Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... Jan - Dec 2021

5-01-2021 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi there!

Still in the 90s here in Wisconsin.

No likey.

😑

Hope y’all are doing fine!

😅

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you.

[The Mayor]

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June 11

Unseen Wonder

Bible in a Year:

• Ezra 1–2
• John 19:23–42

Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him.

1 Peter 1:8

In the twilight of her years, Mrs. Goodrich’s thoughts came in and out of focus along with memories of a challenging and grace-filled life. Sitting by a window overlooking the waters of Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay, she reached for her notepad. In words she soon wouldn’t recognize as her own she wrote: “Here I am in my favorite chair, with my feet on the sill, and my heart in the air. The sun-struck waves on the water below, in constant motion—to where I don’t know. But thank You—dear Father above—for Your innumerable gifts and Your undying love! It always amazes me—How can it be? That I’m so in love with One I can’t see.”

The apostle Peter acknowledged such wonder. He had seen Jesus with his own eyes, but those who would read his letter had not. “Though you have not seen him . . . you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy” (1 Peter 1:8). We love Jesus not because we’re commanded to, but because with the help of the Spirit (v. 11) we begin to see how much He loves us.

It’s more than hearing that He cares for people like us. It’s experiencing for ourselves the promise of Christ to make the wonder of His unseen presence and Spirit real to us at every stage of life.

Reflect & Pray

Read 1 Peter 1:3–9 again. In what ways do these words show you how our God makes the inexpressible real to us? How open are you to the Spirit of Jesus, who lives in and among us?

Our Father in heaven, please help me to see the miracle of Your love and presence in Your Son and to believe in Your Spirit.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

A favorite poem of mine:

Red Geraniums ~ Martha Haskell Clark

Life did not bring me silken gowns,

Nor jewels for my hair,

Nor signs of gabled foreign towns

In distant countries fair,

But I can glimpse, beyond my pane, a green and friendly hill,

And red geraniums aflame upon my window sill.

The brambled cares of everyday,

The tiny humdrum things,

May bind my feet when they would stray,

But still my heart has wings

While red geraniums are bloomed against my window glass,

And low above my green-sweet hill the gypsy wind-clouds pass.

And if my dreamings ne’er come true,

The brightest and the best,

But leave me lone my journey through,

I’ll set my heart at rest,

And thank God for home-sweet things, a green and friendly hill,

And red geraniums aflame upon my window sill.

[luvie]

Chris DeBurgh~Lady In Red

God Bless Our Troops!

[luvie]

L❤️VE that!! I need some of those red geraniums!

[luvie]

Hope your weather [and mine!!! 104 today] cools off soon! Don’t work too hard.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’ve had the same geraniums for-ever. Super-easy to propagate, and I use them as houseplants in the winter months. I fertilize heavily then, and I have blooms all winter.

I just love them. One of my favorite plants; always cheerful. :)

[luvie]

What a great way to cheer up during the dreary gray winter months!

[left that other site]

Happy Red Friday!

Have a Great Weekend!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Hello there! Was 94 here today. It just won’t rain. Really need it now. Glad to be back home from work.

Have a nice evening!
🙂

[left that other site]

Hi! It was nice today, and after a morning lesson and bike ride, I took my sister and B-I-L to Plymouth for some mask-free restaurant eating, live music, and antiques shopping.

I didn’t buy anything but it sure was nice.

[TheConservativeParty]

Sounds like my cup of tea! I haven’t been antique shopping for a long time.
🙂

[left that other site]

Well, there is a lot of old stuff in Plymouth, as the town just celebrated its 400th birthday.

[TheConservativeParty]

Cool! Stuff that’s older than me. 😁

[The Mayor]

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June 12

He Knows Your Name

Bible in a Year:

• Ezra 3–5
• John 20

I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

Isaiah 43:1 After breaking with our longtime church, my husband and I reunited with the fellowship after three long years. But how would people treat us? Would they welcome us back? Love us? Forgive us for leaving? We got our answer on a sunny Sunday morning. As we walked through the big church doors, we kept hearing our names. “Pat! Dan! It’s so great to see you!” As children’s author Kate DiCamillo wrote in one of her popular books, “Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.”

The same assurance was true for the people of Israel. We had chosen a different church for a time, but they had turned their backs on God. Yet He welcomed them back. He sent the prophet Isaiah to assure them, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine” (Isaiah 43:1).

In this world—where we can feel unseen, unappreciated, and even unknown—be assured that God knows each of us by name. “You are precious and honored in my sight,” He promises (v. 4). “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you” (v. 2). This promise isn’t just for Israel. Jesus ransomed His life for us. He knows our names. Why? In love, we are His.

Reflect & Pray

Why does God welcome His people back to Him? How has He shown that He knows you by name?

Jesus, when I stray from Your arms and Your fellowship, summon me home by name. I’m so grateful to be Yours.

[luvie]

Grey Enjoying The Cool Grass
On This Hot Day.
Happy C😻TURDAY!

[left that other site]

Happy Summer!

It IS Summer, Right?

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Well, if it isn’t, these 100 degree temps are waaaaay out of their place!

[left that other site]

Indeed. Same here. (Although Today was nice.)