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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... July, August and September 2019
July 1, 2019 | Meg33; The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

Posted on 07/01/2019 12:03:00 AM PDT by JustAmy




Welcome To....



'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)










Never Forget!






Bad Penny




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

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friendship; july2019; poetry
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To: MEG33

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!


1,021 posted on 10/16/2019 11:40:14 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...

Happy Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday!






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

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,022 posted on 10/16/2019 12:10:04 PM PDT 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

Very weird. Must be really soggy there now.


1,023 posted on 10/16/2019 12:56:05 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: LUV W

Soggy and Windy!


1,024 posted on 10/16/2019 2:35:36 PM PDT 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

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


1,025 posted on 10/16/2019 7:57:07 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...

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October 17

Truth: Bitter or Sweet?

Bible in a Year:

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.


1,026 posted on 10/17/2019 5:47:27 AM PDT by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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To: trisham

Trisham!!

1,027 posted on 10/17/2019 9:20:02 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; oldteen; ...

Thankful for the small
roadside posies.
Happy Thankful Thursday!

1,028 posted on 10/17/2019 9:26:28 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: LUV W

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.


1,029 posted on 10/17/2019 10:08:53 AM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Orange Man Good)
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To: left that other site

Happy Happy Birthday


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

1,030 posted on 10/17/2019 2:59:28 PM PDT by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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~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*


1,031 posted on 10/17/2019 4:16:22 PM PDT by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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To: MEG33

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


1,032 posted on 10/17/2019 4:18:10 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: MEG33

Hi there! Thankful for your ping!

Cheers


1,033 posted on 10/17/2019 4:20:26 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Orange Man Good)
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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

1,034 posted on 10/17/2019 5:14:20 PM PDT 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: MEG33

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! :-)


1,035 posted on 10/17/2019 5:19:30 PM PDT 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

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


1,036 posted on 10/17/2019 5:24:25 PM PDT by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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To: TheConservativeParty; fatima

*HUGS*


1,037 posted on 10/17/2019 5:28:01 PM PDT by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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To: MEG33

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


1,038 posted on 10/17/2019 5:36:18 PM PDT 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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October 18

When We Praise

Bible in a Year:

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)


1,039 posted on 10/18/2019 5:11:35 AM PDT by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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To: The Mayor

Thank you.


1,040 posted on 10/18/2019 9:11:46 AM PDT by Silentgypsy (Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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