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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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Our snow is almost gone, but it is very cold.
Got a nice seed catalog in the mail today. Looking forward to spring already.
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701 posted on 12/26/2020 7:01:29 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (410 Hold The Line Patriots)
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To: TheConservativeParty

Gingers are the best! Of course, I’m not the least bit biased. LOL!


702 posted on 12/26/2020 7:05:44 PM PST 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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They were so cute. Very frisky!


703 posted on 12/26/2020 7:57:02 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (410 Hold The Line Patriots)
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Nathaniel Ladies Ensemble~Thanks To God

Statler Brothers~Sweet Beulah Land

Casting Crowns~Praise You In The Storm

Providence~O Come Angel Band

Bill Gaither/Velstal Goodman~The Lighthouse

The Trevecca Madrigalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Jeff Beck~Amazing Grace

Have a blessed Sunday


704 posted on 12/27/2020 5:52:12 AM PST 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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December 27

A Song in the Night

Bible in a Year:

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

Psalm 103:8

The sun had long set when our electrical power suddenly went out. I was at home with our two younger children, and this was their first time experiencing a power outage. After verifying that the utility company knew about the outage, I located some candles, and the kids and I huddled together in the kitchen around the flickering flames. They seemed nervous and unsettled, so we began to sing. Soon the concerned looks on their faces were replaced with smiles. Sometimes in our darkest moments we need a song.

Psalm 103 may be one of the psalms prayed or sung after the people of God had returned from exile to a homeland that had been laid waste. In a moment of crisis, they needed to sing. But not just any song, they needed to sing about who God is and what He does. Psalm 103 also helps us remember that Heā€™s compassionate, merciful, patient, and full of faithful love (v. 8). And in case we wonder if the judgment for our sin still hangs over our heads, the psalm announces that God isnā€™t angry, He has forgiven, and He feels compassion. These are good things to sing about during the dark nights of our lives.

Maybe thatā€™s where you find yourselfā€”in a dark and difficult place, wondering if God really is good, questioning His love for you. If so, pray and sing to the One who abounds in love!

Reflect & Pray

How might Godā€™s saving acts in Jesus give you a better picture of what Heā€™s like? How does He view you?

Dear Jesus, help me to see the love of God revealed in Your life, death, and resurrection. Lift up my weary head that I might sing of Your goodness and faithfulness.


705 posted on 12/27/2020 8:08:06 AM PST by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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To: luvie

I'm NOT Fat.






I'm Just Fluffy. Have a Beautiful Sunday!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

706 posted on 12/27/2020 10:13:56 AM PST 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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That’s a lot of fluff!


707 posted on 12/27/2020 1:55:47 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (410 Hold The Line Patriots)
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To: luvie

Hope you had a good Sunday!
Got an outside project done before it might snow later.
Was near freezing today, so pretty warm for December.


708 posted on 12/27/2020 1:58:23 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (410 Hold The Line Patriots)
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Yep! :-)


709 posted on 12/27/2020 4:47:08 PM PST 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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Thank your the Beautiful Daily Pings, Dear FRiends.
(((((Love, and God Bless)))))


710 posted on 12/27/2020 9:47:35 PM PST by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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December 28

Rebuilding the Ruins

Bible in a Year:

Then this city will bring me renown, joy, praise and honor.

Jeremiah 33:9

At seventeen, Dowayne had to leave his familyā€™s home in Manenberg, a part of Cape Town, South Africa, because of his stealing and addiction to heroin. He didnā€™t go far, building a shack of corrugated metal in his motherā€™s backyard, which soon became known as the Casino, a place to use drugs. When he was nineteen, however, Dowayne came to saving faith in Jesus. His journey off drugs was long and exhausting, but he got clean with Godā€™s help and with the support of friends who are believers in Jesus. And ten years after Dowayne built the Casino, he and others turned the hut into a house church. What was once a dark and foreboding place now is a place of worship and prayer.

The leaders of this church look to Jeremiah 33 for how God can bring healing and restoration to people and places, as Heā€™s done with Dowayne and the former Casino. The prophet Jeremiah spoke to Godā€™s people in captivity, saying that although the city would not be spared, yet God would heal His people and would ā€œrebuild them,ā€ cleansing them from their sin (Jeremiah 33:7ā€“8). Then the city would bring Him joy, renown, and honor (v. 9).

When weā€™re tempted to despair over the sin that brings heartbreak and brokenness, letā€™s continue to pray that God will bring healing and hope, even as Heā€™s done in a backyard in Manenberg.

Reflect & Pray

How have you seen God bring restoration in your own life and in the lives of others? How can you pray for HisĀ healing this day?

God, thank You for sparking new life in what appeared to be dead. Continue to work in me, that I might share Your saving love with others.


711 posted on 12/28/2020 5:38:12 AM PST by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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Howdy, Kitty!
Always good to see you!

712 posted on 12/28/2020 10:35:31 AM PST 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 iz hungree for Christmas leftoverz!
Happy Monday Madness!

713 posted on 12/28/2020 10:39:55 AM PST 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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We'z Just Tryin'






To Assist you in the arduous task of dismantling and storing the Christmas Mess till next year.

Why You Mad?

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

714 posted on 12/28/2020 10:58:29 AM PST 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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LOL!


715 posted on 12/28/2020 1:39:07 PM PST 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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Note the Guilty look on the dog.

Note the arrogant smirk of the kitteh.


716 posted on 12/28/2020 5:18:03 PM PST 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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Ha! Was just thinkin’ about taking down the tree. šŸ™ƒ


717 posted on 12/28/2020 6:25:44 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (410 Hold The Line Patriots)
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Will you be having any assistance from the Animal Kingdom?


718 posted on 12/28/2020 6:28:18 PM PST 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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Yep...one is more confident than the other. LOL!


719 posted on 12/28/2020 7:02:44 PM PST 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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December 29

Unseen Realities

Bible in a Year:

Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but . . . against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Ā Ephesians 6:12

In 1876, men drilling for coal in central Indiana thought they had found the gates of hell. Historian John Barlow Martin reports that at six hundred feet, ā€œfoul fumes issued forth amid awesome noises.ā€ Afraid they had ā€œbitten into the roof of the devilā€™s cave,ā€ the miners plugged the well and scurried back to their homes.

The miners, of course, were mistakenā€”and some years later, they would drill again and be rich in natural gas. Even though they were mistaken, I find myself a little jealous of them. These miners lived with an awareness of the spiritual world that is often missing from my own life. Itā€™s easy for me to live as if the supernatural and the natural rarely intersect and to forget that ā€œour struggle is not against flesh and blood, but . . . against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realmsā€ (Ephesians 6:12).

When we see evil winning in our world, we shouldnā€™t give in or try to fight it in our own strength. Instead, weā€™re to resist evil by putting on ā€œthe full armor of Godā€ (vv. 13ā€“18). Studying Scripture, meeting regularly with other believersĀ for encouragement, and making choices with the good of others in mind can help us ā€œstand against the devilā€™s schemesā€ (v. 11). Equipped by the Holy Spirit, we can stand firm in the face of anything (v. 13).

Reflect & Pray Reflect & Pray

How can you cultivate an awareness of the reality of the spiritual world? Is God calling you to ā€œput onā€ some part of the ā€œarmorā€ Paul describes? What might that look like today?

Help me to remember, God, to walk and serve by faith and in Your power.


720 posted on 12/29/2020 6:54:45 AM PST by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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