Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... July, August and September 2019

July 1, 2019 | Meg33; The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

[JustAmy]

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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[luvie]

No worries...family always comes first. Enjoy your visit! We’ll always be around.

It’s like summer here, too...or rather maybe late spring. Certainly not like fall should be. It’ll probably turn winter overnight sometime in November. LOL!

[left that other site]

Happy Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday!

Two Nor'Easters in one Week...That's gotta be a record!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Very weird. Must be really soggy there now.

[left that other site]

Soggy and Windy!

[luvie]

Ick. Stay dry if you can. Of course, taking Penny out is a challenge!

[The Mayor]

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October 17

Truth: Bitter or Sweet?

Bible in a Year:

• Isaiah 50–52
• 1 Thessalonians 5

So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth. Ezekiel 3:3

I’d had the spot on my nose for the better part of a year when I went to the doctor. The biopsy results came back days later with words I didn’t want to hear: skin cancer. Though the cancer was operable and not life-threatening, it was a bitter pill to swallow.

God commanded Ezekiel to swallow a bitter pill—a scroll containing words of lament and woe (Ezekiel 2:10; 3:1–2). He was “to fill [his] stomach with it” and share the words with the people of Israel, whom God considered “obstinate and stubborn” (2:4). One would expect a scroll filled with correction to taste like a bitter pill. Yet Ezekiel describes it being “as sweet as honey” in his mouth (3:3).

Ezekiel seems to have acquired a taste for God’s correction. Instead of viewing His rebuke as something to avoid, Ezekiel recognized that what is good for the soul is “sweet.” God instructs and corrects us with lovingkindness, helping us live in a way that honors and pleases Him.

Some truths are bitter pills to swallow while others taste sweet. If we remember how much God loves us, His truth will taste more like honey. His words are given to us for our good, providing wisdom and strength to forgive others, refrain from gossip, and bear up under mistreatment. Help us, God, to recognize Your wisdom as the sweet counsel it truly is!

By:  Kirsten Holmberg

Reflect & Pray

What truth has God shown you recently? Did you receive it as a bitter pill or sweet honey?

God, Your truth is sweet.

[luvie]

Trisham!!

[luvie]

Thankful for the small
roadside posies.
Happy Thankful Thursday!

[TheConservativeParty]

We have the little white daisies here too. I like them. Even when they were in my pasture I liked them. The horses steered clear of them. Didn’t taste good.

[MEG33]

Happy Happy Birthday

*Dear Mary Lou*
Wishing You A Wonderful Day
*HUGS*

[MEG33]

~Happy Thankful Thursday To All~
I'm So Thankful For A Wonderful Visit With My Niece This Week.


*I WISH YOU A LOVELY THANKFUL EVENING*

[fatima]

Hi Girlfriend (((((Hugs)))))

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi there! Thankful for your ping!

Cheers

[left that other site]

The Wind is Worse than The Rain

Sorry about my absence today! We had a Nor'easter that knocked out power in my town and several surrounding areas for nearly 20 hours. No heat, no hot water, no fridge, no Internet, and worst of all, NO COFFEE! And on my birthday too. I am going away for the weekend, and will see you all again on Monday. See You Then!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[left that other site]

Thank you for your kind Birthday Wishes, MEG! It was kind of a weird day with no power, or Internet, or even a phone. Hopefully now everything will be back to normal! :-)

[MEG33]

My pleasure, ML.
Bummer...My sympathies!
I hope you can celebrate this weekend..

[MEG33]

*HUGS*

[left that other site]

Going to the Cape with my sister and Penny-the-dog for some nice walks on a windy beach.

[The Mayor]

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October 18

When We Praise

Bible in a Year:

• Isaiah 53–55
• 2 Thessalonians 1

At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. Acts 16:26 When nine-year-old Willie was abducted from his front yard in 2014, he sang his favorite gospel song Every Praise over and over again. During the three-hour ordeal, Willie ignored the kidnapper’s repeated orders to keep silent as they drove around. Eventually, the kidnapper let Willie out of the car unharmed. Later, Willie described the encounter, saying that while he felt his fear give way to faith, the abductor seemed agitated by the song.

Willie’s response to his dire situation is reminiscent of the experience shared by Paul and Silas. After being flogged and thrown into jail, they reacted by “praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose” (Acts 16:25–26).

Upon witnessing this awesome demonstration of power, the jailer believed in the God of Paul and Silas, and his entire household was baptized along with him (vv. 27–34). Through the avenue of praise, both physical and spiritual chains were broken that night.

We may not always experience a visibly dramatic rescue like Paul and Silas, or like Willie. But we know that God responds to the praises of His people! When He moves, chains fall apart.

By:  Remi Oyedele

Reflect & Pray

What lessons do you learn from the prayer session held by Paul and Silas? How can you apply these principles to the difficult circumstances you experience?

“[God], You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel.” Psalm 22:3 (nkjv)

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you.