Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... November and December 2019

November 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. : )

[MEG33]

Thank you for sharing your lovely messages, graphics and music.
I Wish You A Blessed, Restful Sunday Evening

[Silentgypsy]

Sweet dreams....

[The Mayor]

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December 2

The Flip Side of Love

Bible in a Year:

• Ezekiel 42–44
• 1 John 1

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love. 2 John 1:3

The Roman inns during the time of Christ had a reputation so bad that rabbis wouldn’t even permit cattle to be left at them. Faced with such bad conditions, traveling Christians usually sought out other believers for hospitality.

Among those early travelers were false teachers who denied that Jesus was the Messiah. This is why the letter of 2 John tells its readers there is a time to refuse to extend hospitality. John had said in a previous letter that these false teachers were “antichrist—denying the Father and the Son” (1 John 2:22). In 2 John he elaborated on this, telling his readers that whoever believes Jesus is the Messiah “has both the Father and the Son” (v. 9).

Then he warned, “If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them” (v. 10). To extend hospitality to someone preaching a false gospel would actually help keep people separated from God.

John’s second letter shows us a “flip side” of God’s love. We serve a God who welcomes everyone with open arms. But genuine love won’t enable those who deceitfully harm themselves and others. God wraps His arms around those who come to Him in repentance, but He never embraces a lie.

By: Tim Gustafson

Reflect & Pray

How can you reflect God’s love in your relationships today? What issues might you need to confront in your own life or in the lives of others?

Father, You love us in Your truth. Help us extend that love to others with the unwavering grace that comes only from Your Spirit.

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you.

[luvie]

Happy Monday Madness!

[left that other site]

Cold Wet Paws.

I Hate Cold Wet Paws. Happy Monday Anyway.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[trisham]

We got about 9-10 inches of snow last night and then hours of rain. I just finished shoveling the front steps and part of the deck and now it’s snowing again. Oy.

[left that other site]

Well, we had snow all night, but now it’s freezing rain. Which is exceedingly miserable, but at least I don’t have to shovel it.

Penny is NOT amused.

[trisham]

Gracie hates the snow! She's a rescue from Florida and this is her first snowfall. :) Mr. trisham took this picture last night of Gracie on the deck:

[left that other site]

Awww...Poor Babeeeeeee.

[trisham]

She loves her new coat. :)

[left that other site]

It does look comfy.

[trisham]

She even wears it to bed at night.

[left that other site]

Oh My! :-)

[TheConservativeParty]

Gee we had sun today!
That was nice for a change.

: )

[TheConservativeParty]

I don’t like snow either.
Gracie is very lucky to have joined your family!

: )

[left that other site]

We are in the midst of a No’easter here.

Grrrrr.

[TheConservativeParty]

Maybe it blew over from here.
It was very windy and rainy on Saturday, got colder Sunday night with some freezing rain/snow. Cold today but we all loved the sunshine.

cheers

[left that other site]

Well...it is Massachusetts, after all.

Every winter is nasty. Some are just nastier than others.

[TheConservativeParty]

We have dark gray winters in Wisconsin. We get sun deprived and have cabin fever. Last winter it was 30 below for a while, that was scary. My aunt in CO Springs says it gets cold and snows there, followed by nice sun and warmer throughout the winter. The Colorado sunshine helps keep cabin fever away.

: )