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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[MEG33]

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday To Amy's Place

"We Just Love Hanging Out Together"
Wishing You A Wonderful Day

[left that other site]

Happy Wednesday!

May It Be As Warm And Fuzzy As Can Be!
And My All Our FRiends in Stormy Places be Safe and Warm! .

(((((HUGS)))))

ML/LTOS

[MEG33]

Amen...Precious pup, ML.
Our forecast is for a high of 80!!
Winter will return soon...but I will enjoy this warm spell while it lasts.

[left that other site]

Oh YES! Enjoy that nice warm 80 degree weather!

It’s in the low 60s here in the tropics...brrrrrrrr.

And my relatives in Boston are burning bunches of Fossil Fuel running their snow-blowers.

Perhaps all the CO2 they release into the air will warm things up a bit for them?

LOL.

Could I ask you all to pray for my Mom? She is awfully sick with a cold and can’t leave her house due to the snow.

Thanks, FRiends!

((((HUGS))))

[MEG33]

Healing prayers for your Mom...I know it’s really bad in Boston.

[left that other site]

Thank You.

She specifically asked me for prayer this morning, which is unusual for her. She must feel really bad.

I truly appreciate your prayers.

[MEG33]

You're Welcome

[trisham]

January

Little January
Tapped at my door today.
And said, "Put on your winter wraps,
And come outdoors to play."
Little January
Is always full of fun
Today we coasted down the hill,
Until the set of sun.
Little January
Will stay a month with me
And we will have such jolly times-
Just come along and see.

Winifred C. Marshall

Happy Wednesday, all!

[MEG33]

I love your sweet graphic and poem, (((trish))). Hope you are safe and warm.

[trisham]

Thanks, (((MEG)))! We’re having some fun in the snow today! :)

[MEG33]

That’s GREAT!

[trisham]

What’s the weather like in your neck of the woods?

[MEG33]

Sunny with a high of 80 predicted...Crazy Texas weather!
;o)
Lovin’ it while it lasts.

[trisham]

That’s great! :)

[trisham]

Happy Wednesday, all!
***
Falling Snow

The snow whispers about me,
And my wooden clogs
Leave holes behind me in the snow.
But no one will pass this way
Seeking my footsteps,
And when the temple bell rings again
They will be covered and gone..

Amy Lawrence Lowell (1874 - 1925)

[MEG33]

Lovely, trish.

[trisham]

Thanks, MEG!

[MEG33]

Time For Lunch And A Nap

I Wish You All A Warm Fuzzy Afternoon

[The Mayor]

Thank you Meg, I love your graphics!!

[The Mayor]

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Our Source Of Help

January 29, 2015

Read: Psalm 121 | Bible in a Year: Exodus 21-22; Matthew 19

Twenty-year-old Lygon Stevens, an experienced mountaineer, had reached the summits of Mt. McKinley, Mt. Rainier, four Andean peaks in Ecuador, and 39 of Colorado’s highest mountains. “I climb because I love the mountains,” she said, “and I meet God there.” In January 2008, Lygon died in an avalanche while climbing Little Bear Peak in southern Colorado with her brother Nicklis, who survived.

When her parents discovered her journals, they were deeply moved by the intimacy of her walk with Christ. “Always a shining light for Him,” her mother said, “Lygon experienced a depth and honesty in her relationship with the Lord, which even seasoned veterans of faith long to have.”

In Lygon’s final journal entry, written from her tent 3 days before the avalanche, she said: “God is good, and He has a plan for our lives that is greater and more blessed than the lives we pick out for ourselves, and I am so thankful about that. Thank You, Lord, for bringing me this far and to this place. I leave the rest—my future—in those same hands and say thank You.”

Lygon echoed these words from the psalmist: “My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Ps. 121:2).

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Still be our guard while troubles last
And our eternal home. —Watts

We can trust our all-knowing God for the unknown future.

INSIGHT: Three times in this short chapter the Lord is referred to as our keeper (vv.3,4,5). This idea is of great comfort to the believer because it presents God as one who is not passive but active in our lives. To “keep” something is to actively guard and protect it. This idea is underscored by the fact that as our keeper, God does not sleep or slumber (vv.3-4) and watches over us day and night (v.6). How wonderful to know that the God who holds our lives is not disinterested but is constantly watching over us.