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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, November and December, 2017
October 1, 2017 | Meg33, The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

Posted on 09/30/2017 10:55:01 PM PDT by JustAmy

Edited on 10/01/2017 1:26:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]




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To: The Mayor

Good Morning


Amen
Thank you, Rus, for starting our day off right every day.
You are a blessing.

341 posted on 11/08/2017 6:23:07 AM PST by MEG33 (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC***DONATE MONTHLY IF POSSIBLE)
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Ooops!






I should have worn my Autumn Cammies, NOT my Winter ones!

Happy Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday!

((((HUGS))))

342 posted on 11/08/2017 6:53:24 AM PST by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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Let Me In!
It's not warm
...and I'm not that fuzzy!
Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday
Anyhow!

343 posted on 11/08/2017 7:38:49 AM PST by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
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For your darling kitties...It's a rainy 46 here
.....perfect napping weather.
The A/C is getting a rest.

344 posted on 11/08/2017 9:34:49 AM PST by MEG33 (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC***DONATE MONTHLY IF POSSIBLE)
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To: MEG33

Same weather here,and as soon as I finish my chili and crackers, a nap is next on the agenda! WooHoo!


345 posted on 11/08/2017 11:44:07 AM PST by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
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To: MEG33

Hi Meg! Thanks for the cute kitty ping!


346 posted on 11/08/2017 5:43:36 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (Battlecry "COVFEFE !")
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To: MEG33

347 posted on 11/08/2017 6:07:57 PM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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A Good Ending


November 9, 2017

The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face. Revelation 22:3–4

As the lights dimmed and we prepared to watch Apollo 13, my friend said under his breath, “Shame they all died.” I watched the movie about the 1970 spaceflight with apprehension, waiting for tragedy to strike, and only near the closing credits did I realize I’d been duped. I hadn’t known or remembered the end of the true story—that although the astronauts faced many hardships, they made it home alive.

In Christ, we can know the end of the story—that we too will make it home alive. By that I mean we will live forever with our heavenly Father, as we see in the book of Revelation. The Lord will create a “new heaven and a new earth” as He makes all things new (21:1, 5). In the new city, the Lord God will welcome His people to live with Him, without fear and without the night. We have hope in knowing the end of the story.

What difference does this make? It can transform times of extreme difficulty, such as when people face the loss of a loved one or even their own death. Though we recoil at the thought of dying, yet we can embrace the joy of the promise of eternity. We long for the city where no longer will there be any curse, where we’ll live forever by God’s light (22:5).

Lord Jesus Christ, give me unfailing hope, that I might rest in Your promises and welcome Your life eternal.

God promises His people a good end to the story.

INSIGHT

In Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible, he writes about Revelation 22:1–5: “The presence of God in heaven is the health and happiness of the saints. . . . The devil has no power there . . . . There will be no night; no affliction or dejection, no pause in service or enjoyment: no diversions or pleasures of man’s inventing will be desired there.” In this “new heaven and earth,” Jesus will wipe away our tears and “there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain” (21:4). The promise of an end to our suffering can bring a glimmer of hope and joy to our life when we face difficulties, but the brightest hope comes in the knowledge that one day we as His followers will be in the presence of our Lord who loves us. Free from temptation, free from sin, and free from pain and sadness and death, we’ll have only joy in the service of the King!

How does the promise of this bright future help you today when you face troubles and trials? What about heaven do you most anticipate?


348 posted on 11/09/2017 4:22:20 AM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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The Hand of Comfort


November 10, 2017

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, . . . who comforts us in all our troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3–4

“Patient is combative,” the nurse’s notes read.

What she didn’t realize until later was that I was having an allergic reaction as I awakened after a complicated open-heart surgery. I was a mess, with a tube down my throat. My body began shaking violently, straining against the straps on my arms, which were there to keep me from suddenly pulling out my breathing tube. It was a frightening and painful episode. At one point, a nurse’s assistant to the right side of my bed reached down and simply held my hand. It was an unexpected move, and it struck me as especially gentle. I began to relax, which caused my body to stop shaking so badly.

Having experienced this with other patients, the nurse’s assistant knew that a hand of comfort could minister to me as well. It was a vivid example of how God uses comfort when His children suffer.

Comfort is a powerful and memorable tool for any caregiver, and Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 it’s an important part of God’s toolbox. Not only that, but God also multiplies the impact of His comfort by calling us to use the memory of the comfort He gives us to comfort others in similar situations (vv. 4–7). It is but another sign of His great love; and one we can share with others—sometimes in the simplest of gestures.

