Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... Jan - Dec 2021

5-01-2021 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

[JustAmy]

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[JustAmy]

Sand
Helen Moore

Sand in my swimsuit,
Sand in my hair.
When I go to the beach,
sand gets everywhere!
I wonder, I wonder
Oh how can there be,
Sand left at the beach
When there's so much on me?

[TheConservativeParty]

Good night FRiends

Thank you for the lovely posts today

🌸🌼🌺

[luvie]

Nighty night! 😴💤

[The Mayor]

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July 6

Not Fatherless

Bible in a Year:

• Job 32–33
• Acts 14

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

Romans 8:16 John Sowers in his book Fatherless Generation writes that “No generation has seen as much voluntary father absence as this one with 25 million kids growing up in single-parent homes.” In my own experience, if I’d bumped into my father on the street, I wouldn’t have known him. My parents were divorced when I was very young, and all the photos of my dad were burned. So for years I felt fatherless. Then at age thirteen, I heard the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13) and said to myself, You may not have an earthly father, but now you have God as your heavenly Father.

In Matthew 6:9 we’re taught to pray, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” Previously verse 7 says not to “keep on babbling” when praying, and we may wonder how these verses are connected. I realized that because God remembers, we don’t need to repeat. He truly understands, so we don’t need to explain. He has a compassionate heart, so we don’t need to be uncertain of His goodness. And because He knows the end from the beginning, we know His timing is perfect.

Because God is our Father, we don’t need to use “many words” (v. 7) to move Him. Through prayer, we’re talking with a Father who loves and cares for us and made us His children through Jesus.

Reflect & Pray

When have you tried to “move God” in prayer by using many words? How does having a relationship with Him as your Father help you to trust Him?

Dear heavenly Father, thank You for making me Your child and for being a Father that welcomes me into Your presence through prayer.

Read Talking with My Father at DiscoverySeries.org/HP171.

[luvie]

🌼 Happy GratiTuesday! 🌼

[TheConservativeParty]

Love the garden picture!

I am too lazy/inept at computer stuff to learn to post pictures on FR.

I take lots of garden pictures with my phone.

I don’t use my desktop computer anymore.

I wonder if the procedure to post photos on FR works with just an iPhone.

🤓

[luvie]

I've done it, but you'd need to put the pictures on a server like Flickr or Photobucket to get the html to post. It needs a bit more concentration to ge the code in place. You know like "img src" etc. I do love your emojis though. If you put < font size=whatever up to #7 >...no spaces, you can make them larger. Like this 💐 [I use font size=7 so they show up better and then /font after so the words after the emoji don't remain huge. LOL]

Is that clear as mud? 😸

[luvie]

PS...Fotki.com is the best place to store pictures. The code there is found on the phone under “share” then “more” and copying the next to the last line of code. I think it’s pretty complicated on a phone. LOL!

[left that other site]

Happy Gratituesday!

I Highly Recommend You STAY COOL! Whatever Way You Can!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

I took the day off from horse riding and gardening at my friend’s today to stay out of the heat. Of course I still spent a couple hours watering and planting in my own garden. 😅

[TheConservativeParty]

Yep, for me, technically challenged, clear as mud!
😅

maybe I can ask da husband if he can figure it out
🧐

[left that other site]

Today was really hot and humid. I didn’t even feel like riding the bike today.

At 60mph, it’s fine, but waiting at stop lights in the blazing sun straddling a hot engine can be brutal.

[TheConservativeParty]

I was sweatin’ just watering the flowers with a garden hose. 🙄
Rain expected tonight with a nice temperature change, thank goodness.
😊

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Beautiful Pics & Pings, Dear FRiends.
(((((Hugs, and God Bless)))))

[TheConservativeParty]

Good night Kitty Mittens!
🙂
🌙💫⭐️✨

[The Mayor]

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July 7

The Wisdom We Need

Bible in a Year:

• Job 34–35
• Acts 15:1–21

Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge.

Proverbs 1:7 nlt

Ellen opened her mailbox and discovered a bulky envelope with her dear friend’s return address. Just a few days prior, she’d shared a relational struggle with that friend. Curious, she unwrapped the package and found a colorful beaded necklace on a simple jute string. Attached was a card with a company’s slogan, “Say It in Morse Code,” and words translating the necklace’s hidden and wise message, “Seek God’s Ways.” Ellen smiled as she fastened it around her neck.

The book of Proverbs is a compilation of wise sayings—many penned by Solomon, who was acclaimed as the wisest man of his era (1 Kings 10:23). Its thirty-one chapters call the reader to listen to wisdom and avoid folly, starting with the core message of Proverbs 1:7: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.” Wisdom—knowing what to do when—comes from honoring God by seeking His ways. In the introductory verses, we read, “Listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck” (vv. 8–9 nlt).

Ellen’s friend had directed her to the Source of the wisdom she needed: Seek God’s ways. Her gift focused Ellen’s attention on where to discover the help she needed.

When we honor God and seek His ways, we’ll receive the wisdom we need for all the matters we face in life. Each and every one.

Reflect & Pray

Where do you go when you need wisdom? How can you keep God's words in the forefront of your mind?

God, remind me that You’re the Source of the wisdom I need.

To learn more about the book of Proverbs, visit ChristianUniversity.org/Proverbs.

[luvie]

Happy
Warm & Fuzzy
..and Napping On Your Face
Wednesday!

[JustAmy]

LOL

[left that other site]

Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday!

Very "Warm" Today...in the 90's! Stay Cool, My FRiends!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS