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

Posted on 01/01/2021 6:43:29 AM PST by JustAmy

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[TheConservativeParty]

Hi there! Happy Thankful Thursday!

Just took a walk and it is mighty cold out there today, 20 and a north wind.

Yesterday, 45 and rainy.

My lawn is icy. Yep, the lawn is dangerous. 😅

Went to check on some mouse traps and had to choose my steps carefully.

Driveway and sidewalk had a couple obvious icy places, easy to avoid.

Have a great day!
🌸🌝🌺

[luvie]

Words of wisdom! Woof! 🐩

[luvie]

Yikes! Ice not a good thing unless you're on ice skates. Stay safe. We don't need any broken bones around here. ⛸

[TheConservativeParty]

It’s pretty bad when you can be injured walking on your lawn due to ice. Wisconsin winter. Only outdone by our hot, humid summers.
😅

[Kitty Mittens]

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

[TheConservativeParty]

Aw! Such Cuteness!

Have a good night.
😇

[luvie]

Nighty-night, Kitty.
Thanks for always being here.

[The Mayor]

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Friday,
February 18, 2022

Lift

Read: Joshua 1:1–9

Be strong and very courageous. Joshua 1:7

During our tour of an aircraft carrier, a jet fighter pilot explained that planes need a 56-kilometer-per-hour wind to take off on such a short runway. To reach this steady breeze, the captain turns his ship into the wind. “Shouldn’t the wind come from the plane’s back?” I asked. The pilot answered, “No. The jets must fly into the wind. That’s the only way to achieve lift.”

God called Joshua to lead His people into the “winds” that awaited them in the promised land. Joshua required two things. Internally, he needed to “be strong and very courageous” (Joshua 1:7); and externally, he needed challenges. This included the daily task of leading thousands of Israelites, facing walled cities (6:1–5), demoralizing defeats (7:3–5), Achan’s theft (vv. 16–26), and continual battles (chs. 10–11).

The wind that blew in Joshua’s face would lift his life as long as his thrust came from God’s instructions. God said he must “be careful to obey all the law . . . do not turn from it to the right or to the left . . . meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful” (1:7–8).

Are you resolved to follow God’s ways, no matter what? Then look for challenges. Fly boldly into the wind and see your spirit soar. — Mike Wittmer

Why are challenges necessary for a successful life? How might God use a present problem to lift you?

Father, life is hard, and it often hurts. May my problems lift me closer to You.

Bible in a year: Leviticus 23–24; Mark 1:1–22

[luvie]

Gregg Karukas~Girl In The Red Dress

[TheConservativeParty]

Happy Friday!
We missed all the snow yesterday, the midwest storm went a bit south of the Wisconson-Illinois border. We are left with wind today and nice sunshine.

I sowed spring seeds in a little indoor greenhouse last Sunday (it is a Park Seed BioDome, holds 80 peat plugs), and I just peered into the lid and there are tiny green seedlings starting to grow. Spring has sprung!

🌷🌷🌷

[left that other site]

Happy Red Friday!

Have An Awesome Day!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[mairdie]

Adorable!

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you

[The Mayor]

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Saturday,
February 19, 2022

Spotting God

Read: Isaiah 26:3–4

You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3

A pirouette is a graceful spin that’s executed by ballerinas and contemporary dancers alike. As a child, I loved to do pirouettes in my modern dance class, whirling round and round until I was dizzy in the head and fell to the ground. As I got older, a trick I learned to help me maintain my balance and control was “spotting”—identifying a single point for my eyes to return to each time I made a full circle spin. Having a single focal point was all I needed to master my pirouette with a graceful finish.

We all face many twists and turns in life. When we focus on our problems, however, the things we encounter seem unmanageable, leaving us dizzy and heading toward a disastrous fall. The Bible reminds us that if we keep our minds steadfast, or focused, on God, He’ll keep us in “perfect peace” (Isaiah 26:3). Perfect peace means that no matter how many turns life takes, we can remain calm, assured that God will be with us through our problems and trials. He’s the “Rock eternal” (v. 4)—the ultimate “spot” to fix our eyes on—because His promises never change.

May we keep our eyes on Him as we go through each day, going to Him in prayer and studying His promises in the Scriptures. May we rely on God, our eternal Rock, to help us move gracefully through all of life. — Kimya Loder

What problems have you been focused on lately? What has God revealed in Scripture about the trials you face?

Dear heavenly Father, forgive me for focusing on the problems I face each day. I know You’ve conquered the world and remain bigger than my trials. Help me turn my eyes and heart to You in every circumstance.

Bible in a year: Leviticus 25; Mark 1:23–45

[luvie]

Peaches Does A FacePlant
On A Very Happy Caturday!

[mairdie]

Magnificent quilt! Elegant and detailed. Incredibly impressive.

[left that other site]

Ahhhhhhhhhh...

It's a Vintage Allman Brothers Vinyl Kind of Day.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Happy Caturday!

Sunny and cold today, had snow squall last night. Sunday to be in the 40s!

😁

[luvie]

Thanks! My late MIL made it. It's her sampler quilt. She made many beautiful quilts which she gave to us before she passed away in 2016. Bless her.

[luvie]

Sounds frigid! Hope you get your warm-up tomorrow. I know you’ll be glad to get outside without getting frostbit.