Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January - December, 2022

1-01-2022 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

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Happy Gratituesday!

I Am Grateful For Sunny Days In May!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Aw, they are so sweet! Having a very early heat wave this week, was 90 today. Very humid. Was 118 in the greenhouses today. Not very nice. Supposedly it will be closer to 70 in a few days.

Cheers for cooler weather!

😅

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Wednesday,
May 11, 2022

Always Worth Sharing

Read: 2 Corinthians 2:12–17

Thanks be to God, who always . . . uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. 2 Corinthians 2:14

After I became a believer in Jesus, I shared the gospel with my mother. Instead of making a decision to trust Jesus, as I expected, she stopped speaking to me for a year. Her bad experiences with people who claimed to follow Jesus made her distrust believers in Christ. I prayed for her and reached out to her weekly. The Holy Spirit comforted me and continued working on my heart as my mom gave me the silent treatment. When she finally answered my phone call, I committed to loving her and sharing God’s truth with her whenever I had the opportunity. Months after our reconciliation, she said I’d changed. Almost a year later, she received Jesus as her Savior, and, as a result, our relationship deepened.

Believers in Jesus have access to the greatest gift given to humanity—Christ. The apostle Paul says we’re to “spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere” (2 Corinthians 2:14). He refers to those who share the gospel as “the pleasing aroma of Christ” to those who believe, but acknowledges we reek of death to those who reject Jesus (vv. 15–16).

After we receive Christ as our Savior, we have the privilege of using our limited time on earth to spread His life-changing truth while loving others. Even during our hardest and loneliest moments, we can trust He’ll provide what we need. No matter what the personal cost, God’s good news is always worth sharing. — Xochitl Dixon

How has God encouraged you to not give up after you shared the gospel with someone who reacted in a negative way? How did God bring you close to someone after you both connected as believers in Jesus?

Help me share Your good news wherever You send me, God!

Bible in a year: 2 Kings 13–14; John 2

[luvie]

Won't you please scritch my tummy
On this H🔥T and Fuzzy Wednesday?

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Happy Wednesday!

Hope It's Warm & Fuzzy Enough For You!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Thursday,
May 12, 2022

Walking by a Blessing

Read: Isaiah 48:12–20

If only you had paid attention to my commands. Isaiah 48:18

In 1799, twelve-year-old Conrad Reed found a large, glittering rock in the stream that ran through his family’s small farm in North Carolina. He carried it home to show his father, a poor immigrant farmer. His father didn’t understand the rock’s potential value and used it as a doorstop. The family walked by it for years.

Eventually Conrad’s rock—actually a seventeen-pound gold nugget—caught the eye of a local jeweler. Soon the Reed family became wealthy, and their property became the site of the first major gold strike in the United States.

Sometimes we walk past a blessing, intent on our own plans and ways. After Israel was exiled to Babylon for disobeying God, He proclaimed freedom for them once again. But He also reminded them of what they’d missed. “I am the Lord your God,” He told them, “who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea.” God then encouraged them to follow Him away from old ways into a new life: “Leave Babylon . . . ! Announce this with shouts of joy” (Isaiah 48:17–18, 20).

Leaving Babylon, perhaps now as much as then, means leaving sinful ways and “coming home” to a God who longs to do us good—if only we’ll obey and follow Him! — James Banks

What aspect of God do you look forward to as you walk with Him today? What can you do to gently lead others to His love?

Loving God, there’s no one like You! Help me embrace the opportunity to walk with You and discover the blessings You alone provide.

Bible in a year: 2 Kings 15–16; John 3:1–18

[luvie]

Happy
Thank-The-Troops Thursday!

[JustAmy]

Hi Fish Hawk.

I'm not here as much as I should be. I always plan to come by but I really don't want to say Good Morning at 4:00 in the afternoon. :-)

PS:I have another of your poems that I plan to use tomorrow.

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi there!

We are still having a heatwave, which makes the greenhouses I am working in 110-118 degrees. 😅 Drinking lots of water. 💦💦💦. Supposed to cool down next week. Still working every day. Probably will be done in 2 weeks, after most of the plants are sold.

Thanks for holding down the fort at Amy’s Place!

Cheers!

[JustAmy]

Thank you for coming by with your greetings, your graphics and your friendship.
I appreciate you.

[luvie]

Whew! Sounds almost like our weather outside…but with less humidity. I hope it does cool down for you. It must be miserable working in that heat! But I’ll bet the plants are looking great. 🌺🌼🌸

[luvie]

You’re very welcome!
Thank YOU for providing this “home” for us!

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Daily Pings & Posts, Dearest FRiends.
(((((Hugs to Everyone, and God Bless)))))

[luvie]

Nighty-night, Kitty!

[TheConservativeParty]

Yeah, too hot to work in but still lots to do.
😅

Temperature gets better on Sunday.

😊

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Friday,
May 13, 2022

Finish Strong

Read: Acts 20:17–24

I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Acts 20:24

As I enter the final few minutes of my forty-minute workout, I can almost guarantee that my instructor will yell out, “Finish strong!” Every personal trainer or group fitness leader I’ve known uses the phrase a few minutes before cool down. They know that the end of the workout is just as important as showing up for it. And they know that the human body has a tendency to want to slow down or slack off when it’s been in motion for a while.

The same is true in our journey with Jesus. Paul told the elders of the church at Ephesus that he needed to finish strong as he headed to Jerusalem, where he was certain to face more persecution as an apostle of Christ (Acts 20:17–24). Paul, however, was undeterred. He had a mission and that was to finish the journey he’d begun and to do what God called him to do. He had one job—to tell “the good news of God’s grace” (v. 24). And he wanted to finish strong. Even if hardship awaited him (v. 23), he continued to run toward his finish line—focused and determined to remain steadfast in his journey.

Whether we’re exercising our physical muscles or working out our God-given abilities through actions, words, and deeds, we too can be encouraged by the reminder to finish strong. Don’t “become weary” (Galatians 6:9). Don’t give up. God will provide what you need to finish strong. — Katara Patton

What do you do when you get tired and feel like giving up? What’s the benefit of finishing strong?

Help me keep going on this journey, Father. I want to finish strong so You get the glory for my life and journey.

Bible in a year: 2 Kings 17–18; John 3:19–36

[luvie]

Chris DeBurgh~The Lady In Red

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Happy Red Friday!

Have ABeautiful Day!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Awww...looking at that face MAKES it perfect!

[JustAmy]

Wishing everyone a lovely Friday as we support our troops.