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

Posted on 01/01/2022 11:37:54 AM PST by JustAmy

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1/01/2021 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

Posted on 01/01/2021 6:43:29 AM PST by JustAmy




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To: The Mayor

Thank you.


2,661 posted on 11/25/2022 8:14:36 AM PST by Silentgypsy (In my defense, I was left unsupervised.)
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WEARING RED ON FRIDAY
FOR OUR HEROES!




Chris DeBurgh~The Lady In Red

The red of courage
The crimson of blood
Are the colors I wear
To honor the heroes
Who possess the one
And spill the other
For all of us






2,662 posted on 11/25/2022 9:14:49 AM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

Happy Friday!
Had a great time yesterday, great food too. All my leftovers are gone already. 😅


2,663 posted on 11/25/2022 12:14:33 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (Comfy with Frens 🐸 )
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To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; luvie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; DollyCali; Gabz; ...

Our Daily Bread

Saturday,
November 26, 2022

Blessed Repentance
Read: Hosea 14:1–4

Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously. Hosea 14:2

“BROKE” was the street name Grady answered to and those five letters were proudly emblazoned on his license plates. Though not intended in a spiritual sense, the moniker fit the middle-aged gambler, adulterer, and deceiver. He was broken, bankrupt, and far from God. However, all that changed one evening when he was convicted by God’s Spirit in a hotel room. He told his wife, “I think I’m getting saved!” That evening he confessed sins he thought he’d take with him to the grave and came to Jesus for forgiveness. For the next thirty years, the man who didn’t think he’d live to see forty lived and served God as a changed believer in Jesus. His license plates changed too—from “BROKE” to “REPENT.”

Repent. That’s what Grady did and that’s what God called Israel to do in Hosea 14:1–2. “Return, Israel, to the Lord your God. . . . Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him: ‘Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously.’ ” Big or small, few or many, our sins separate us from God. But the gap can be closed by turning from sin to God and receiving the forgiveness He’s graciously provided through the death of Jesus. Whether you’re a struggling believer in Christ or one whose life looks like Grady’s did, your forgiveness is only a prayer away.Arthur Jackson

What sins separate you from God? Are you ready to confess your need for Him and receive the forgiveness that He’s provided through His Son, Jesus?

Father, search my heart for anything that may contribute to my downfall and distance from you. Cleanse me, forgive me, and use me for Your honor.

Bible in a year: Ezekiel 27–29; 1 Peter 3

2,664 posted on 11/26/2022 8:44:33 AM PST by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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Jim Brickman~How Great Thou Art

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

The Trevecca Madragalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Dallas Christian Sound~My God And I

St. Olaf Choir~Beautiful Savior

Providence~I'm Telling The World About His Love

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!


2,665 posted on 11/27/2022 6:17:22 AM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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Our Daily Bread

Sunday,
November 27, 2022

So Beautiful
Read: Ephesians 2:1–10

We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works. Ephesians 2:10

I was very young when I peered through a hospital nursery window and saw a newborn for the first time. In my ignorance, I was dismayed to see a tiny, wrinkly child with a hairless, cone-shaped head. The baby’s mother standing near us, however, couldn’t stop asking everyone, “Isn’t he gorgeous?” I was reminded of that moment when I saw a video of a young dad tenderly singing the song, “You Are So Beautiful” to his baby girl. To her enraptured daddy, the little girl was the most beautiful thing ever created.

Is that how God looks at us? Ephesians 2:10 says that we’re His “handiwork”—His masterpiece. Aware of our own failings, it may be hard for us to accept how much He loves us or to believe that we could ever be of value to Him. But God doesn’t love us because we deserve love (vv. 3–4); He loves us because He is love (1 John 4:8). His love is one of grace, and He showed the depth of it when, through Jesus’ sacrifice, He made us alive in Him when we were dead in our sins (Ephesians 2:5, 8).

God’s love isn’t fickle. It’s constant. He loves the imperfect, the broken, those who are weak and those who mess up. When we fall, He’s there to lift us up. We’re His treasure, and we’re so beautiful to Him.Cindy Hess Kasper

What does it mean to know that “God is love”? How can you accept the truth of God’s endless love for you when you feel undeserving of it?

