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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, November and December 2020
10-01-2020 | Meg33; The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

Posted on 09/30/2020 9:26:22 PM PDT by JustAmy




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HAPPY FRIDAY TO
AMY'S PLACE!




Wearing Red to support our Troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world!


141 posted on 10/16/2020 10:51:11 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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It's midnight here, so Happy Caturday and Dogurday! Now, time to get some sleep.....😴
142 posted on 10/16/2020 9:59:19 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Breaking News...Trump Tests Positive For Awesome)
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Sweet dreams! Have a lovely weekend!


143 posted on 10/16/2020 10:08:44 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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Good Morning!


144 posted on 10/17/2020 5:10:28 AM PDT by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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October 17

A Singer’s Heart

Bible in a Year:

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

Psalm 95:1

The praise song drifted downstairs . . . at 6:33 on a Saturday morning. I didn’t think anyone else was awake, but my youngest daughter’s scratchy voice proved me wrong. She was barely conscious, but there was already a song on her lips.

My youngest is a singer. In fact, she can’t not sing. She sings when she wakes up. When she goes to school. When she goes to bed. She was born with a song in her heart—and most of the time, her songs focus on Jesus. She’ll praise God anytime, anywhere.

I love the simplicity, devotion, and earnestness of my daughter’s voice. Her spontaneous and joyful songs echo invitations to praise God found throughout Scripture. In Psalm 95, we read, “Come let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation” (v. 1). Reading further, we learn that this praise flows from an understanding of who He is (“For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods,” v. 3)—and whose we are (“For he is our God and we are the people of his pasture,” v. 7).

For my daughter, those truths are her first thought in the morning. By God’s grace, this little worshiper offers us a profound reminder of the joy of singing to Him.

By:  Adam R. Holz Reflect & Pray

What prompts you to praise God for His faithfulness to you? What songs help you to remember and focus on His character and goodness?

God, thank You for who You are and for what You’ve done for me—and for all Your people—by inviting us to be sheep in Your pasture. Let today be filled with my songs of praise for Your goodness.


145 posted on 10/17/2020 7:04:47 AM PDT by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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Yep! We slept till N👀N!
Happy Caturday!

146 posted on 10/17/2020 11:17:19 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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Hillsong~Mountain

Glad~Awesome God

Jim Brickman~How Great Thou Art

Life Church Worship~I Give It All

M Souders~We Gather Together

MercyMe~Greater

Passion~In Christ Alone

Providence~Farther Along

Steve Green~Broken And Spilled Out

Have a blessed Sunday, everyone
God Be With Our Troops and Keep Them Safe

147 posted on 10/18/2020 5:56:39 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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October 18

Listening Beyond the Stars

Bible in a Year:

Seek the Lord while he may be found.

Isaiah 55:6

Imagine life without mobile phones, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth devices, or microwave ovens. That’s the way it is in the little town of Green Bank, West Virginia, known as “the quietest town in America.” It’s also the location of the Green Bank Observatory, the world’s largest steerable radio telescope. The telescope needs “quiet” to “listen” to naturally occurring radio waves emitted by the movement of pulsars and galaxies in deep space. It has a surface area larger than a football field and stands in the center of the National Radio Quiet Zone, a 13,000-square-mile area established to prevent electronic interference to the telescope’s extreme sensitivity.

This intentional quiet enables scientists to hear “the music of the spheres.” It also reminds me of our need to quiet ourselves enough to listen to the One who created the universe. God communicated to a wayward and distracted people through the prophet Isaiah, “Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you” (Isaiah 55:3). God promises His faithful love to all who will seek Him and turn to Him for forgiveness.

We listen intentionally to God by turning from our distractions to meet Him in Scripture and in prayer. God isn’t distant. He longs for us to make time for Him so He can be the priority of our daily lives and then for eternity.

By:  James Banks Reflect & Pray

Why is listening to God so vital in your life? In what ways do you plan to take time for Him?

Help me to be quiet before You today, loving God, even if it’s only for a moment! Nothing matters more than being with You!


148 posted on 10/18/2020 5:59:24 AM PDT by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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Happy Sunday!






Have a Blessed Day!

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

149 posted on 10/18/2020 7:24:57 AM PDT by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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October 19

Stronger than Hate

Bible in a Year:

Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

Luke 23:34

Within twenty-four hours of his mother Sharonda’s tragic death, Chris found himself uttering these powerful, grace-filled words: “Love is stronger than hate.” His mother, along with eight others, had been killed at a Wednesday night Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina. What was it that had so shaped this teenager’s life that these words could flow from his lips and his heart? Chris is a believer in Jesus whose mother had “loved everybody with all her heart.”  

In Luke 23:26–49 we get a front row seat to an execution scene that included two criminals and the innocent Jesus (v. 32). All three were crucified (v. 33). Amid the gasps and sighs and the likely groans from those hanging on the crosses, the following words of Jesus could be heard: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (v. 34). The hate-filled initiative of the religious leaders had resulted in the crucifixion of the very One who championed love. Though in agony, Jesus’ love continued to triumph.

How have you or someone you love been the target of hate, ill-will, bitterness, or ugliness? May your pain prompt your prayers, and may the example of Jesus and people like Chris encourage you by the power of the Spirit to choose love over hate.

By:  Arthur Jackson Reflect & Pray

When have you found it hard to love someone? Is there someone you find it hard to forgive now? What steps might you take?

Father, forgive me when I find it hard to forgive others. Help me to demonstrate that love is stronger than hate.


150 posted on 10/19/2020 6:25:52 AM PDT by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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Sorry Hooman.
We'z outta brackfuss.
Happy Monday Madness!

151 posted on 10/19/2020 10:42:20 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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Don't Worry!






We're Just Playin'. Happy Monday Madness!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

152 posted on 10/19/2020 10:45:26 AM PDT by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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153 posted on 10/19/2020 10:52:44 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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I LOVE THAT!


154 posted on 10/19/2020 10:54:20 AM PDT by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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It makes me laugh every time I see it. LOL!


155 posted on 10/19/2020 11:22:54 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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Love the Boop meme! 😄
156 posted on 10/19/2020 7:45:40 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Breaking News...Trump Tests Positive For Awesome)
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That's the best box of Poptarts ever. 😁
157 posted on 10/19/2020 7:46:52 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Breaking News...Trump Tests Positive For Awesome)
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Happy Monday! I was away at work, missed the whole day at FR! 😅 Catching up on the news.
158 posted on 10/19/2020 7:49:08 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Breaking News...Trump Tests Positive For Awesome)
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He is a cute little pop-tart, huh! 💙
159 posted on 10/19/2020 8:11:22 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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October 20

Golden Scars

Bible in a Year:

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

2 Corinthians 11:30

In the Netherlands, a group of fashion designers offer a “Golden Joinery” workshop. Inspired by the Japanese technique Kintsugi, where broken porcelain is visibly repaired with gold, participants collaborate in mending clothes in ways that highlight the mending work rather than trying to mask it. Those who are invited bring “a dear but broken garment and mend it with gold.” As they remake their clothes, the repair becomes ornamental, a “golden scar.”

Articles of clothing are transformed in ways that highlight the places where they were torn or frayed. Perhaps this is something like what Paul meant when he said that he would “boast” in the things that showed his weakness. Although he’d experienced “surpassingly great revelations,” he doesn’t brag about them (2 Corinthians 12:6). He is kept from getting proud and overconfident, he says, by a “thorn” in his flesh (v. 7). No one knows exactly what he was referring to—perhaps depression, a form of malaria, persecution from enemies, or something else. Whatever it was, he begged God to take it away. But God said, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (v. 9).

Just as the rips and tears in old clothes can become sights of beauty as they’re remade by designers, the broken and weak places in our lives can become places where God’s power and glory may shine. He holds us together, transforms us, and makes our weaknesses beautiful.

By:  Amy Peterson Reflect & Pray

What are some weaknesses you try to keep hidden from the world? How has God revealed His power through your weakness?

God, may all my scars become golden as You heal and repair me in ways that bring glory to Your name.


160 posted on 10/20/2020 5:56:50 AM PDT by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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