Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January - December, 2024
JustAmy[creator], The Mayor, luvie, left that other site

Posted on 01/01/2024 3:15:48 PM PST by luvie



Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)






Never Forget!




Bad Penny


Amy's personal guardian ~
was the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf - R.I.P.




Many thanks for stopping by. : )




TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Poetry; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friendship; january2024; poetry
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 1,421-1,4401,441-1,4601,461-1,480 ... 1,621-1,627 next last
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; luvie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; DollyCali; Gabz; ...

August 24

Walking Anew

Bible in a Year :

Now you are the people of God.

1 Peter 2:10

Applause rang out as a school’s top students received certificates of excellence for academic achievement. But the program wasn’t over. The next award celebrated students who weren’t the school’s “best,” but instead were most improved. They’d worked hard to raise a failing grade, correct disruptive behavior, or commit to better attendance. Their parents beamed and applauded, acknowledging their children’s turn to a higher path—seeing not their former shortcomings but their walk in a new way.

The heart-lifting scene offers a small picture of how our heavenly Father sees us—not in our old life but now, in Christ, as His children. “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,” wrote John (John 1:12).

What a loving perspective! So Paul reminded new believers that once “you were dead in your transgressions and sins” (Ephesians 2:1). But in fact, “we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (v. 10).

In this way, Peter wrote, we are “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light,” and we are now “the people of God” (1 Peter 2:9-10). Through God’s eyes, our old path has no claim on us. Let’s see ourselves as God does—and walk anew.

Reflect & Pray

How does God see you? In Him, how should you walk?

On this new day, dear Father, please inspire me with Your view of me.


1,441 posted on 08/24/2024 10:03:42 AM PDT by The Mayor (Dear God, I pray that You’ll give me opportunities to share my faith)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1439 | View Replies]

To: JustAmy; The Mayor; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; Kitty Mittens; fish hawk; ...

Beautiful Grey Sez
Happy Caturday!

1,442 posted on 08/24/2024 12:21:29 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1440 | View Replies]

To: AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; TASMANIANRED; ...

This Site Uses Cookies...





And I Know EXACTLY Where To Find Them!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,443 posted on 08/24/2024 12:24:52 PM PDT by left that other site ("Providence" ain't just a city in Rhode Island.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1442 | View Replies]

To: left that other site

I just had mine for dessert! :D


1,444 posted on 08/24/2024 2:41:49 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1443 | View Replies]

To: JustAmy; The Mayor; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; Kitty Mittens; fish hawk; ...


Ray Walker~Master The Tempest Is Raging
Congregational Singing

Cynthia Clawson & Others~Church In The Wildwood

The Trevecca Madragalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Statler Brothers~How Great Thou Art

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~There's A Goldmine In The Sky

Emmanuel Quartet~Troublesome Times Are Here

HAVE A BLESSED SUNDAY!


1,445 posted on 08/25/2024 5:56:30 AM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1442 | View Replies]

To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; luvie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; DollyCali; Gabz; ...

August 25

Space Race

Bible in a Year :

For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

1 Corinthians 3:9

On July 29, 1955, the United States of America announced its intent to place satellites in space. Soon after, the Soviet Union declared its plans to do the same. The space race had begun. The Soviets would launch the first satellite (Sputnik) and place the first human in space when Yuri Gagarin orbited our planet one time. The race continued until, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong’s “giant leap for mankind” on the surface of the moon would unofficially end the competition. A season of cooperation soon dawned, leading to the creation of the International Space Station.

Sometimes competition can be healthy, driving us to achieve things that otherwise we might not have attempted. At other times, however, competition is destructive. This was a problem in the church at Corinth as different groups latched on to various church leaders as their beacons of hope. Paul sought to address that when he wrote, “Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow” (1 Corinthians 3:7), concluding “for we are co-workers” (v. 9).

Co-workers—not competitors. And not just with one another but with God Himself! Through His empowering and His guidance, we can serve together as fellow workers to advance the message of Jesus, for His honor rather than our own.

Reflect & Pray

When have you experienced unhealthy competition, and what was it like? How does Jesus help you humbly serve others?

Loving God, thank You for the privilege of serving You. Please teach me the value of working to honor You and help others.


