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

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

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Happy Gratituesday!

"Why are you raking up the leaves, Mom? There are still plenty of 'em still on the tree!"

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Good question! LOL!

Besides, the wind will blow them away...right?

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Besides, the wind will blow them away...right?

Not unless that wind is coming out of a heavy, noisy, machine. :-)

[luvie]

Guess y’all don’t have the kind of wind we do. LOL! Sure looks like you’re having beautiful weather up there! Enjoy while you can...you and Penny both.

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY GRATITUESDAY
TO AMY'S PLACE!



"The Walk to Paradise Garden"
W. Eugene Smith*

"You Are The New Day"
The King’s Singers
(Click)

May You Approach Each New Day With The
Innocence, The Optimism, And The Sense Of
Wonder Of These Two Children!

*Back story of Gene Smith and his iconic photograph.

[The Mayor]

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November 11

Returning Home

Bible in a Year:

• Jeremiah 50
• Hebrews 8

In distant lands they will remember me . . . and they will return.

Zechariah 10:9

Walter Dixon had five days to honeymoon before he shipped off to the Korean War. Less than a year later, troops found Dixon’s jacket on the battlefield, with letters from his wife stuffed in the pockets. Military officials informed his young wife that her husband had been killed in action. Actually, Dixon was alive and spent the next 2.5 years as a POW. Every waking hour, he plotted to get home. Dixon escaped five times but was always recaptured. Finally, he was set free. You can imagine the shock when he returned home!

God’s people knew what it was to be captured, moved far away, and to long for home. Due to their rebellion against God, they were exiles. They woke each morning yearning to return, but they had no way to rescue themselves. Thankfully, God promised He’d not forgotten them. “I will restore them because I have compassion on them” (Zechariah 10:6). He would meet the people’s relentless ache for home, not because of their perseverance, but because of His mercy: “I will signal for them . . . and they will return” (vv. 8–9).

Our sense of exile may come because of our bad decisions or because of hardships beyond our control. Either way, God hasn’t forgotten us. He knows our desire and will call to us. And if we’ll answer, we’ll find ourselves returning to Him—returning home. Reflect & Pray

Where do you sense exile in your life? How are you hearing God calling you, showing you how to return home?

God, I feel far away from You. I know You’re near, but I feel so distant. Would You help me to hear Your call? Would You bring me home?

[luvie]

Honor Our Brave Vets
As You Have A
Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday &
A Happy Veterans Day!

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Thank you.

[The Mayor]

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November 12

The Long Way

Bible in a Year:

• Jeremiah 51–52
• Hebrews 9

God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter.

Exodus 13:17

As his peers were promoted one by one, Benjamin couldn’t help but feel a little envious. “How come you’re not a manager yet? You deserve it,” friends told him. But Ben decided to leave his career to God. “If this is God’s plan for me, I’ll just do my job well,” he replied. 

Several years later, Ben was finally promoted. By then, his added experience enabled him to do his job confidently and won him the respect of subordinates. Some of his peers, meanwhile, were still struggling with their supervisory responsibilities, as they had been promoted before they were ready. Ben realized God had taken him the “long way around” so that he would be better prepared for his role. 

When God led the Israelites out of Egypt (Exodus 13:17–18), He chose a longer way because the “shortcut” to Canaan was fraught with risk. The longer journey, note Bible commentators, also gave them more time to strengthen themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually for subsequent battles. 

The shortest way isn’t always the best. Sometimes God lets us take the longer route in life, whether it’s in our career or other endeavors, so that we’ll be better prepared for the journey ahead. When things don’t seem to happen quickly enough, we can trust in God—the One who leads and guides us. Reflect & Pray

How might God be strengthening you by letting you take the “longer way” in life? How can you remind yourself to keep trusting Him?

Loving God, You know how I feel when things don’t seem to happen quickly enough. Grant me the patience to trust in You and in Your sovereign plan and purpose.

[luvie]

Pastel Mountains Magesty
Happy Thankful Thursday!

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Happy Thankful Thursday!

I'm Thankful it's NOT Winter...YET.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[ConorMacNessa]

Happy Thankful Thursday
To Amy's Place!



"Into The West"
Annie Lennox
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[TheConservativeParty]

Cute kitten! Our fall leaves blew away recently, just a few oak trees hanging on to their leaves.

[TheConservativeParty]

Oooh, pretty mountain picture! I miss seeing the Rockies. Maybe next year.

[The Mayor]

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November 13

When God Speaks

Bible in a Year:

• Lamentations 1–2
• Hebrews 10:1–18

So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty.

Isaiah 55:11 Lily, a Bible translator, was flying home to her country when she was detained at the airport. Her mobile phone was searched, and when the officials found an audio copy of the New Testament on it, they confiscated the phone and questioned her for two hours. At one point they asked her to play the Scripture app, which happened to be set at Matthew 7:1–2: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Hearing these words in his own language, one of the officers turned pale. Later, she was released and no further action was taken.

We don’t know what happened in that official’s heart at the airport, but we know that the “word that goes out from [God’s] mouth” accomplishes what He desires (Isaiah 55:11). Isaiah prophesied these words of hope to God’s people in exile, assuring them that even as the rain and snow make the earth bud and grow, so too what goes “out from [His] mouth” achieves His purposes (vv. 10–11).   

We can read this passage to bolster our confidence in God. When we’re facing unyielding circumstances, such as Lily with the airport officials, may we trust that God is working—even when we don’t see the final outcome. Reflect & Pray

When was the last time you saw God at work? How have you received God’s love through the words He's declared?

Heavenly Father, thank You for what You’ve revealed, which brings me hope, peace, and love. Help me to grow in my love for You.

[luvie]

Chris DeBurgh~Lady In Red

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY FRIDAY TO
AMY'S PLACE!



President Ronald W. Reagan

Happy Friday From The
Entire MacNessa Clan!

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

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Happy Red Friday!

I LOVE Books! The smell of the leather and paper, the rustle of pages, the depth of knowledge and adventure within. I sure do LOVE Books. Yum Yum.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

I love books, too, but mostly read from my Kindle now. For one...they are easy to take with you since they are compact.

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Much tougher to shred with puppy teeth too! :-)