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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, November and December 2016
October 1, 2016 | JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham;

Posted on 10/01/2016 10:47:43 AM PDT by JustAmy




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'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
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To: LUV W

Thank you always for your lovely music, LUV.


781 posted on 12/18/2016 3:44:09 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: Kitty Mittens

I love your sweeet Santa kitty and pup goodnights.
Thank you for your blessings, prayers and hugs, (((Kitty))).


782 posted on 12/18/2016 3:59:15 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: FRiends; The Mayor; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Jane Austen


Thank you for coming by and sharing part of this blessed season
with us. I wish you warm houses, a lovely evening and restful night.


May God Keep Safe All Who Serve Our Country


783 posted on 12/18/2016 4:01:50 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: MEG33

Thank you Meg!
I sure hope your back is better


784 posted on 12/18/2016 4:49:31 PM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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To: MEG33

Lovely!


785 posted on 12/18/2016 7:22:07 PM PST by Jane Austen (Neo-cons are liberal Democrats who love illegal aliens and war.)
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To: MEG33; JustAmy; The Mayor; LUV W; left that other site; trisham; ConorMacNessa; ...
Thank you for the Beautiful Sunday Posts, Dear FRiends.
(((((Hugs from the Heart, and God Bless)))))


786 posted on 12/19/2016 12:34:01 AM PST by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...

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Enemy Love


December 19, 2016

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Luke 6:32

When war broke out in 1950, fifteen-year-old Kim Chin-Kyung joined the South Korean army to defend his homeland. He soon found, however, that he wasn’t ready for the horrors of combat. As young friends died around him, he begged God for his life and promised that, if allowed to live, he would learn to love his enemies.

Sixty-five years later, Dr. Kim reflected on that answered prayer. Through decades of caring for orphans and assisting in the education of North Korean and Chinese young people, he has won many friends among those he once regarded as enemies. Today he shuns political labels. Instead he calls himself a loveist as an expression of his faith in Jesus.

The prophet Jonah left a different kind of legacy. Even a dramatic rescue from the belly of a big fish didn’t transform his heart. Although he eventually obeyed God, Jonah said he’d rather die than watch the Lord show mercy to his enemies (Jonah 4:1–2, 8).

We can only guess as to whether Jonah ever learned to care for the people of Nineveh. Instead we are left to wonder about ourselves. Will we settle for his attitude toward those we fear and hate? Or will we ask God for the ability to love our enemies as He has shown mercy to us?

Father in heaven, like Your reluctant prophet, we are inclined to love only those who love us. Yet You loved us even when we cared only for ourselves. Please give us the grace to be more like Jesus than Jonah.

 

Love conquers all.


787 posted on 12/19/2016 5:30:21 AM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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To: FRiends; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; The Mayor; trisham; LUV W; Kitty Mittens; left that other site; ...

~Good Morning To Amy' Place~





Happy Monday Everyone
The electors vote today and the media will have to
hunt for a new story.
:o)
As we prepare to celebrate Our Savior's birth
May Joy And Blessings Flow

788 posted on 12/19/2016 6:33:12 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: The Mayor

The back is still angry...The house shows it, too.
;o)


789 posted on 12/19/2016 6:38:17 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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Spreading Joy


December 20, 2016

The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” Luke 2:10

When Janet went to teach English in a school overseas, she found the atmosphere gloomy and depressing. People did their jobs, but no one seemed happy. They didn't help or encourage one another. But Janet, grateful for all that God had done for her, expressed it in everything she did. She smiled. She was friendly. She went out of her way to help people. She hummed songs and hymns.

Little by little, as Janet shared her joy, the atmosphere at the school changed. One by one people began to smile and help each other. When a visiting administrator asked the principal why his school was so different, the principal, who was not a believer, responded, “Jesus brings joy.” Janet was filled to overflowing with the joy of the Lord and it spilled over to those around her.

The gospel of Luke tells us that God sent an angel to ordinary shepherds to deliver an extraordinary birth announcement. The angel made the surprising proclamation that the newborn baby “will cause great joy for all the people” (Luke 2:10), which indeed He did.

Since then this message has spread through the centuries to us, and now we are Christ's messengers of joy to the world. Through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we continue the practice of spreading the joy of Jesus as we follow His example and serve others.

How might you spread the joy of Jesus to others today?

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Take the joy of Christmas with you every day.
INSIGHT:

Just as the angel appeared in the night sky to give shepherds reason for joy, Jesus also used a dark moment to offer His disciples reason for hope on the other side of His suffering and their confusion. What they didn’t yet know would only be revealed in time. Christ’s death was a loving Father’s way of reconciling a rebel world to Himself. The despair of that night was necessary so that, three days later, a reason for hope now, and fullness of joy later, could be offered to all (v. 33).


790 posted on 12/20/2016 5:44:25 AM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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To: FRiends; The Mayor; JustAmy; trisham; LUV W; left that other site; Kitty Mittens; ...

Good Morning Everyone
Happy GratiTuesday


I am so grateful for this beautiful season of God's Love

I Wish You A Blessed Grateful Day

791 posted on 12/20/2016 6:27:37 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: The Mayor

I Wish You A Blessed Trip With Your Family!
Enjoy!


792 posted on 12/20/2016 6:29:53 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: MEG33; trisham; All

Good Morning Meg! It will be 30 degrees later today, and for that I am truly grateful!

Just to let you all know,my grandmother, who I mentioned quite a bit here, almost got to her 99th birthday. She passed away last Friday at one in the morning, so really it was Thursday night. She was able to pass away at home with in home hospice care and round the clock teams of us relatives tending to her the last week of her life. She passed peacefully, and for that I am also very grateful. She had a full life, 4 kids and a devoted husband, many grandchildren, greats and 2 recent great great granddaughters were born this fall.

We are all at peace about it and are glad Gram is in Heaven.


793 posted on 12/20/2016 7:44:42 AM PST by TheConservativeParty (TRUMP 45 Meet the new boss, not the same as any old boss.)
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To: TheConservativeParty
Dear TCP, prayers are on the way.

"Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone."

Mitch Albom


794 posted on 12/20/2016 8:16:33 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: TheConservativeParty
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My Thoughts and Prayers
Are With You And The Family

May Your Grandmother Rest In God's Arms, TCP

795 posted on 12/20/2016 8:19:09 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: MEG33

Beautiful, MEG!


796 posted on 12/20/2016 8:24:46 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: MEG33; left that other site; JustAmy; The Mayor; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Jane Long; lonestar; ...
Bethlehem of Judea

A little child,
A shining star.
A stable rude,
The door ajar.

Yet in that place,
So crude, forlorn,
The Hope of all The world was born.

Unknown



A Happy GratiTuesday to you MEG,
and to everyone here at Amy's Place.


797 posted on 12/20/2016 8:27:17 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

Lovely words and scene...Amen


798 posted on 12/20/2016 8:30:52 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...

We Three "Kings"






Wish You A Very Merry Gratituesday!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

799 posted on 12/20/2016 8:33:08 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

So cute! :)


800 posted on 12/20/2016 8:43:33 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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