1,446 posted on 08/25/2024 7:50:45 AM PDT by The Mayor (Dear God, I pray that You’ll give me opportunities to share my faith)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1445 | View Replies]

To: luvie

I swear my granddaughters need removed from their parents custody. PRAYERS PLEASE MY 6 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER SAVANNAH HAS, RSV, STREP, AND COVID. 3 month old Scarlett has FAILURE TO THRIVE AND SNIFFLES, needs a better Peditrician THIS 1 IS A JABBER. PARENTS ARE STUPID.


1,447 posted on 08/26/2024 5:35:53 AM PDT by GailA (Land Grabs, Poisoned Food, KILL the COWS, ABORT BABIES, HARRIS-WALZ DEPRESSION. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; luvie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
center>

August 26

Desert Places

Bible in a Year :

The Lord . . . has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness.

Deuteronomy 2:7 When I was a young believer, I thought “mountaintop” experiences were where I would meet Jesus. But those highs rarely lasted or led to growth. Author Lina AbuJamra says it’s in the desert places where we meet God and grow. In her Bible study Through the Desert, she writes, “God’s aim is to use the desert places in our lives to make us stronger.” She continues, “God’s goodness is meant to be received in the midst of your pain, not proven by the absence of pain.”

It’s in the hard places of sorrow, loss, and pain that God helps us to grow in our faith and become closer to Him. As Lina learned, “The desert is not an oversight in God’s plan but an integral part of [our] growth process.”

God led many Old Testament patriarchs to the desert. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all had wilderness experiences. It was in the desert that God prepared Moses’ heart and called him to lead His people out of slavery (Exodus 3:1-2, 9-10). And it was in the desert that God “watched over [the Israelites’] journey” for forty years with His help and guidance (Deuteronomy 2:7).

God was with Moses and the Israelites each step of their way through the desert, and He’s with you and me in ours. In the desert, we learn to rely on God. There He meets us—and there we grow.

Reflect & Pray

When has God met you in a desert place? What happened as a result?

Dear God, thank You for being with me in the difficult desert experiences of my life. You’re faithful and compassionate.


1,448 posted on 08/26/2024 10:16:43 AM PDT by The Mayor (Dear God, I pray that You’ll give me opportunities to share my faith)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1447 | View Replies]

To: GailA; 4woodenboats; abletruth; Accountable One; Aeronaut; AKA Elena; Alamo-Girl; AlGone2001; ...

Many prayers for the safety and return to good health of your beloved granddaughters, GailA. No child should be in that kind of a situation! Prayer Warriors, let's get it done for these innocent children in the best way possible for them, Lord.

1,449 posted on 08/26/2024 12:16:31 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1447 | View Replies]

To: JustAmy; The Mayor; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; Kitty Mittens; fish hawk; ...

It's MADness! My Monday Madness!
Hope YOU have a happy one!

1,450 posted on 08/26/2024 1:07:03 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1445 | View Replies]

To: AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; TASMANIANRED; ...

Bored?





Get Yourself a Heeler. You'll Never Be Bored Again.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,451 posted on 08/26/2024 4:06:07 PM PDT by left that other site ("Providence" ain't just a city in Rhode Island.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1450 | View Replies]

To: left that other site; luvie; Kitty Mittens

Good night Amy’s Place!
We’re having a heatwave here in WI.
Will be better by the weekend.
Took the dogs out tonight at 10 and it was still very warm and humid.
Must have been at least 85 degrees.
Not good for 10pm.
🙃


1,452 posted on 08/26/2024 8:38:39 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (TRUMP 2024 MAKE AMERICA AMERICA AGAIN)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1451 | View Replies]

To: TheConservativeParty

Definitely not good for 10:00PM.


1,453 posted on 08/27/2024 5:57:12 AM PDT by left that other site ("Providence" ain't just a city in Rhode Island.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1452 | View Replies]

To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; luvie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; DollyCali; Gabz; ...

August 27

Look More like Jesus

Bible in a Year :

They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.

John 17:16

God designed the great gray owl as a master of camouflage. Its silver-gray feathers have a collective pattern of coloring which allows it to blend into the bark when perched in trees. When the owls want to remain unseen, they hide in plain sight, blending into their environment with the help of their feathery camouflage.

