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

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

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Something Smells Savory In The Neighborhood

Who Ya Gonna Call? Why, Us, of Course. Just give us a Roast, and we will totally Bust it! We're the Roast Busters.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

LOL! Now I’m hungry for roast! 🍖

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Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi there! Very nice fall day here today. Went to see my best friend and we went shopping. We successfully passed by all candy displays. 🥳 We were tempted by the half-off tulip bulb displays but only looked. We are all gardened-out. 😅

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20 daffodil bulbs were planted last weekend. I’m done.

[luvie]

Ray Walker~Master The Tempest Is Raging
Congregational Singing

Cynthia Clawson & Others~Church In The Wildwood

The Trevecca Madragalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Statler Brothers~How Great Thou Art

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~Farther Along

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Sunday,
October 30, 2022

Hope in God

Read: Lamentations 3:22–26

I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:24

As the holiday season approached, package shipments were delayed due to an unprecedented influx of online orders. I can remember a time when my family preferred to simply go to the store and purchase items because we knew we had very little control over the speed of mail delivery. However, when my mother signed up for an account that included expedited shipping, this expectation changed. Now with a two-day guaranteed delivery, we’re accustomed to receiving things quickly, and we become frustrated by delays.  

We live in a world accustomed to instant gratification, and waiting can be difficult. But in the spiritual realm, patience is still rewarded. When the book of Lamentations was written, the Israelites were mourning the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian army, and they faced a series of challenges. However, in the midst of chaos, the writer boldly affirmed that because he was confident that God would meet his needs, he would wait on Him (Lamentations 3:24). God knows we’re inclined to become anxious when answers to our prayers are delayed. Scripture encourages us by reminding us to wait on God. We don’t have to be consumed or worried because “his compassions never fail” (v. 22). Instead, with God’s help we can “be still . . . and wait patiently for him” (Psalm 37:7). May we wait on God, trusting in His love and faithfulness even as we wrestle with longings and unanswered prayers. — Kimya Loder

How have you been waiting for God? How might you trust His timing?

Heavenly Father, sometimes it can be difficult to wait on You. Please give me the strength to continue hoping in You.  

Bible in a year: Jeremiah 20–21; 2 Timothy 4

[TheConservativeParty]

I was also tempted by half-off daffodils. 😅

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They ARE tempting aren’y they.

[TheConservativeParty]

We saw so many candy displays for Halloween. Both of us want to lose a few pounds. Chocolates are so expensive, it makes it pretty easy to just keep walking on by. 😅

There were lots of Christmas displays too. Wish they’d not do that until at least after Halloween. 🙄

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I really wish they would wait at least till Thanksgiving to put up the Christmas Displays.

[TheConservativeParty]

Thanksgiving would be best but the retailers gave that up so long ago, can’t hope for that. 🙄

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Monday,
October 31, 2022

Opportunities to Shine

Read: Matthew 5:13–16

Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16

In March 2020, while walking his dog in New York City’s Central Park, Whitney, a retired financial expert, saw trucks, stacks of tarps, and white tents, each bearing a cross and the name of a charity he’d never heard of before. When he discovered the group was building a field hospital for his fellow New Yorkers with COVID-19, he asked if he could help. For weeks, despite differing faiths and politics, he and his family pitched in wherever they could. Whitney stated, “Every single person I’ve met has been a genuinely nice person.” And he applauded the fact that no one was paying them to “help my city in our hour of deep, deep need.”

In response to the tremendous needs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, unlikely partners in service were brought together, and believers in Jesus were given new opportunities to share Christ’s light with others. In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught His followers to “let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds” (Matthew 5:16). We shine Christ’s light by letting the Spirit guide us in loving, kind, and good words and actions (see Galatians 5:22–23). When we allow the light we’ve received from Jesus to shine clearly in our daily lives, we also “glorify [our] Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).

This day and every day may we shine for Christ, as He helps us be salt and light in a world that desperately needs Him. — Alyson Kieda

Where do you see an opportunity to share hope and light with others today? When has someone been light to you in a difficult time?

Jesus, help me to shine Your light in all I say and do.

Bible in a year: Jeremiah 22–23; Titus 1

[luvie]

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Mannheim Steamroller~Rock & Roll Graveyard
Ronny Jordan/Roy Ayers~Mystic Voyage
Sade~Haunt Me
Soul Ballet~The Night Fantastic
Steve Oliver~Funhouse
U2~Raised By Wolves.m4a
Warren Zevon~Werewolves Of London

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Why Dogs Bite.

I Would Too.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Don’t blame him one bit! LOL!

[TheConservativeParty]

Oh that poor doggie. No doubt he was rewarded with a nice treat after that.

My friend who lives in a nice suburb of not-so-nice Milwaukee, told me she had so many trick-or-treaters last night, she ran out of candy after about an hour and about 45 minutes before the planned treating time for her suburb was over.

She said there was one little boy dressed up as President Trump “hair and all!” is what she said. 😁

I woulda dumped all my candy into his bag and said “You win!”.
😃

[luvie]

That would have definitely been the winner...for sure!

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I’ll bet that kid would never get sick of winning.

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Tuesday,
November 1, 2022

Better Together

Read: Acts 2:42–47

All the believers were together and had everything in common. Acts 2:44

Marie, a single working mom, rarely missed church or Bible study. Each week, she rode the bus to and from church with her five children and helped with set up and clean up.

One Sunday, the pastor told Marie that some church members had donated gifts for the family. One couple provided the family a house with reduced rent. Another couple offered her a job with benefits at their coffee shop. A young man gave her an old car he’d rebuilt and promised to serve as her personal mechanic. Marie thanked God for the joy of living in a community devoted to serving God and each other.

Though we may not all be able to give as generously as Marie’s church family, God’s people are designed to help each other. The gospel writer Luke described believers in Jesus as “devoted” to the “apostles’ teaching and to fellowship” (Acts 2:42). When we combine our resources, we can work together to help those in need like the first believers in Jesus did (vv. 44–45). As we grow closer to God and each other, we can care for one another. Witnessing God’s love demonstrated through His people’s actions can lead others to a saving relationship with Jesus (vv. 46–47).

We can serve others with a smile or a kind deed. We can offer a financial gift or a prayer. As God works in and through us, we’re simply better together. — Xochitl Dixon

Why is it important to experience a community devoted to serving God and each other? How can you serve someone selflessly and generously this week?

Loving Father, please help me see those in need and serve You by serving others.

For further study, read Understanding the Bible: The Book of Acts.

 

 

Bible in a year: Jeremiah 24–26; Titus 2