Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February and March, 2016

January 2, 2016 | JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham; St.Louie1, Friends, MamaBear

[trisham]

Happy Wednesday, all!
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Fillet of Sol

The sun slants in, its light a wedge
Of carpet by the door.
And to that slice of sunlight
Goes my cat, now, to restore
Herself. This nap is therapeutic
(Like the tuna she devoured).
She seems to need this daily bask.
She thinks she's solar powered.

Lee Anny Wynn Snook

[MEG33]

Thank you, Bob, for all the wonderful poetry you have
shared with Amy's Place over the years.

[MEG33]

Thank You

For your sweet compliments and wonderful poem and graphic.
My elder kitty is already in position for the first sun that
comes in through a sliding door!

[trisham]

(((MEG))!

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Lord, we face many fears today. Help us distinguish between real danger and empty threats, and help us trust You with all of it. May we live not in fear, but in faith.

The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1 “

Most fitting today.

Thanks for the lesson.

[stephenjohnbanker]

El-BUMP-O

[MEG33]

;o)

[NicknamedBob]

El-BUMP-O

Oh, no, no, no! No changing your name.

(Well, maybe if you make it shorter.)

[The Mayor]

So cute! Thank you Meg

[The Mayor]

Amen, Thanks!

[The Mayor]

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Grandma’s Recipe

March 3, 2016

Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. Deuteronomy 32:7

Many families have a secret recipe, a special way of cooking a dish that makes it especially savory. For us Hakkas (my Chinese ethnic group), we have a traditional dish called abacus beads, named for its beadlike appearance. Really, you have to try it!

Of course Grandma had the best recipe. Each Chinese New Year at the family reunion dinner we would tell ourselves, "We should really learn how to cook this." But we never got around to asking Grandma. Now she is no longer with us, and her secret recipe is gone with her.

God has designed us to enjoy family and community and to benefit from each other.

We miss Grandma, and it's sad to lose her recipe. It would be far more tragic if we were to fail to preserve the legacy of faith entrusted to us. God intends that every generation share with the next generation about the mighty acts of God. "One generation commends [God's] works to another," said the psalmist (Ps. 145:4), echoing Moses' earlier instructions to "remember the days of old . . . . Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you" (Deut. 32:7).

As we share our stories of how we received salvation and the ways the Lord has helped us face challenges, we encourage each other and honor Him. He designed us to enjoy family and community and to benefit from each other.

Is there someone from a different age group with whom you can share your faith journey? How about asking someone from an older generation to share their story with you. What might you learn?

Share your story at ourdailybread.org/story. While there check out stories of God at work in lives of people around the world.

What we teach our children today will influence tomorrow's world.

INSIGHT:

Psalm 145 is the last psalm in the final collection of psalms penned by David (Pss. 138-145). It celebrates God as the sovereign King (vv. 1-3, 10-13) and speaks of His majesty, generosity, and greatness--His "mighty acts," "awesome works," and "great deeds" (vv. 4-6). David also highlights God's goodness: He is "gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love"; "trustworthy in all he promises"; and "righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does" (vv. 7,8,13,17).

[The Mayor]

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For His Time

March 4, 2016

My times are in your hands.

Psalm 31:15

When South African pastor Andrew Murray was visiting England in 1895, he began to suffer pain from a previous back injury. While he was recuperating, his hostess told him of a woman who was in great trouble and wanted to know if he had any counsel for her. Murray said, "Give her this paper which I have been writing for my own [encouragement]. It may be that she will find it helpful." This is what Murray wrote:

"In time of trouble say:

God will keep us by His love. By His grace, we can rest in Him.

First--God brought me here. It is by His will I am in this strait place. In that I will rest.

Next--He will keep me in His love and give me grace in this trial to behave as His child.

Then--He will make the trial a blessing, teaching me lessons He intends me to learn, and working in me the grace He means to bestow.

Last--In His good time He can bring me out again--how and when He knows.

I am here--by God's appointment, in His keeping, under His training, for His time."

We want the instant solution, the quick fix, but some things cannot be disposed of so readily; they can only be accepted. God will keep us by His love. By His grace, we can rest in Him.

Dear Lord, it's hard to endure times of illness and suffering. Comfort me and help me to trust You.

When God permits suffering, He also provides comfort.

INSIGHT:

James saw himself as a servant of Christ (James 1:1), even though he was Christ's half-brother (Matt. 13:55). He did not come to faith until after Jesus's resurrection (John 7:3-5; Acts 1:14; 1 Cor. 15:7) and eventually became a leader in the church at Jerusalem (Acts 15:13). In writing this letter to Jewish believers who had been scattered because of persecution, he focuses on Jewish thinking and values: It is highly practical, intensely candid, and wisdom-oriented. Because of its practical application, it has been referred to as the "Proverbs" of the New Testament.

[MEG33]

Good Morning To Amy's Place
Have A Great Day And Weekend

[trisham]

Red Friday, at Amy's Place
to support our troops!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

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[left that other site]

It Ain't Over

Brunhilde-The-Dawg is Wearing Red!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

RAY WYLIE HUBBARD~RED DRESS

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Love the costume! lol

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Dear FRiends, for the Daily Pings & Posts.
(((((Hugs, Love, and God Bless)))))

[The Mayor]

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Forward to God

March 5, 2016

Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see.

2 Kings 19:16

In the days before telephones, email, and mobile phones, the telegram was usually the fastest means of communication. But only important news was sent by telegram, and such news was usually bad. Hence the saying, "The telegram boy always brings bad news."

It was wartime in ancient Israel when Hezekiah was king of Judah. Sennacherib, king of Assyria, had invaded and captured the cities of Judah. He then sent a letter to Hezekiah, a bad-news "telegram" urging his surrender. Hezekiah described the moment as "a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace" (2 Kings 19:3).

Go before the Lord with prayers and hear His reassurance.

With taunts and scoffs, Sennacherib boasted of his past military campaigns, belittling the God of Israel and threatening mayhem (vv. 11-13). In that dreadful moment, King Hezekiah did an unusual thing with the bad-news letter: "He went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord" (v. 14). Then he prayed earnestly, acknowledging the power of God over their gloomy situation (vv. 15-19). God intervened in a powerful way (vv. 35-36).

Bad news can reach us at any time. In those moments, Hezekiah's action is a good example to follow. Spread out the news before the Lord in prayer and hear His reassurance: "I have heard your prayer" (v. 20).

Heavenly Father, when people attack us, we tend to react defensively. Teach us to turn to You instead of taking matters into our own hands. We trust You and love You. Defend us today.

Prayer is the child's helpless cry to the Father's attentive ear.

INSIGHT:

It is interesting that the account of King Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem and Hezekiah's refusal to submit to him (2 Kings 18-19) is also recorded on the Taylor Prism--a six-sided baked clay document that was discovered in 1830 in the ancient Assyrian capital city of Nineveh. King Hezekiah's answered prayer for deliverance (19:19) should underscore what we know but sometimes forget--God hears our cries, He has spoken to us through the Scriptures, and whatever we face we can trust Him.

[trisham]

Awwwwwwwww...adorable!