Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January - December, 2024

JustAmy[creator], The Mayor, luvie, left that other site

[luvie]

Yikes! Stay warm and dry. Does Tippy like to play in the snow? I’d bet she does. LOL!

[left that other site]

No snow yet, but cold, windy, dark and dreary.

Brrrrr. Tippy likes to be out no matter what it’s doing outside.

[luvie]

~~~shiver~~~ That sounds even worse than snow. LOL! I’d be under the bankies!

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi there! I just found some cool footage of 2 feet of lake effect snow in Erie, PA.
https://x.com/DisrespectedThe/status/1863757830135640273

[left that other site]

That sounds even worse than snow.

It is.

[left that other site]

YIKES!

[TheConservativeParty]

That huge drift on the roof was mighty impressive!
I just checked our forecast and it says 40 degrees on Sunday!
Yay!

[left that other site]

Life begins at 40!

Anything under that is too cold for me.

[The Mayor]

December 03, 2024

Today's Scripture

Psalm 139:1-10

Bible in a Year

• Ezekiel 45-46; 1 John 2

Today's Insights

Psalm 139 powerfully presents some of God’s attributes or qualities. In verses 1-6, the singer celebrates His omniscience—that He knows everything. In verses 7-12, he discusses the omnipresence of God—that He’s everywhere present at the same time. Then in verses 13-16, we consider His omnipotence—that He’s all-powerful, particularly in His power to create. And not just creation in general, but how He’s created us! David exults: “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (v. 14). Considering God deeply, however, leads the psalmist with a desire to be examined by Him. David concludes: “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (vv. 23-24).

Discover praise and prayer in this study to learn more about the Psalms.

Today's Devotional

When my sister found a storybook from our childhood, my mom, now in her seventies, was delighted. She remembered all the funny details about a bear who stole honey and got chased by a swarm of angry bees. She also remembered how my sister and I laughed as we anticipated the bear’s escape. “Thank you for always telling us stories when we were kids,” I told my mom. She knows my whole story including what I was like as a young child. Now that I’m an adult, she still knows and understands me.

God knows us too—deeper than any human being can, including ourselves. David says He’s “searched” us (Psalm 139:1). In His love, He’s examined us and understands us perfectly. God knows our thoughts, understanding the reasons behind and meanings of what we say (vv. 2, 4). He’s intimately familiar with every detail that makes us who we are, and He uses this knowledge to help us (vv. 2-5). He who knows us most doesn’t turn away in distaste but reaches out to us with His love and wisdom.

When we feel lonely, unseen, or forgotten, we can be secure in the truth that God is always with us, sees us, and knows us (vv. 7-10). He knows all the sides of us that others don’t—and more. Like David, we can say with confidence, “You know me . . . . Your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast” (vv. 1, 10).

Reflect & Pray

How are you encouraged by a wise and loving God who knows you so intimately? How can you share His loving presence with others?

Dear God, You know me best and love me most. I’m so grateful for Your hand on my life.

[luvie]

Grateful For Beautiful Fall Colors
If They Ever Arrive Here!
Happy GratiTuesday!

[left that other site]

Happy Gratituesday!

Whaddata Mean "It's Too Cold"? Come Out And Play!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Can Mom borrow your warm coat? I didn’t think so. LOL!

[left that other site]

She’s rather attached to it, I’m afraid.

[luvie]

But....but....”sharing is caring”

Of course, she does share the shed part. :D

[left that other site]

She does indeed. :-)

[TheConservativeParty]

Have a good Tuesday night, see you on Warm Fuzzy Wednesday.
We have wind (45mph) and snow forecasted for Wednesday.
I miss summer!
😭🙂

[luvie]

I’ll bet you do miss summer with weather like that. We still have green leaves on the trees and green grass. So weird. Stay warm! Hope you don’t have to get out too much in all that wind and snow.⛄️

[left that other site]

I miss FLORIDA.

(((SIGH)))

[The Mayor]

December 04, 2024

Today's Scripture

1 John 1:1-10

Bible in a Year

• Ezekiel 47-48; 1 John 3

Today's Insights

The word life in John’s writings means more than physical existence; rather, it describes the vibrant, rich quality of joyful fellowship with God—“the eternal life, which was with the Father” (1 John 1:2). Divine life transforms human life from mere existence into something more, as light transforms darkness (John 1:4-5). Through our bond with Jesus, believers in Him access that rich life—so that “our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:3). And believers’ fellowship with God also draws them into “fellowship with one another” (v. 7).

Today's Devotional

In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine dominated the world’s attention. As the magnitude of the catastrophe became apparent, officials scrambled to the critically essential task of containing the radiation. Lethal gamma rays from highly radioactive debris kept destroying the robots deployed to clean up the mess.

So they had to use “bio robots”—human beings! Thousands of heroic individuals became “Chernobyl liquidators,” disposing of the hazardous material in “shifts” of ninety seconds or less. People did what technology could not, at great personal risk.

Long ago, our rebellion against God introduced a catastrophe that led to all other catastrophes (see Genesis 3). Through Adam and Eve, we chose to part ways with our Creator, and we made our world a toxic mess in the process. We could never clean it up ourselves.

That’s the whole point of Christmas. The apostle John wrote of Jesus, “The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us” (1 John 1:2). Then John declared, “The blood of Jesus, [God’s] Son, purifies us from all sin” (v. 7).

Jesus has provided what His creatures could not. As we believe in Him, He restores us to a right relationship with His Father. He’s liquidated death itself. The life has appeared.

Reflect & Pray

How might you be trying to clean up your own mess? How will you give your struggles to Jesus today?

Loving God, thank You for sending Your Son into this world to clean up my mess.

Learn more about having a personal relationship with God.

[luvie]

Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday
From Li'l Bit And Visitor
..NOT My "Grey"!