Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, November and December 2020

10-01-2020 | Meg33; The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

[JustAmy]

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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[Aquamarine]

The back seems to let so many of us down with age. Try not to work too hard and rest more.

[The Mayor]

That’s the plan, I’m semi retired at this point.

[luvie]

Wear your red
for our brave troops!



RAY WYLIE HUBBARD~RED DRESS



Have A Wonderful Weekend!
Pray for our First Family!

[left that other site]

Happy Red Friday!

Dear Father in Heaven,

I lift up to You our President Donald J. Trump.

I ask that You extend to him Your Mercy and Your Grace.

Give him Saving Faith,

And fill him with Your Holy Spirit.

Endow him with Good health and Youthful Vigor.

Keep him in a state of encouragement and good humor.

Give him a thick skin and a tender heart.

Surround him with truthful and wise counselors,

And Imbue him with supernatural wisdom.

Keep him rested and stress-free even with his busy schedule.

Bless him, his family, his staff, and his supporters with Faith, Hope, and Love.

In Jesus Name

Amen

[Hiskid]

Amen

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you.

[The Mayor]

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

October 3

Removing the Intruder

Bible in a Year:

• Isaiah 17–19
• Ephesians 5:17–33

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.

Ephesians 5:25

It wasn’t quite dawn when my husband rose from bed and went into the kitchen. I saw the light flip on and off and wondered at his action. Then I recalled that the previous morning I’d yelped at the sight of an “intruder” on our kitchen counter. Translated: an undesirable creature of the six-legged variety. My husband knew my paranoia and immediately arrived to remove it. This morning he’d risen early to ensure our kitchen was bug-free so I could enter without concern. What a guy!

My husband awoke with me on his mind, putting my need before his own. To me, his action illustrates the love Paul describes in Ephesians 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” Paul goes on, “Husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself” (v. 28). Paul’s comparison of a husband’s love to the love of Christ pivots on how Jesus put our needs before His own. My husband knows I’m afraid of certain intruders, and so he made my concern his priority.

That principle doesn’t apply to husbands only. After the example of Jesus, each of us can lovingly sacrifice to help remove an intruder of stress, fear, shame, or anxiety so that someone can move more freely in the world.

By:  Elisa Morgan Reflect & Pray

What “intruder” might God be asking you to address to help another? How might you allow someone to help rid your life of certain “intruders”?

Dear God, thank You for the gift of Your Son who’s removed the intruder of sin from my life and reconciled me to You!

[luvie]

Amen!

[luvie]

Brian Simpson~Saturday Cool
Have a Chill Caturday, y'all!

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY DOGURDAY
TO AMY’S PLACE!



Rocky MacNessa And The MacNessa Clan Wish A Happy
Dogurday To Amy's Place!!!

[luvie]

Rocky is soooo handsome! 🤎

[left that other site]

Just Blend In, Darling.

Nobody Will Notice! Happy Caturday!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Aw, those 2 furry pals blend in very well. I met a gorgeous Great Dane today. My friend's son adopted her recently. Huge and sweet- natured black dog. Just beautiful. As tall as a mini horse! 😄

[TheConservativeParty]

Hope you had a nice Caturday! I did some yardwork, met a new dog at my friend's house (a huge Great Dane), and then did mega grocery shopping. Was glad to see a few short videos of our beloved President today. Judge Jeanine had those on her show tonight. Gutfeld was on an hour late tonight, but was worth the wait for his humor. Have a good night 😴🌙⭐️

[luvie]

Sounds like you had a lovely Saturday. Hope you also have a blessed Lord’s Day.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for this Beautiful New Thread, Dear Amy.
(((((Hugs and Blessings to Everyone)))))

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you.

[left that other site]

I Love BIG dogs.

Penny’s Big Best Boyfriend is a St. Bernard named Rembrandt.

Remmy is the only dog Penny tolerates, probably because she knows he can fit her entire head in his mouth.

So she doesn’t venture to bully him, and does the “play-bow” thingy.

[luvie]

Casting Crowns~Praise You In The Storm

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir~How Great Thou Art

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

Statler Brothers~Amazing Grace

Gaither Vocal Band~Heaven's Joy Awaits

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~Sweet Beulah Land

GOD BLESS YOU THIS LORD'S DAY!

[The Mayor]

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

October 4

Strange Comfort

Bible in a Year:

• Isaiah 20–22
• Ephesians 6

Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.

2 Kings 6:17 The verse on the card Lisa received didn’t seem to match her situation: “Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (2 Kings 6:17). I have cancer! she thought in confusion. I’ve just lost a baby! A verse about angel soldiers doesn’t apply.

Then the “angels” began to show up. Cancer survivors gave her their time and a listening ear. Her husband got released early from an overseas military assignment. Friends prayed with her. But the moment she most felt God’s love was when her friend Patty walked in with two boxes of tissues. Placing them on the table, she started crying. Patty knew. She’d endured miscarriages too.

“That meant more than anything,” Lisa says. “The card made sense now. My ‘angel soldiers’ had been there all along.”

When an army besieged Israel, a host of literal angels protected Elisha. But Elisha’s servant couldn’t see them. “What shall we do?” he cried to the prophet (v. 15). Elisha simply prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see” (v. 17).

When we look to God, our crisis will show us what truly matters and that we’re not alone. We learn that God’s comforting presence never leaves us. He shows us His love in infinitely surprising ways.

By:  Tim Gustafson Reflect & Pray

What’s your first reaction when you receive bad news? When you endured a crisis, how did you view God in new ways?

Loving God, thank You for the complete reliability of Your presence. Open my eyes so that I may see You in a new way today.