the blessings to Emily. Thank you!

[potlatch]

Hi Jane! We can use the rain and when it’s cold I don’t go anywhere, lol. Hope all’s well with you.

[The Mayor]

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When Others Won’t Forgive

January 23, 2015

Read: Philippians 3:12-16 | Bible in a Year: Exodus 7-8; Matthew 15:1-20

I was having lunch with two men who had opened their lives to Christ while they were in prison. The younger man had been discouraged by the fact that the family from whom he had stolen would not forgive him.

“My crime was violent,” the older man said. “It continues to haunt and affect the family to this day. They have not forgiven me, . . . the pain is just too great. At first, I found myself paralyzed by this longing for their forgiveness.” He continued his story: “Then one day I realized I was adding selfishness to my brokenness. It’s a lot to expect that the family forgive me. I was focused on what I felt I needed to heal from my past. It took some time to realize that their forgiveness of me was a matter between them and God.”

“How can you stand it?” the younger man asked.

The older man explained that God did for him what he didn’t deserve and what others simply can’t do: He died for our sins, and He keeps His promise to move our sins “as far as the east is from the west” (Ps. 103:12) and “will not remember [our] sins” (Isa. 43:25).

In the face of such great love, we honor Him by accepting His forgiveness as sufficient. We must forget what lies behind and keep pressing forward (Phil. 3:13-14).

Thank You, Father, for the work of Christ on the
cross. Help me to understand and accept what
it means for me, and to be a messenger of that
forgiveness to those I meet along the way.

The work of Christ is sufficient for every sin.

INSIGHT: Paul often uses the metaphor of an athlete running a race to depict the Christian life (1 Cor. 9:24-27; Phil. 2:16; 2 Tim. 4:7). In today’s passage, he compares himself to someone running a long-distance race. Paul had probably been a Christian for about 30 years when he wrote this letter; he was known as the apostle to the Gentiles (Eph. 3:8; Gal. 2:8) and as a teacher of the Scriptures. He could have been content with his own spiritual maturity, but he did not consider himself as having “already reached perfection” (v.12 nlt). Instead, Paul persisted in pursuing Christlikeness (v.10) with the determination and vigor of a runner whose single goal is to be the first to cross the finish line.

[MEG33]

I stay home when it’s cold and rainy...
I took advantage of the warm afternoon Tuesday and power hosed the sliding doors outside..shined my main view inside, too. It made the rainy days brighter.
Our rain may have ended. It’s still chilly but love the 7 day forecast.
(((HUGS)))

[MEG33]

Love your darling graphics, potlatch!

[MEG33]

Amy's Place Wears Red On Friday

Supporting Our Troops Today And Every Day
*Wishing You A Great Weekend*

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Happy Friday!

Wearing Red, Of Course! :-)

(((((HUGS)))))

ML/LTOS

[MEG33]

So pretty, (((LUV))). Stay safe in the snow.

[JustAmy]

Graphic by Billie.

We finally saw the sun for a couple of hours yesterday.
Today the fog is back but school was not delayed.

Not sure whether it is just a cold or the flu but the Just family is getting hit with something.

Wishing everyone a great Friday as you support our Troops.
I'm wearing my red flannel nightgown.

Have a lovely Friday and a wonderful weekend.

[potlatch]

[Love your darling graphics, potlatch!]

Save and use them Meg. Really pretty things are never easy to find when you want them.

[potlatch]

Pretty bird, I’m not sure what it is! Hope you have a nice weekend too and the allergies are better!.

[potlatch]

Happy Friday and weekend to you ML. Hope the ankle’s doing better!

[potlatch]

Darling image Amy. The flu is bad here too, hope you don’t get it. My daughter called today and my oldest granddaughter just got the flu. The doctor gave her the Tamiflu stuff.

They were warning in my newspaper about how bad the flu is and to go to the doctor right away if you suspect you are getting it. They also mentioned the dangers of having to be hospitalized. I bought a bunch of hand sanitizer last week.

[MEG33]

It's A Red Headed Woodpecker

Thank you, potlatch. My daughter had these come to her
feeders when she lived near Houston.
I am still miserable with allergies but they are not as bad
and I am sleeping better. I need a nose transplant,,,LOL

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Yes...it is still weak, but I was able to walk two miles with a cane today.

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY FRIDAY TO
AMY'S PLACE!

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Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom

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Our British Cousins Wearing Red
to support our Troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world!