Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January - December, 2022

1-01-2022 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

[TheConservativeParty]

Thank you. Feeling better today. Was afraid I was headed to the dreaded hospital Saturday. Couldn’t breathe very well. Turns out my husband had the same thing 2 days before and had passed out in the shower and never told me. It came up Saturday afternoon. I couldn’t believe he withheld that from me. Knowing he had improved on Saturday, gave me reason to think I might improve here at home too. I took ivermectin yesterday and today to chase the germs away.

Cheers

[luvie]

I hope you’re feeling better this evening. Rest, rest, rest is what you need. I hope the ivermectin will help you!

[TheConservativeParty]

Feeling better today. Saturday was scary. Good improvement today.
Going to take another week off. Lots of rest.

[luvie]

That’s good to hear. Hope the improvements continue!

[Kitty Mittens]

I Hope you will be Feeling Much Better Soon, Dear FRiend. Please Take an Extended Period before you Go Back to your Regular Activities, Slowly in the Next Few Weeks.

(((((Keeping you Both in my Daily Prayers)))))

Thank you to Everyone for the Daily Pics & Pings.
(((((Love, and God Bless)))))

[TheConservativeParty]

Thanks Kitty. Saturday was bad. Sunday a lot better. I still am taking this whole week off to rest. Thanks for being there....

Nite nite
😴

[luvie]

It's a conundrum!
Happy Monday Madness!

[The Mayor]

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Monday,
January 24, 2022

The Potter’s Wheel

Read: Jeremiah 18:1–6

The pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Jeremiah 18:4

In 1952, in an effort to prevent clumsy or careless people from breaking items in a shop, a Miami Beach storeowner posted a sign that read: “You break it, you buy it.” The catchy phrase served as a warning to shoppers. This type of sign can now be seen in many boutiques.

Ironically, a different sign might be placed in a real potter’s shop. It would say: “If you break it, we’ll make it into something better.” And that’s exactly what’s revealed in Jeremiah 18.

Jeremiah visits a potter’s house and sees the potter shaping the “marred” clay with his hands, carefully handling the material and forming “it into another pot” (v. 4). The prophet reminds us that God is indeed a skillful potter, and we are the clay. He is sovereign and can use what He creates to both destroy evil and create beauty in us.

God can shape us even when we’re marred or broken. He, the masterful potter, can and is willing to create new and precious pottery from our shattered pieces. God doesn’t look at our broken lives, mistakes, and past sins as unusable material. Instead, He picks up our pieces and reshapes them as He sees best.

Even in our brokenness, we have immense value to our Master Potter. In His hands, the broken pieces of our lives can be reshaped into beautiful vessels that can be used by Him (v. 4). — Katara Patton

What comfort can you find in knowing God is a potter who can form something new from your broken pieces? How can you relax as the Potter reshapes you into a beautiful vessel?

God, You’re the Potter and I’m the clay. Mold me as You wish. Remind me that I’m in Your skillful and caring hands.

Bible in a year: Exodus 9–11; Matthew 15:21–39

[TheConservativeParty]

That is hilarious!
😁

[luvie]

And SOOOOOO true! LOL!

[EvilCapitalist]

A chamber pot could solve that problem.

[The Mayor]

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Tuesday,
January 25, 2022

Loving God

Read: 1 John 4:10–21

We know and rely on the love God has for us. 1 John 4:16

The professor ended his online class in one of two ways each time. He’d say, “See you next time” or “Have a good weekend.” Some students would respond with “Thank you. You too!” But one day a student responded, “I love you.” Surprised, he replied, “I love you too!” That evening the classmates agreed to create an “I love you chain” for the next class time in appreciation for their professor who had to teach to a screen on his computer, not in-person teaching as he preferred. A few days later when he finished teaching, the professor said, “See you next time,” and one by one the students replied, “I love you.” They continued this practice for months. The teacher said this created a strong bond with his students, and he now feels they’re “family.”

In 1 John 4:10–21, we, as part of God’s family, find several reasons to say “I love you” to Him: He sent His Son as a sacrifice for our sin (v. 10). He gave us His Spirit to live in us (vv. 13, 15). His love is always reliable (v. 16), and we never need to fear judgment (v. 17). He enables us to love Him and others “because he first loved us” (v. 19).

The next time you gather with God’s people, take time to share your reasons for loving Him. Making an “I love you” chain for God will bring Him praise and bring you closer together. — Anne Cetas

Why do you love God? How can you show others His love?

I’m grateful to know Your love and to be a part of Your family, Father. Show me ways to creatively express that love.

Bible in a year: Exodus 12–13; Matthew 16

[luvie]

It's The Little Things
Happy GratiTuesday!

[Silentgypsy]

Lol! An eternal truth!

[mairdie]

Well done, luvie! Again, great border work.

Briggs’ Roses - The Rose of Tralee - Nightnoise
https://youtu.be/PImQUXp-KpI

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you.

[luvie]

Beautiful song...exquisite roses!

[left that other site]

Happy Gratituesday!

Have a Beautiful Day!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Howdy! Sunny and 5 degrees here. Yep. 5. Looks nice from inside the house.

🥶

[mairdie]

Mother used to sing it to me when I was a child.
Mary

The pale moon was rising
Above the green mountain;
The sun was declining
Beneath the blue sea
When i strayed with my love
To the pure crystal fountain
That stands in the beautiful
Vale of Tralee.

She was lovely and fair
As the rose of the summer
Yet ‘twas not her beauty
Alone the won me
Oh, no! ‘twas the truth
In her eye ever dawning
That made me love Mary,
The rose of Tralee.

The cool shades of evening
Their mantle was spreading,
And Mary, all smiling,
Was listening to me,
The moon through the valley,
Her pale rays was shedding
When I won the heart
Of the rose of Tralee.

Though lovely and fair
As the rose of the summer
Yet ‘twas not her beauty
Alone that won me
Oh, no! ‘twas the truth
In her eye ever dawning
That made me love Mary,
The rose of Tralee