Amaryllis

I Am Thankful The Mayor, trisham and LTOS still had power this morning and
pray they keep it.
I am thankful it is above freezing here.
I am thankful I can pray for safety for all affected by the bitter cold
and storm.

Thankful that it's not
so cold or stormy here!
Hope everyone is safe in the Northeast!
Happy Thankful Thursday!

Beautiful, MEG!! Thank you!

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Just Like My Father

January 5, 2018

It is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:16

My father’s dusty, heeled-over, cowboy boots rest on the floor of my study, daily reminders of the kind of man he was.

Among other things, he raised and trained cutting horses—equine athletes that move like quicksilver. I loved to watch him at work, marveling that he could stay astride.

As a boy, growing up, I wanted to be just like him. I’m in my eighties, and his boots are still too large for me to fill.

My father’s in heaven now, but I have another Father to emulate. I want to be just like Him—filled with His goodness, fragrant with His love. I’m not there and never will be in this life; His boots are much too large for me to fill.

But the apostle Peter said this: “The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ . . . will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast” (1 Peter 5:10). He has the wisdom and power to do that, you know (v. 11).

Our lack of likeness to our heavenly Father will not last forever. God has called us to share the beauty of character that is His. In this life we reflect Him poorly, but in heaven our sin and sorrow will be no more and we’ll reflect Him more fully! This is the “true grace of God” (v. 12).

Father God, we want to be just like You. Help us to grow more and more like You each day!

Through the cross, believers are made perfect in His sight.

INSIGHT

Not everyone has a father whose boots they wish to fill. Some of us don’t even know our father. But the Bible gives us real hope! We have a Father who welcomes us with open arms. And He tells us, “Be holy, because I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16).

We shouldn’t let that lofty challenge frighten us. Our loving Father gives us what we need to follow Him, even when we fail. Just look at Simon Peter’s life. Peter wrote to a church facing intense persecution, and he warned of a mortal enemy—the devil—who “prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (5:8). That imagery reminds us of Jesus’s warning to Peter before His crucifixion: “Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:31–32).

Jesus prayed for Peter. He prays for us too. Wherever we are today we can “turn back,” as Peter did, and find our Father’s welcome.

What hinders you from enjoying God’s acceptance and love?

~ Happy Friday To Amy's Place ~

Wearing Red To Support Our Troops

Hope You Stay Warm And Have A Good Weekend

Hi there, still freezing in WI, but will be a summery 30 degrees on Sunday.

Cheers!

Happy Friday!

Stay Safe and Warm!

HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

Gregg Karukas~Girl In The Red Dress

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The Gift of the Magi

January 6, 2018

We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him. Matthew 2:2

A young married couple had more love than money. As Christmas neared, both struggled to find a gift that would show how much they cared for the other. Finally, on Christmas Eve, Della sold her long, knee-length hair to buy Jim a platinum chain for the watch he’d inherited from his father and grandfather. Jim, however, had just sold the watch to buy a set of expensive combs for Della’s hair.

Author O. Henry called the couple’s story The Gift of the Magi. His creation suggests that even though their gifts became useless and may have caused them to look foolish on Christmas morning, their love made them among the wisest of those who give gifts.

The wise men of the first Christmas story also could have looked foolish to some as they arrived in Bethlehem with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2:11). They weren’t Jewish. They were outsiders, Gentiles, who didn’t realize how much they would disturb the peace of Jerusalem by asking about a newly born king of the Jews (v. 2).

As with Jim and Della’s experience, the magi’s plans didn’t turn out the way they expected. But they gave what money cannot buy. They came with gifts, but then bowed to worship One who would ultimately make the greatest of all loving sacrifices for them—and for us.

Father in heaven, please help us to learn what it means to give what money cannot buy.

God’s gift of grace is priceless.

INSIGHT

The gifts the magi brought were precious. But the worship they offered the King of Kings from bended knee and bowed head was of greater value than the material gifts.

How can you worship God today?

Falling Snow

See the pretty snowflakes
Falling from the sky;
On the wall and housetops
Soft and thick they lie.

On the window ledges,
On the branches bare;
Now how fast they gather,
Filling all the air.

Look into the garden,
Where the grass was green;
Covered by the snowflakes,
Not a blade is seen.

Now the bare black bushes
All look soft and white,
Every twig is laden,
What a pretty sight!

Anonymous

Happy Caturday, Dogurday and Bunnyday!

Happy Cat/Dogurday!

Stay Warm, Stay Dry, and Stay Awesome!

HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

Happy Caturday *** Dogurday
To Amy's Place

*I Am Ready For Florida!*
I Wish You A Warm House!

Puppy does NOT look “Thrilled” by this weather!

Poor Baby!

is that a left paw or right paw drive hehehehe

In VA we didn’t have a temperature this morning. It was zero.

4-Paw Drive, Of Course!

automatic or stick paw?

Oh, Stick-Paw of course!

A convertible has to be Stick-Paw to be cool.