Thank You, Father, for the comfort You provide to us, either directly or through the acts of Your children. Help us to see where we can apply that same comfort to others in and for Your name.

Simple gestures can bring powerful comfort.

INSIGHT

This passage demonstrates how our personal pain can help others who suffer. Paul uses the word comfort both vertically and horizontally. God extends comfort to us, then we can offer comfort to others. In this way, our pain can become a conduit of care for those in distress and lead to gratitude in the midst of pain. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3).

Can you think of a time when God used others to encourage and comfort you?


349 posted on 11/10/2017 4:24:59 AM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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Chris DeBurgh~The Lady In Red




350 posted on 11/10/2017 7:47:31 AM PST by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
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Red Friday, at Amy's Place
to support our troops!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

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351 posted on 11/10/2017 8:15:59 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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The Good Earth


November 11, 2017

God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. . . . And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:9–10

While orbiting the moon in 1968, Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders described the crew’s close-up view of the moonscape. He called it “a foreboding horizon . . . a stark and unappetizing-looking place.” Then the crew took turns reading to a watching world from Genesis 1:1–10. After Commander Frank Borman finished verse 10, “And God saw that it was good,” he signed off with, “God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth.”

The opening chapter of the Bible insists on two facts:

Creation is God’s work. The phrase “and God said . . .” beats in cadence all the way through the chapter. The entire magnificent world we live in is the product of His creative work. All that follows in the Bible reinforces the message of Genesis 1: Behind all of history, there is God.

Creation is good. Another sentence tolls softly, like a bell, throughout this chapter. “And God saw that it was good.” Much has changed since that first moment of creation. Genesis 1 describes the world as God wanted it, before any spoiling. Whatever beauty we sense in nature today is a faint echo of the pristine state God created.

The Apollo 8 astronauts saw Earth as a brightly colored ball hanging alone in space. It looked at once awesomely beautiful and fragile. It looked like the view from Genesis 1.

O tell of His might, O sing of His grace, whose robe is the light, whose canopy space; His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form, and dark is His path on the wings of the storm. Robert Grant

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1

INSIGHT

Comparing Genesis 1 with John 1, we see all three members of the Godhead engaged in the work of creation. The Bible begins with a bold declaration in Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” In verse 2, the author continues to paint the picture of creation, telling us that the Spirit of God was “hovering over the waters.” John illuminates the involvement of Christ in creation: “Through [Christ] all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made” (John 1:3).

As you reflect on the beauty of creation, what does it tell you about God’s character?

For further study on creation read The Genesis Account of Creation at discoveryseries.org/q1112.


352 posted on 11/11/2017 6:25:55 AM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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On this Veterans Day

To all those who served

Thank you




353 posted on 11/11/2017 6:45:06 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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Thank You






To All Who Have Served.

Be Blessed on this Veterans Day.

ML/LTOS

354 posted on 11/11/2017 7:59:25 AM PST by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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To: left that other site

Thank you, Veterans,
for your sacrifices
to our wonderful country!
We salute you!

355 posted on 11/11/2017 9:44:12 AM PST by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
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Forgot the ping list. :)


356 posted on 11/11/2017 9:48:10 AM PST by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
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To: trisham

Lovely Flag photo.

God Bless Our Veterans!


357 posted on 11/11/2017 10:00:00 AM PST by TheConservativeParty (Battlecry "COVFEFE !")
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To: TheConservativeParty

Thank you TCP!


358 posted on 11/11/2017 10:23:46 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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jvRn8jZtw8&index=1&list=PLYTtL1FB2XCpL8eqeACMzvAAcCGIjDFJR

Back in 1995, I wrote a song about Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Although I had never been there, I wrote lyrics just from my imagination.

A FReeper FRiend, Mairdie, set the music to images from Magnum PI. It is so perfect, as I HAVE been to Hawaii, loved the program, love Tom Sellick, Love Hawaii, Love Helicopters, and love Our Beloved Vietnam Vets who were positively portrayed in this fine series.

Also, a fond farewell to Jon Hillerman, who played Higgins, who just passed away this week!

Please visit the You Tube and Give it a Thumbs Up.

I enjoy these so much, and never would have been possible without FR (((so how ‘bout a little something for the FReepathon too?)))


359 posted on 11/11/2017 5:11:41 PM PST by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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To: left that other site

That’s awesome! I had to share it with friends! :)


360 posted on 11/11/2017 5:49:19 PM PST by luvie (Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
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