Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. Feb. 7-8-9-10, 2005

2-7-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

LOL

That's cute and oh so true, NnB.

Thank you for writing and sharing that.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Got my legs crossed.

[JustAmy]

Click for your listening pleasure. :)

[JustAmy]

Good evening, Mayor. Thank you.

I read our lesson this morning, but neglected to say have a great day.

Hope you have a Wonderful Wednesday.

[JustAmy]

Laura Earl is not only purty, she looks so content.

That is a lovely photo.

[JustAmy]

How wonderful that the house is still standing. So many of the old places around here have been knocked down.

[JustAmy]

LOL

So that's the yellow truck that PAL keeps looking for. Good looking Ford truck.

[JustAmy]

Looks like you are living out in the country. It is beautiful.

I like living away from bright lights and traffic.

[JustAmy]

Thank you for showing us your part of Alabama, CG.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Nice song, Amy. Thanks.

Here is another one...

Elvis, You don't know me...

[Alamo-Girl]

It sounds like your day was quite productive! My day was fine, too! I wish you a great week, JustAmy!

[NicknamedBob]

You're Welcome!

[MeekOneGOP]

Re #200/#202: Thank ya! Thank ya! Thank ya! :^D

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CG: Got my legs crossed.

hahahaaa!

[JustAmy]

Beautiful song .... thank you, Victoria.

Sorry that I missed you. By the time I finish dinner, homework, bath time, and story time , I'm ready for a short nap. When I finally get back, everyone has left.

Guess that I shouldn't expect everyone to stick around until 3:00 or 4:00am. ;)

[The Mayor]

February 9, 2005

Fast Freeze

Read:
Deuteronomy 9:9-16

Go down quickly from here, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have . . . quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. -Deuteronomy 9:12

Bible In One Year: Leviticus 1-4

Thanks to Internet technology, I can watch ice building up on Lake Michigan from my warm office 30 miles away. The changing angle of the sun's rays in winter chills the earth. Frigid temperatures turn surging water into rock-hard ice in a surprisingly short time. Witnessing this rapid transition reminds me of how quickly our hearts can turn cool toward God.

That happened to the ancient Israelites. After God miraculously rescued them from slavery, they became impatient when Moses climbed Mt. Sinai to meet God and didn't return according to their timetable. So they got together and created their own god (Exodus 32:1). The Lord told Moses to hurry back down the mountain because the people had so quickly turned away (Deuteronomy 9:12).

When situations don't unfold according to our timetable, we might assume that God has lost interest in us. When we no longer feel close to Him, our hearts may grow cold. But God is always with us. As the psalmist wrote, "Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?" (Psalm 139:7).

Even when God seems distant, He's not. His presence fills heaven and earth (vv.8-10). There's never a reason to let our hearts freeze over. -Julie Ackerman Link

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours. -Watts

The question is not where is God, but where isn't He?

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Questions Skeptics Ask About The God Of The Old Testament

[Conspiracy Guy]

She is content. She has a great man. Hope I find out who he is. What else could any woman want.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Laura Earl corrected me. It was her Great Great Grandparents house. So it was built before the Civil War. I have pictures of many old homeplaces but I haven't taken time to sort and scan them. Whenever I see one I snap it. I don't know why I find them so interesting.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I love my yeller truck

[Conspiracy Guy]

Across the creek is an old dairy farm. The owners are in their 80's and they still keep cows as pets. Nice folks and their children have vowed to keep it a farm forever.

[Conspiracy Guy]

We plan to get out every weekend and take more.