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April 1, 2018
| Meg33, The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy
Posted on 03/31/2018 9:56:39 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: trisham
Beautiful. I still miss Tony!
381
posted on
05/24/2018 12:26:52 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: LUV W
I can’t believe he’s gone.
382
posted on
05/24/2018 12:28:30 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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Accidental Wisdom
May 25, 2018
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable . . . think about such things.
Philippians 4:8
A few years ago, a woman shared with me a story about finding her preteen son watching news coverage of a violent event. Instinctively, she reached for the remote and changed the channel. You dont need to be watching that stuff, she told him rather abruptly. An argument followed, and eventually she shared that he needed to fill his mind with whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely . . . (Philippians 4:8). After dinner, she and her husband were watching the news when suddenly their five-year-old daughter burst in and turned off the television. You dont need to be watching that stuff, she declared in her best mom voice. Now, think about those Bible things!
As adults, we can better absorb and process the news than our children. Still, the couples daughter was both amusing and wise when she echoed her mothers earlier instructions. Even well-adjusted adults can be affected by a steady diet of the darker side of life. Meditating on the kind of things Paul lists in Philippians 4:8 is a powerful antidote to the gloom that sometimes settles on us as we see the condition of our world.
Making careful decisions about what fills our minds is an excellent way to honor God and guard our hearts as well.
Father, open our eyes today to whats beautiful. Teach us to meditate on You.
What we let into our minds shapes the state of our souls.
The virtuous life described in Philippians 4:8 is to be the believers focus. What is true refers to basing ones life on reality according to Gods Word. Noble means honest or worthy of respect. Right corresponds to a moral sense of what is fair. Pure indicates a character that is not polluted by sin. Lovely means expressing love toward others in relationships. Finally, admirable carries with it the idea of a positive reputation and reliable Christian character.
What are some specific ways you can display these virtues this week?
For further reading, see Kingdom Living: Embracing the Virtues of the King at discoveryseries.org/hp091.
383
posted on
05/25/2018 3:57:16 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: FRiends; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; trisham; The Mayor; LUV W; Kitty Mittens; left that other site; ...
Good Morning To Amy's Place
Freedom Isn't Free
We Wear Red On Friday To Support Our Troops
*Remembering Those Who Gave All*
Wishing you a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend
384
posted on
05/25/2018 6:52:08 AM PDT
by
MEG33
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To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...
Happy Friday!
And a Blessed Memorial Day Weekend to All!
(((HUGS)))
ML/LTOS
385
posted on
05/25/2018 7:12:11 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site; MEG33; JustAmy; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Jane Long; lonestar; geologist; ...
Red Friday, at Amy's Place
to support our troops!Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
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386
posted on
05/25/2018 9:15:34 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: The Mayor; MEG33; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; trisham; left that other site; geologist; ...
Remembering those who died for our freedoms. Remember them and their families today.
387
posted on
05/25/2018 9:37:16 AM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: left that other site; JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; ...
388
posted on
05/25/2018 11:25:17 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: JustAmy
389
posted on
05/25/2018 5:31:17 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
390
posted on
05/25/2018 5:35:38 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: MEG33
I missed ol Ms Betty tonight, She is like 90 and always sells them Buddy Poppys and works the VA because she loves them.
Miss Betty is up on the radar.
391
posted on
05/25/2018 5:39:48 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: JustAmy
392
posted on
05/25/2018 5:43:30 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: MEG33
Hi Meg! Pretty poppies! I have added more marigolds to my garden. The rabbits won’t eat them. My rose survived the winter, I am happy about that. It is hard to get a rose to survive our winters.
I hope you are feeling better.
Cheers
To: JustAmy
394
posted on
05/25/2018 8:19:43 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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Nobody Likes Me
May 26, 2018
No one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.
Psalm 142:4
As a child, when I felt lonely, rejected, or sorry for myself, my mother would sometimes attempt to cheer me up by singing a popular ditty: Nobody likes me, everybody hates me. I think Ill go eat worms. After a smile came from my downcast face, shed help me see the many special relationships and reasons for gratitude I truly did have.
When I read that David felt no one cared for him, that ditty rings in my ears. Yet Davids pain wasnt at all exaggerated. Where I had feelings of loneliness typical for my age, David actually had good reason to feel abandoned. He wrote these words in the dark depths of a cave where he hid from Saul, who pursued him with murderous plans (1 Samuel 22:1; 24:310). David had been anointed as Israels future king (16:13), had spent years in Sauls service, but now he lived on the move, always fearing for his life. In the midst of the loneliness David felt, he cried out to God as his refuge and portion in the land of the living (Psalm 142:5).
Like David, we can cry out to God when we feel alone, giving voice to our feelings in the safety of His love. God never minimizes our loneliness. He wants to be our companion in the dark caves of our lives. Even when we think no one cares for our life, God cares!
Lord, You are my friend when I feel alone. Thank You for being with me in the dark caves of life.
God is our friend in seasons of loneliness.
The heading to Psalm 142 says, A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. But we might also call this song Davids cry. The poetic imagery woven into the lyric rings with authenticity because it flows out of Davids actual experiences. Twice he fled to a cave in fear for his life. Few of us can identify with that situation literally, but nearly all of us can relate to Davids metaphorical cave of loneliness and despair. When he uses words like cry (v. 1) and complaint (v. 2), we know how he feels. His spirit grows faint (v. 3), a snare has been set for him (v. 3), and no one is concerned (v. 4). David even sees his dilemma as my prison (v. 7). Yet he knows the trustworthiness of the One he cries out to, and he anticipates a day when the righteous will gather about [him] (v. 7). He will not always be desperately lonely.
Does an emotional cave imprison you today? Consider writing out your thoughts in raw honesty and giving them to God. How might that kind of honesty change your prayers?
395
posted on
05/26/2018 3:29:25 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: MEG33; left that other site; JustAmy; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Jane Long; TheConservativeParty; ...
..."That, of course, is the lesson of this century, a lesson learned in the Sudetenland, in Poland, in Hungary, in Czechoslovakia, in Cambodia. If we really care about peace, we must stay strong. If we really care about peace, we must, through our strength, demonstrate our unwillingness to accept an ending of the peace. We must be strong enough to create peace where it does not exist and strong enough to protect it where it does. That's the lesson of this century and, I think, of this day. And that's all I wanted to say. The rest of my contribution is to leave this great place to its peace, a peace it has earned.
Thank all of you, and God bless you, and have a day full of memories.
Ronald Reagan
Remarks at a Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia
May 26, 1986
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
396
posted on
05/26/2018 6:12:19 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...
Memorial Day
Never Forget.
"Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. Hosea 6:3 NIV
God Bless America!
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
397
posted on
05/26/2018 8:21:17 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site; JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; ...
Remember them always! Not JUST on Memorial Day.
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398
posted on
05/26/2018 10:15:06 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: trisham
Beautiful. President Reagan had a wonderful way with words.
399
posted on
05/26/2018 10:26:49 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: left that other site
400
posted on
05/26/2018 10:31:10 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
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