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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February and March, 2020
January 1, 2020 | Meg33; The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

Posted on 12/31/2019 7:29:35 PM PST by JustAmy




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To: TheConservativeParty

Cloudy here, but in the mid 40’s! :-)


441 posted on 02/04/2020 1:47:34 PM PST 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

Was in the 40s the last few days. Windy and 20s was “refreshing” today.

: )


442 posted on 02/04/2020 1:53:47 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (MAGA KAG)
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To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...

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February 5

How to Stay on Track

Bible in a Year:

The Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie.

1 John 2:27 nlt

As the world’s fastest blind runner, David Brown of the U.S. Paralympic Team credits his wins to God, his mother’s early advice (“no sitting around”), and his running guide—veteran sprinter Jerome Avery. Tethered to Brown by a string tied to their fingers, Avery guides Brown’s winning races with words and touches.

“It’s all about listening to his cues,” says Brown, who says he could “swing out wide” on 200-meter races where the track curves. “Day in and day out, we’re going over race strategies,” Brown says, “communicating with each other—not only verbal cues, but physical cues.”

In our own life’s race, we’re blessed with a Divine Guide. Our Helper, the Holy Spirit, leads our steps when we follow Him. “I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray,” wrote John (1 John 2:26). “But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know” (v. 27 nlt).

John stressed this wisdom to the believers of his day who faced “antichrists” who denied the Father and that Jesus is the Messiah (v. 22). We face such deniers today as well. But the Holy Spirit, our Guide, leads us in following Jesus. We can trust His guidance to touch us with truth, keeping us on track.

By: Patricia Raybon

Reflect & Pray

How attuned are you to the Holy Spirit’s guidance? How can you listen better when He guides, warns, and directs?

Dear God, attune our hearts to Your Holy Spirit’s guidance so we’ll run to Your truth and not to lies.

Read about the filling of the Spirit at discoveryseries.org/q0301.


443 posted on 02/05/2020 6:14:17 AM PST by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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*Welcome To Warm Fuzzy Wednesday*
At Amy's Place


WOW!...Didya See The President's SOTU speech last night!?!

The Best SOTU Evah!***God Bless President Trump

I Wish You A Great Day.

444 posted on 02/05/2020 6:55:20 AM PST by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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To: The Mayor

Good morning, Rus.
Thank you always for Our Daily Bread.
You Are A Blesssing

445 posted on 02/05/2020 6:58:26 AM PST by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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WOW!...Didya See The President's SOTU speech last night!?!






I Sure Did! I even got dressed for the occasion.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

446 posted on 02/05/2020 7:22:48 AM PST 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

Love it!


447 posted on 02/05/2020 7:28:17 AM PST by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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I watched the SOTU
From my Warm and Fuzzy Spot!
Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday!

448 posted on 02/05/2020 10:04:21 AM PST 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: The Mayor

Thank you.


449 posted on 02/05/2020 11:54:47 AM PST by Silentgypsy (Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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To: MEG33

Cute birds! Thanks Meg!


450 posted on 02/05/2020 4:19:54 PM PST by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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February 6

Mercy’s Lament

Bible in a Year:

My heart is poured out on the ground . . . because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.

Lamentations 2:11

Her father blamed his illness on witchcraft. It was AIDS. When he died, his daughter, ten-year-old Mercy, grew even closer to her mother. But her mother was sick too, and three years later she died. From then on, Mercy’s sister raised the five siblings. That’s when Mercy began to keep a journal of her deep pain.

The prophet Jeremiah kept a record of his pain too. In the grim book of Lamentations, he wrote of atrocities done to Judah by the Babylonian army. Jeremiah’s heart was especially grieved for the youngest victims. “My heart is poured out on the ground,” he cried, “because my people are destroyed, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city” (2:11). The people of Judah had a history of ignoring God, but their children were paying the price too. “Their lives ebb away in their mothers’ arms,” wrote Jeremiah (v. 12).

We might have expected Jeremiah to reject God in the face of such suffering. Instead, he urged the survivors, “Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children” (v. 19).

It’s good, as Mercy and Jeremiah did, to pour out our hearts to God. Lament is a crucial part of being human. Even when God permits such pain, He grieves with us. Made as we are in His image, He must lament too!

By: Tim Gustafson

Reflect & Pray

How do you handle the painful situations in your life? How might it help you to write it down and share your journal with a friend?

Dear God, I’m hurting because of ____________________. You see my grief. Please show Your strength in my life today.


451 posted on 02/06/2020 6:20:01 AM PST by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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Good Morning Everyone
~Happy Thankful Thursday To Amy's Place~


Thanking God The Impeachment Scam Has Ended.
Prayers For Protection And Guidance For Our Nation
Thanking God every day for my many blessings.
My dear FRiends are among those blessings.
I Wish You A Very Thankful Day

452 posted on 02/06/2020 8:35:29 AM PST by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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Woo Hoo!






Happy Thankful Thursday, Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

453 posted on 02/06/2020 8:40:19 AM PST 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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Thankful we had a bit of winter yesterday.
Happy Thankful Thursday!

454 posted on 02/06/2020 10:20:18 AM PST 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: The Mayor

Thank you.


455 posted on 02/06/2020 10:58:06 AM PST by Silentgypsy (Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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To: LUV W

Beautiful, LUV!...I saw your lovely snow picture on the Canteen...We had a snow dusting about 11pm last night...It melted before 10 am today!


456 posted on 02/06/2020 11:00:13 AM PST by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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I was shocked when I woke up Wednesday morning to about 8” of the white stuff. It’s melting now, but the piles in the corners are going to take a while. The good part, is that it’ll be great for the yard as it slowly melts.


457 posted on 02/06/2020 11:47:30 AM PST 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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February 7

Does What We Do Matter?

Bible in a Year:

Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:31

I dropped my forehead to my hand with a sigh, “I don’t know how I’m going to get it all done.” My friend’s voice crackled through the phone: “You have to give yourself some credit. You’re doing a lot.” He then listed the things I was trying to do—maintain a healthy lifestyle, work, do well in graduate school, write, and attend a Bible study. I wanted to do all these things for God, but instead I was more focused on what I was doing than how I was doing it—or that perhaps I was trying to do too much.

Paul reminded the church in Colossae that they were to live in a way that glorified God. Ultimately, what they specifically did on a day-to-day basis was not as important as how they did it. They were to do their work with “compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Colossians 3:12), to be forgiving, and above all to love (vv. 13–14) and to “do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus” (v. 17). Their work wasn’t to be separated from Christlike living.

What we do matters, but how we do it, why, and who we do it for matters more. Each day we can choose to work in a stressed-out way or in a way that honors God and seeks out the meaning Jesus adds to our work. When we pursue the latter, we find satisfaction.

By: Julie Schwab

Reflect & Pray

In what ways do you do things out of need or obligation rather than for God’s glory? How do you think meaning is found in Christ rather than accomplishments?

Jesus, forgive me for the times I stress over what I’m trying to accomplish. Help me to instead seek to accomplish things for Your glory.


458 posted on 02/07/2020 5:25:50 AM PST by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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*Good Morning To Amy's Place*


We Wear Red On Friday To Support
Our Troops

Stay Warm And Have A Wonderful Weekend

459 posted on 02/07/2020 5:58:58 AM PST by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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To: LUV W; MEG33

You two got snow? Wow, unusual for Tx


460 posted on 02/07/2020 6:07:07 AM PST by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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