Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February, March and April 2021

1/01/2021 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

[TheConservativeParty]

Sorry I nearly missed Monday! It’s 11pm, so just made it by an hour. Been working everyday lately.

My tulips and Daffodils are looking good. Still one variety of tulips in bud, and they will be orange. The purple and pink look good.

See ya Tuesday night
😅

[luvie]

I’ll bet they are lovely. I have yellow tulips and I love them but I think some other stuff has crowded them. We need to move them.

[TheConservativeParty]

I want to add some red tulips for next spring. Need more vibrant colors.

good night
😴

[luvie]

Nighty-night. Have a good rest of the week. 🌷

[left that other site]

I love the fact that bulbs multiply, but sometimes they need to be thinned out a bit.

[TheConservativeParty]

Have a good Tuesday!
Off to the races now.....🙃

[The Mayor]

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April 27

Learning from Foolishness

Bible in a Year:

• 1 Kings 1–2
• Luke 19:28–48

The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 A man walked into a convenience store in Wollongong, Australia, put a $20 bill on the counter and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer? Fifteen dollars.

We all act foolishly at times—even if, unlike this thief, we’re trying to do the right thing. The key is how we learn from our foolish behavior. Without correction, our poor choices can become habits, which will negatively shape our character. We’ll become “fools . . . [who] lack sense” (Ecclesiastes 10:3). 

Sometimes it’s hard to admit our foolishness because of the extra work it requires. Perhaps we need to reflect on a particular character flaw, and that’s painful. Or maybe we need to admit that a decision was made hastily and next time we should take more care. Whatever the reason, it never pays to ignore our foolish ways.

Thankfully, God can use our foolishness to discipline and shape us. Discipline isn’t “pleasant at the time,” but its training yields good fruit in the long run (Hebrews 12:11). Let’s accept our Father’s discipline for our foolish behavior and ask Him to make us more like the sons and daughters He intends us to be.

Reflect & Pray

What’s a recent foolish choice you’ve made? What do you think God wants you to learn from it?

Thank You, Father, for using my foolishness to train me. May I accept Your discipline graciously as You continue to work in me.

[luvie]

Grateful for that beautiful Super Moon!
Happy GratiTuesday!

[left that other site]

Happy Gratituesday!

The Moon is Far enough away that it doesn't get caught in the the World's Gravity and come crashing down. That would be a BIG Disaster, and so I'm grateful for That.
It's close enough, however, to stay in Orbit around the Earth, which is also a Good Thing, and doesn't get flung off into space.
It's just the right size so as to have just the right amount of gravity to provide the Earth's Oceans with cleansing, life-sponsoring Tides, twice a Day, Everyday.
The Phases of the moon help govern our concept of time, going through the same phases every month, year in and year out.
And, to top things off, it's lovely to look at!

Thank You, God!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Amen!

[The Mayor]

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April 28

Cuddling In

Bible in a Year:

• 1 Kings 3–5
• Luke 20:1–26

Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.

Psalm 116:7

“Daddy, will you read to me?” my daughter asked. It’s not an unusual question for a child to make of a parent. But my daughter is eleven now. These days, such requests are fewer than they were when she was younger. “Yes,” I said happily, and she curled up next to me on the couch.

As I read to her (from The Fellowship of the Ring), she practically melted into me. It was one of those glorious moments as a parent, when we feel perhaps just an inkling of the perfect love our Father has for us and His deep desire for us to “cuddle in” to His presence and love.

I realized in that moment that I’m a lot like my eleven-year-old. Much of the time, I’m focused on being independent. It’s so easy to lose touch with God’s love for us, a tender and protective love that Psalm 116 describes as “gracious and righteous . . . full of compassion” (v. 5). It’s a love where, like my daughter, I can curl up in God’s lap, at home in His delight for me.

Psalm 116:7 suggests that we might need to regularly remind ourselves of God’s good love, and then crawl up into His waiting arms: “Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.” And indeed, He has.

Reflect & Pray

When was the last time you rested quietly in God’s love? What barriers, if any, might keep you from experiencing the Father’s delight for you?

Father, thank You for Your perfect love for me. Help me to remember that love and to rest in Your goodness and delight in me.

[luvie]

Happy Warm & Fuzzy
...and Windy...
Wednesday!

[left that other site]

Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday!

Have A Beautiful Spring Day!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

You too...and Penny 🐕 and Blue! 🏍

[left that other site]

I bought Penny a new bed!

Made by the KONG Company...allegedly unshreddable.

[luvie]

Yay! She will test it for you! :)

[left that other site]

I think she’s afraid of it! LOL!

[left that other site]

AHA! Penny has found the new bed and is curled up contentedly on it!

SUCCESS!

[luvie]

WoooHooo! It’s good that she’s cautious. Shows she’s a thinking doggie. :)

[left that other site]

Well, now, she has claimed it, and has been sleeping on it all evening!