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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, November and December, 2015
October 1, 2015
| JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham; St.Louie1, Friends, MamaBear
Posted on 09/30/2015 8:40:33 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: MEG33; left that other site; JustAmy; The Mayor; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Diver Dave; Jane Long; ...
CITY TREES
The trees along this city street,
Save for the traffic and the trains,
Would make a sound as thin and sweet
As trees in country lanes.
And people standing in their shade
Out of a shower, undoubtedly
Would hear such music as is made
Upon a country tree.
Oh, little leaves that are so dumb
Against the shrieking city air,
I watch you when the wind has come,--
I know what sound is there.
Edna St.Vincent Millay
Happy Sunday at Amy's Place, all!
1,001
posted on
12/20/2015 4:07:10 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Thank you, trish...Lovely post.
Have A Blessed Sunday Evening.
1,002
posted on
12/20/2015 4:11:15 PM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: MEG33
1,003
posted on
12/20/2015 4:12:54 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: MEG33
1,004
posted on
12/20/2015 6:08:33 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: MEG33; everyone; FRiends; All; amysplace
Your Sunday Post is So Beautiful, Dear Meg.
(((((Thank you for the Blessing)))))
Thank you to Everyone for the Daily Pings & Posts.
(((((Goodnight, and God Bless)))))
1,005
posted on
12/20/2015 10:39:38 PM PST
by
Kitty Mittens
(To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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Amazing Love
December 21, 2015
I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
John 6:38
Approaching the first Christmas after her husband died, our friend Davidene wrote a remarkable letter in which she pictured what it might have been like in heaven when Jesus was born on earth. âIt was what God always knew would happen,â she wrote. âThe three were one, and He had agreed to allow the fracturing of His precious unity for our sake. Heaven was left empty of God the Son.â
As Jesus taught and healed people on earth, He said, âI have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. . . . For my Fatherâs will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last dayâ (John 6:38,40).
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, it was the beginning of His mission on earth to demonstrate Godâs love and give His life on the cross to free us from the penalty and power of sin.
âI cannot imagine actually choosing to let go of the one I loved, with whom I was one, for the sake of anyone else,â Davidene concluded. âBut God did. He faced a house much emptier than mine, so that I could live in His house with Him forever.â
âFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Sonâ (John 3:16).
Father in heaven, we are in awe of Your amazing love for us. Thank You for giving Your only Son to save us from our sins.
The birth of Christ brought God to man; the cross of Christ brings man to God.
The 40-year experience of the Israelites in the wilderness where God sustained them by manna (Ex. 16) provides the backdrop for this passage in John 6. The miraculous feeding of 5,000 men (vv. 1-13) caused the Jews to compare Moses with Jesus. Jesus corrected them, saying that it was God, not Moses, who had fed the Israelites (v. 32). Jesus then gave them one of the greatest revelations of Himself: He said He was the new mannaâsent down from heaven to sustain them. âI am the bread of lifeâ (v. 35) is the first of seven âI amâ sayings in this gospel where Jesus provides a clear picture of who He is (John 8:12; 10:9; 10:11; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1).
1,006
posted on
12/21/2015 6:50:12 AM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: MEG33; left that other site; JustAmy; The Mayor; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Diver Dave; Jane Long; ...
LIGHTLY stepped a yellow star
***
Lightly stepped a yellow star
To its lofty place,
Loosed the Moon her silver hat
From her lustral face.
All of evening softly lit
As an astral hall-
"Father," I observed to Heaven,
"You are punctual."
Emily Dickinson
Happy Monday!
1,007
posted on
12/21/2015 8:59:21 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
1,008
posted on
12/21/2015 9:06:37 AM PST
by
luvie
(Cruz or Lose!)
To: LUV W
Thank you, LUV W!
1,009
posted on
12/21/2015 9:15:24 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham; MEG33; left that other site; JustAmy; The Mayor; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Diver Dave; ...
I always liked this chick,Emily Dickinson
1,010
posted on
12/21/2015 9:28:15 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: stephenjohnbanker
1,011
posted on
12/21/2015 10:14:02 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; jackv; jaycee; yorkie; ...
Happy Monday!
Stay Warm!
(((HUGS)))
ML/LTOS
1,012
posted on
12/21/2015 11:44:50 AM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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The Drummer Boy
December 22, 2015
She out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.
Luke 21:4
âThe Little Drummer Boyâ is a popular Christmas song written in 1941. It was originally known as âCarol of the Drumâ and is based on a traditional Czech carol. Although there isnât any reference to a drummer boy in the Christmas story in Matthew 1â2 and Luke 2, the point of the carol goes straight to the heart of the meaning of worship. The carol describes how a boy is summoned by the Magi to the scene of Christâs birth. Unlike the wise men, however, the drummer has no giftâso he gives what he has. He plays his drum, saying, âI played my best for Him.â
This echoes the worship Jesus described when He told of the widow and her two coins: â âTruly I tell you,â he said, âthis poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live onâ â (Luke 21:3-4).
All the drummer boy had was his drum and all the poor widow had were her two coins, but the God they worshiped was worthy of their all. He is worthy of our all as well, having given His all for us.
All to Jesus, I surrender, all to Him I freely give; I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live. Judson W. Van De Venter
Your little is a lot when you give your all.
In both the Old and New Testaments, the Scriptures challenge the people of God to show concern for the marginalized. For example, Deuteronomy 14:29 says: âAt the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that yearâs produce and store it in your towns, so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied.â In the New Testament, the church at Jerusalem established a ministry for the care of widows (Acts 6), and James says the care of widows and orphans is the mark of true religion (James 1:27).
1,013
posted on
12/22/2015 6:13:25 AM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor
1,014
posted on
12/22/2015 6:27:35 AM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: FRiends; The Mayor; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; trisham; left that other site; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; ...
Happy GratiTuesday To Amy's Place
I am grateful to God for the Greatest Gift ever given.
*Hugs*
Hope Your Day Goes Well
1,015
posted on
12/22/2015 6:33:43 AM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: Kitty Mittens
Thank you for your sweet comments on my Sunday post, dear (((Kitty))).
1,016
posted on
12/22/2015 6:39:23 AM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; jackv; jaycee; yorkie; ...
Happy Gratituesday!
And a Blessed Christmas to All!
((((HUGS))))
ML/LTOS
1,017
posted on
12/22/2015 7:01:40 AM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: left that other site; MEG33; JustAmy; The Mayor; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Diver Dave; Jane Long; ...
First Snow
Snow makes whiteness where it falls
The bushes look like popcorn balls
And places where I always play
Look like somewhere else today
Beautiful feathery flakes of snow
Over the woodland and field they go
Making a blanket so warm and deep
Over the flowers that lie asleep
Mary Louise Allen
A Happy GratiTuesday to everyone here at Amy's Place!
1,018
posted on
12/22/2015 7:23:57 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: left that other site
1,019
posted on
12/22/2015 8:23:59 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: LUV W
1,020
posted on
12/22/2015 8:27:38 AM PST
by
GailA
(Those who break Promises to Our Troops, you won't keep them to anyone. Ret. SCPO's wife)
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