Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... April, May and June 2015

April 1, 2015 | 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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[JustAmy]

Amen! He saw what some can’t seem to see even when it is in front of them.

I’m thankful that we are not getting all we pay for!!!

[stephenjohnbanker]

Thank God!

[JustAmy]

I agree, Trish. I love seeing Will’s quotes.

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY THURSDAY
TO AMY'S PLACE!



St. Finbar's Oratory, Gougane Barra Lake
County Cork, Ireland

"AN IRISH BLESSING"
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May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

[left that other site]

I love Will Rogers!

My cousins live near where he was born.

[left that other site]

Sushi, Sashimi
Never, ever, should it be
overly Ripened.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Sweet Comments and Wonderful Pics & Posts.

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

[The Mayor]

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And Then You Laugh

April 3, 2015

[God] made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. —2 Corinthians 5:21

Noise. Vibration. Pressure. Fireball. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield used these words to describe being launched into space. As the rocket raced toward the International Space Station, the weight of gravity increased and breathing became difficult. Just when he thought he would pass out, the rocket made a fiery breakthrough into weightlessness. Instead of lapsing into unconsciousness, he broke into laughter.

His description made me think of the days leading to my mother’s death. The heaviness of life kept increasing until she no longer had the strength to breathe. She was then released from her pain and broke free into the “weightlessness” of heaven. I like to think of her laughing when she took her first breath in Jesus’ presence.

On the Friday we call “good,” something similar happened to Jesus. God placed on Him the weight of the entire world’s sin—past, present, and future—until He could no longer breathe. Then He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit’ ” (Luke 23:46). After being suffocated by our sin, Jesus received back from God the life entrusted to Him and now lives where sin and death have no power. All who trust Christ will one day join Him, and I wonder if we’ll look back at this life and laugh.

Father in heaven, words cannot describe our gratitude for Your Son Jesus, who bore the weight of our sins. Thank You that to be absent from this body with its heavy burdens is to be present with You forever.

The sacrifice of Jesus points us to the joy of heaven.

INSIGHT: Paul uses metaphors such as “earthen vessels,” “earthly house,” and “tent” (2 Cor. 4:7; 5:1) to contrast the frailty and mortality of our earthly existence with the indestructibility, immortality, and glory of our resurrection bodies. When a believer dies, the body goes to the grave, becoming dust (Gen. 3:19; Job 34:15; Eccl. 3:20), but the spirit goes to be with Christ (Eccl. 12:7; 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:21–25). When Jesus Christ returns for His own (John 14:3), our body and spirit shall be raised together for a glorious eternity with God (5:28-29; 1 Cor. 15:50-53; Phil. 3:21; 1 Thess. 4:16–18).

[JustAmy]

When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake
and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54

[TheConservativeParty]

LOL, love the sushi poem!

[TheConservativeParty]

What a powerful picture post. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[left that other site]

Good Friday/Passover 2015

Blessings to all my Beloved FRiends During this Holy Season..

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

[stephenjohnbanker]

Great post, Amy.

[luvie]

...to you all!

[JustAmy]

Wearing red and supporting our troops on this Good Friday.

Wishing all a Blessed Friday.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Even better!

[JustAmy]

"The sacrifice of Jesus points us to the joy of heaven."

Thank you for sharing ODB on this very special Friday, Rus.

Wishing you a beautiful Friday.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, TCP.
Wishing you a very special Good Friday.

[JustAmy]

Thank you LTOS.

Wishing you a special Good Friday/Passover this Holiday Weekend.

[luvie]

Chris DeBurgh~Lady In Red