God’s people are often too much like the great gray owl. We can easily blend into the world and remain unrecognized as believers in Christ, intentionally or unintentionally. Jesus prayed for His disciples—those the Father gave Him “out of the world” who “obeyed” His Word (John 17:6). God the Son asked God the Father to protect and empower them to live in holiness and persevering joy after He left them (vv. 7-13). He said, “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one” (v. 15). Jesus knew His disciples needed to be made holy and set apart so they could live out the purpose He’d sent them to fulfill (vv. 16-19).

The Holy Spirit can help us turn from the temptation to become masters of camouflage that blend into the world. When we submit to Him daily, we can look more like Jesus. As we live in unity and love, He’ll draw others to Christ in all His glory.

Reflect & Pray

When has God met you in a desert place? What happened as a result?

Dear God, thank You for being with me in the difficult desert experiences of my life. You’re faithful and compassionate.


1,454 posted on 08/27/2024 8:09:04 AM PDT by The Mayor (Dear God, I pray that You’ll give me opportunities to share my faith)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1453 | View Replies]

To: JustAmy; The Mayor; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; Kitty Mittens; fish hawk; ...

Grateful For My Bestie
...Whether He Likes It Or Not!
Happy GratiTuesday

1,455 posted on 08/27/2024 11:07:06 AM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1450 | View Replies]

To: AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; TASMANIANRED; ...

Happy Gratituesday!





I Am Always Grateful For My FRiends Who Walk Beside Me!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,456 posted on 08/27/2024 1:41:55 PM PDT by left that other site ("Providence" ain't just a city in Rhode Island.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1455 | View Replies]

To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; luvie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; DollyCali; Gabz; ...

August 28

Worth the Wait

Bible in a Year :

Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Genesis 21:5 Talk about a layover. Phil Stringer waited eighteen hours to board a flight that was delayed due to thunderstorms. His patience and perseverance paid off, however. Not only did he get to fly to his destination and make it on time for important business meetings, but he was also the only traveler on the flight! All the other passengers gave up or made other arrangements. Flight attendants gave him whatever food items he desired, and Stringer adds, “I did sit in the front row, of course. Why not when you have the whole plane to yourself?” The outcome was definitely worth the wait.

Abraham also endured what must have felt like a lengthy delay. Way back when he was known as Abram, God told him that He would make him “into a great nation” and that “all peoples on earth [would] be blessed through” him (Genesis 12:2-3). Only one problem for the seventy-five-year-old man (v. 4): how could he become a great nation without an heir? His waiting was left wanting at times, however. He and wife Sarai tried to “help” God fulfill His promise with some misguided ideas (see 15:2-3; 16:1-2). And when he “was a hundred years old . . . Isaac was born to him” (21:5). His faith was later celebrated by the writer of Hebrews (11:8-12).Waiting can be hard. And, like Abraham, we might not do it perfectly. But as we pray and rest in God’s plans, may He help us persevere. In Him, it’s always worth the wait.

Reflect & Pray

What are you waiting for? How can you rest and persevere in God’s strength?

Dear God, please help me wait and persevere in You.


1,457 posted on 08/28/2024 8:02:27 AM PDT by The Mayor (Dear God, I pray that You’ll give me opportunities to share my faith)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1456 | View Replies]

To: left that other site; luvie; Kitty Mittens

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday!
Heatwave has left us. Was miserable for a few days.
Much needed rain on the way for Thursday.
😁


1,458 posted on 08/28/2024 10:15:42 AM PDT by TheConservativeParty (TRUMP 2024 MAKE AMERICA AMERICA AGAIN)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1456 | View Replies]

To: TheConservativeParty

I knw where your heat wave went.

HERE! :-(


1,459 posted on 08/28/2024 10:16:25 AM PDT by left that other site ("Providence" ain't just a city in Rhode Island.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1458 | View Replies]

To: AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; TASMANIANRED; ...

Happy Wednesday!





Hope It's Warm and Fuzzy As Can Be.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,460 posted on 08/28/2024 10:20:09 AM PDT by left that other site ("Providence" ain't just a city in Rhode Island.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1458 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 1,421-1,4401,441-1,4601,461-1,480 ... 1,621-1,627 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson