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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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[luvie]

Ever Had One Of Those Days?
Happy Monday Madness!

[mairdie]

THAT is funny! Great border. Almost art deco.

Rory’s World - Joseph Blanchard - Catnip Caper
https://youtu.be/7XHQVw-hWx8

[luvie]

So cute!

[mairdie]

He’s a nut case. Very timid and has trouble learning because he becomes too anxious when he hears commands. Used to have cats. They’re both wondrous companions.

[luvie]

All you can do is hug his furry self. :)

[TheConservativeParty]

Yep, I’ve had lots of those days!
😅

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Yes, but they are beginning to last all week!

[luvie]

Sometimes it sure seems that way, huh!

Hope you and Mr. B are doing well. Are they still working your fingers to the bone?

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Tuesday,
February 22, 2022

Love Your Loved Ones

Read: Colossians 4:7–10

If he comes to you, welcome him. Colossians 4:10

Amos was an overbearing extrovert, and Danny was a loner wracked with self-doubt. Somehow these eccentric geniuses became best friends. They spent a decade laughing and learning together. One day their work would receive a Nobel Prize. But Danny tired of Amos’ self-centered ways and told him they were no longer friends.

Three days later, Amos called with terrible news. Doctors had found cancer and given him six months to live. Danny’s heart broke. “We’re friends,” he said, “whatever you think we are.”

Paul was a hard-nosed visionary and Barnabas a soft-hearted encourager. The Spirit put them together and sent them on a missionary journey (Acts 13:2–3). They preached and started churches, until their disagreement over Mark’s desertion. Barnabas wanted to give Mark a second chance. Paul said he could no longer be trusted. So they split up (15:36–41).

Paul eventually forgave Mark. He closed three letters with greetings from or commendations for him (Colossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 1:24). We don’t know what happened with Barnabas. Did he live long enough to be reconciled with Paul in this life? I hope so.

Whatever your situation today, try to reach out to those with whom you may have had a falling out. Now is the time to show and tell them how much you love them. — Mike Wittmer

With whom do you need to reconcile? What can you do with your pain if that person is no longer living?

Father, help me to see that one primary purpose of life is to show love to those around me.

Bible in a year: Numbers 4–6; Mark 4:1–20

[luvie]

Grateful for Cheerful Oxliss Blooms
That Brighten Winter Days
Happy GratiTuesday

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi there! I never saw oxalis in that color before. Very pretty!

We had freezing drizzle here overnight and then sleet. Seems to have moved off now.

Have a great day
🌸🌼🌺

[luvie]

That’s the only color we have. I’d love to have more of them. What colors do they come in? They really cheer up the place in the dead of winter when everything else is brown and grey.

Sounds like another winter week for you. Maybe spring will show its face before long. Us? We haven’t had winter yet. LOL!

[left that other site]

Happy Gratituesday!

It's Not Snow.
I Iz Grateful.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[Kitty Mittens]

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

[TheConservativeParty]

I have seen white oxalis, but not pink.

Our ice and snow has a chance to melt at the end of the week. Might be 37 by Friday.

🥳

[TheConservativeParty]

Good Night Kitty!

😴 🌙⭐️💫✨

[luvie]

I want my hubby to get some more of them for our beds. They are so cheery during the dreary, colorless winter months.

Hope you get that melt so you can start thinking about your garden!

[The Mayor]

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Wednesday,
February 23, 2022

The Challenge of the Stars

Read: Psalm 8

What is mankind that you are mindful of them? Psalm 8:4

In the early twentieth century, Italian poet F. T. Marinetti launched Futurism, an artistic movement that rejected the past, scoffed at traditional ideas of beauty, and glorified machinery instead. In 1909, Marinetti wrote his Manifesto of Futurism, in which he declared “contempt for women,” praised “the blow with the fist,” and asserted, “We want to glorify war.” The manifesto concludes: “Standing on the world’s summit we launch once again our insolent challenge to the stars!”

Five years after Marinetti’s manifesto, modern warfare began in earnest. World War I did not bring glory. Marinetti himself died in 1944. The stars, still in place, took no notice.

King David sang poetically of the stars but with a dramatically different outlook. He wrote, “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” (Psalm 8:3–4). David’s question isn’t one of disbelief but of amazed humility. He knew that the God who made this vast cosmos is indeed mindful of us. He notices every detail about us—the good, the bad, the humble, the insolent—even the absurd.

It’s pointless to challenge the stars. Rather, they challenge us to praise our Creator.  — Tim Gustafson

What current philosophies or movements can you think of that leave no room for God? What reminds you of your Creator, and how does that prompt you to praise Him?

Heavenly Father, I acknowledge Your love for me with feelings of amazement, awe, and humility. Who am I? Thank You for loving me!

Bible in a year: Numbers 7–8; Mark 4:21–41

[luvie]

Grey Basks In The Winter Sunshine
And Wishes Everyone A
Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday!

[left that other site]

Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday!

Gorgeous Spring Weather Today...Another Blizzad predicted for Friday. Ugh!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS