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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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KEYWORDS: amysplace; friends; october2015; poetry
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To: TheOldLady
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posted on
10/20/2015 1:24:35 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: JustAmy
322
posted on
10/20/2015 1:25:29 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor
You’re most welcome. I am learning so much from our Daily Bread.
323
posted on
10/20/2015 4:24:22 PM PDT
by
TheOldLady
(I miss the Gipper. Wish we still had someone like him.)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Pride at the Core
Oct 21, 2015
Ezra . . . was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses.
Ezra 7:6
He thinks hes really something! That was my friends assessment of a fellow Christian we knew. We thought we saw in him a spirit of pride. We were saddened when we learned that he soon was caught in some serious misdeeds. By elevating himself, he had found nothing but trouble. We realized that could happen to us as well.
It can be easy to minimize the terrible sin of pride in our own hearts. The more we learn and the more success we enjoy, the more likely we are to think were really something. Pride is at the core of our nature.
In Scripture, Ezra is described as a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses (Ezra 7:6). King Artaxerxes appointed him to lead an expedition of Hebrew exiles back to Jerusalem. Ezra could have been a prime candidate to succumb to the sin of pride. Yet he didnt. Ezra didnt only know Gods law; he lived it.
After his arrival in Jerusalem, Ezra learned that Jewish men had married women who served other gods, defying Gods express directions (9:1-2). He tore his clothes in grief and prayed in heartfelt repentance (vv. 5-15). A higher purpose guided Ezras knowledge and position: his love for God and for His people. He prayed, Here we are before you in our guilt, though because of it not one of us can stand in your presence (v. 15).
Ezra understood the scope of their sins. But in humility he repented and trusted in the goodness of our forgiving God.
Lord, fill us with such a love for You that we think first of what will please You, not ourselves. Free us from the subtle captivity of our own pride.
Pride leads to every other vice: It is the complete anti-God state of mind. C. S. Lewis
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posted on
10/21/2015 5:48:02 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor
Thank you for starting our day off right every day, Rus.
I Appreciate You
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posted on
10/21/2015 7:46:54 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: FRiends; JustAmy; The Mayor; trisham; Kitty Mittens; Jane Long; LUV W; TheConservativeParty; ...
~Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday To Amy's Place~
"Just before the death of flowers,
And before they are buried in snow,
There comes a festival season
When nature is all aglow."
- Author Unknown
Good Morning FRiends
Hope all is well with you.
326
posted on
10/21/2015 7:49:15 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: The Mayor
C.S. Lewis with his usual talent, on loan from God.
327
posted on
10/21/2015 8:33:44 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: MEG33; JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; oldteen; ...
Have a lovely fall day...and....
...A WARM FUZZY WEDNESDAY!
328
posted on
10/21/2015 8:59:06 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Cruz or Lose!)
To: LUV W
329
posted on
10/21/2015 9:39:30 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: MEG33
Thanks! I just wish it was raining here instead of just looking like it might. LOL!
330
posted on
10/21/2015 9:48:29 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Cruz or Lose!)
To: LUV W
Me too!
We have a chance of rain in the forecast later this week.
Bad news for your road trip..Saturday is best chance for rain.
331
posted on
10/21/2015 10:16:00 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
St, Lawrence, Hungerford. 1125, rebuilt 1815.
332
posted on
10/21/2015 10:17:06 AM PDT
by
moose07
(DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) - Nah)
To: MEG33
I am watching the weather forecasts. We’re meeting at Lake Whitney.
333
posted on
10/21/2015 10:18:27 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Cruz or Lose!)
To: MEG33
Thanks Meg! We had a realtor call who wanted to pre-view our open house, and he was here Tuesday. He says he sells a lot of properties around here. Maybe he will have a buyer for us.
Having him here 5 days before the open house got us to spiffy up the place earlier than we expected. It was good to do that. Found a few dust bunnies that were hiding really good. LOL.
To: left that other site
Oh yeah, a few oatmeal cookies for the crunchy crowd! We are close to Madison, home of the Crunchy Granola types! Hee Hee.
To: LUV W
Good idea. The lake looks beautiful.
336
posted on
10/21/2015 10:26:24 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: TheConservativeParty
Oh great! Some of my dust bunnies aren’t hiding well..LOL
337
posted on
10/21/2015 10:28:13 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: moose07
How beautiful! So good to “see” you.
Are your leaves turning in England?
338
posted on
10/21/2015 10:31:23 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: MEG33
Morning MEG.
The leaves have been slowly turning for several weeks.
When the Oak goes winter will be here, hasn’t even started to go yet.
Yesterday was like a Summers day. :)
339
posted on
10/21/2015 10:36:34 AM PDT
by
moose07
(DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) - Nah)
To: DollyCali
So glad to hear from you, (((Dolly))).
I know you miss Josy... Hoping Toby can heal.
My eldest kitty, Silky, has liver failure..I am giving her liquid milk thistle. She is taking it well in water from canned tuna and in thin chickesn broth. She likes only dry food but loves the water off the canned tuna.
She doesn’t act sick and has a good appetite...but is thin.
Glad you like your job tho the pay is low.
(((HUGS)))
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posted on
10/21/2015 10:42:17 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
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