Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... July, 2012

7-1-2012 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[jaycee]

Thank you, friends o’mine! ((((HUGS))))

[MEG33]

~Happy Thursday To Amy's Place~

May you stay cool and have a beautiful day

[geologist]

“Not everyone will respond positively to us, but we can pray and plan for a more harmonious relationship. What difficult person can you start befriending?”
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“Lord, some people in my life are difficult to love.
I am tempted not even to try to care. But You showed
love to me even when I was Your enemy. Please direct
me into ways to love with Your power and grace.
It’s hard to hate someone when you’re doing something good for him.”
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“Read: Matthew 5:43-48

But I say to you, love your enemies . . . do good to those who hate you. —Matthew 5:44”
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[TheConservativeParty]

What a wonderful quote Meg!
On these continued hot days, we need all the inspiration we can get.

[MEG33]

Thank you, TCP...Thank heavens for the miracle of Air Conditioning!
;o)

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY THURSDAY TO AMY’S PLACE!
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Glencar Waterfall, Co. Sligo, Ireland

From “The Stolen Child”

Where the wandering water gushes
From the hills above Glen-Car,
In pools among the rushes
That scarce could bathe a star,
We seek for slumbering trout
And whispering in their ears
Give them unquiet dreams;
Leaning softly out
From ferns that drop their tears
Over the young streams.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

William Butler Yeats

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for your Sweet #765, LUV W!

Thank you to Everyone for the Pings, Pics, and Posts.
(((((Goodnight, and God Bless)))))

[yorkie]

Kitty, that post with all the kitties sleeping is SO sweet!

[yorkie]

Rus, I have been thinking, contemplating and even praying over your post today:

"Lord, some people in my life are difficult to love.
I am tempted not even to try to care. But You showed love to me
even when I was Your enemy.
Please direct me into ways to love with Your power and grace."

I love those words - yet I cannot love the 'one' who is taking away our Freedom, our Liberty, our Rights
and who takes our Lord God out of everything that is America
And chips away, day by day, at our Constitution,
with his damned 'executive authority/rights/power/order'

Sorry..........

(and NO - I will NOT pray for him or his Czars)

[yorkie]

Thank you for your great graphic, and words by Yeats - I LOVE Yeats!

Hope you are doing well - and the antibiotic is doing it’s job, Conor!

[yorkie]

"I was on the way to Chick-Fil-A, so it was worth it!"

ML, Billy Graham was with you!

Billy Graham supports Chick-Fil-A's choice/decision (click here)

[yorkie]

JC, how PERFECT! You must have KNOWN I would love this cute graphic!!

[yorkie]

How I love that quote, Meg! (Great graphic and FRAME (ahem), too!)

EVERYTHING is a miracle for me - especially today! (But it wasn’t easy getting there!)

[left that other site]

Billy Graham has good taste! :-)

[jaycee]

I knew it! I got these strange vibes that said “I know someone who would like this and the name popped up “yorkie”.

Glad you liked it! It pretty well covered my day, didn’t it? I meant to get back but ran errands and a teeny-tiny bit of housework and naps!

Hope your day was a good one, my friend!

[jaycee]

AMEN! And I mean it!

[The Mayor]

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

Quiet Encouragers
July 27, 2012

One of the qualities I most admire in others is the gift of quiet, behind-the-scenes encouragement. I remember arriving home from a stay in the hospital and finding that my friend Jackie (who had surgery a few days earlier) sent me a book of God’s promises.

My Uncle Bob was so thankful for the people who cared for him at the cancer center that he sent hundreds of complimentary notes to their work supervisors.

My cousin Brenda experienced the agonizing loss of a child almost 20 years ago, and now her quiet deeds of compassion are treasured by many.

Often it is the very people who have experienced the most suffering—physical and emotional—who are the most abundant providers of encouragement to others.

In Acts, we read about Barnabas, who was known as the “Son of Encouragement” (4:36). He was “a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith” (11:24) and encouraged others so “that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord” (v.23). His acts of encouragement must have had a wide and strong sphere of influence.

Just as we have been blessed with encouragement, let’s be a modern-day Daughter or Son of Encouragement to others.

Teach me to love—this is my plea;
May all the Spirit’s graces shine through me;
Tear from my heart all hate, foolish pride;
Help me to live like Christ the crucified. —Peterson

The human spirit rings with hope at the sound of an encouraging word.

Read: Acts 11:22-26

[He] encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. —Acts 11:23

Bible in a Year:
Isaiah 1-3

[yorkie]

RED Friday
Praying for our Troops,
And sending support and love

[jaycee]

Beautiful, yorkie!!

[geologist]

When we consider it,
encouragement, or criticism,
good or evil,
life or death,
love or hate,
positive or negative,
hope or dread,
are aligned or opposites, Which do we choose to live by, day to day?

Notice our speech and thoughts for a few days and see where the emphasis is ...

we do get negative and not realize it.

I vote for HOPE, LIFE, LOVE, Positive, and encouragement...

Thank the LORD for this day, help us to serve thee today, in Jesus name, amen.