Precious Father, thank You for Your love for me.

For further study, read How God Loves Us.

Bible in a year: Ezekiel 30–32; 1 Peter 4

2,666 posted on 11/27/2022 7:07:17 AM PST by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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To: luvie; Kitty Mittens; left that other site

Good Sunday Morning to you.
Rather dark and rainy here today, but 40 degrees is pretty good for November.

Have a good day!

😇


2,667 posted on 11/27/2022 9:33:26 AM PST by TheConservativeParty (Comfy with Frens 🐸 )
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To: TheConservativeParty

Glad you have a bit of warmer weather even though it seems rather gloomy. I happen to like dark rainy days. I guess because we get so few of them.

It’s bright and sunny here, but it did rain while we were out of town for thanksgiving. AND it snowed late Friday night. And we missed it, too. I don’t mind missing it. LOL!


2,668 posted on 11/27/2022 11:53:11 AM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

Looks like nice weather here most of the week. Temperatures in the 40s sure are nice.


2,669 posted on 11/27/2022 12:43:56 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (Comfy with Frens 🐸 )
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Our Daily Bread

Monday,
November 28, 2022

Walk with Me
Read: Titus 2:11–14

The grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. Titus 2:11

A few years ago, a popular song hit the charts, with a gospel choir singing the chorus, “Jesus walks with me.” Behind the lyrics lies a powerful story.

The choir was started by jazz musician Curtis Lundy when he entered a treatment program for cocaine addiction. Drawing fellow addicts together and finding inspiration in an old hymnal, he wrote that chorus as a hymn of hope for those in rehab. “We were singing for our lives,” one choir member says of the song. “We were asking Jesus to save us, to help us get out of the drugs.” Another found that her chronic pain subsided when she sang the song. That choir wasn’t just singing words on a sheet but offering desperate prayers for redemption.

Today’s Scripture reading describes their experience well. In Christ, our God has appeared to offer salvation to all people (Titus 2:11). While eternal life is part of this gift (v. 13), God is working on us now, empowering us to regain self-control, say no to worldly passions, and redeem us for life with Him (vv. 12, 14). As the choir members found, Jesus doesn’t just forgive our sins—He frees us from destructive lifestyles.

Jesus walks with me. And you. And anyone who cries out to Him for help. He’s with us, offering hope for the future and salvation now.Sheridan Voysey

What do you need Jesus to change in you today? How desperate are you for Him to do it?

Dear Jesus, I need You. Forgive my sins, free me from destructive habits, and change me from the inside out.

Bible in a year: Ezekiel 33–34; 1 Peter 5

2,670 posted on 11/28/2022 8:01:55 AM PST by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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To: TheConservativeParty

That sounds great! Enjoy it while you can. :)


2,671 posted on 11/28/2022 9:21:08 AM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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Happy Monday Madness!

2,672 posted on 11/28/2022 9:29:51 AM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

Saw recently on “Funniest Videos” a cat who was using the Christmas tree and ornaments as a toy. Who can blame him, it’s a tree full of cat toys!
😅


2,673 posted on 11/28/2022 5:00:22 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (Comfy with Frens 🐸 )
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To: TheConservativeParty

Yes, they think it’s the greatest toy ever....and we yell at them for playing with it. LOL!

Silly hoomans!


2,674 posted on 11/28/2022 7:46:16 PM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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Our Daily Bread

Tuesday,
November 29, 2022

A Hot Meal
Read: Matthew 25:34–40

Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. Matthew 25:40

Barbecue chicken, green beans, spaghetti, rolls. On a cool day in October, at least fifty-four homeless people received this hot meal from a woman celebrating fifty-four years of life. The woman and her friends decided to forgo her usual birthday dinner in a restaurant, choosing instead to cook and serve meals to people on the streets of Chicago. On social media, she encouraged others to also perform a random act of kindness as a birthday gift.

This story reminds me of Jesus’ words in Matthew 25: “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (v. 40). He said these words after declaring that His sheep will be invited into His eternal kingdom to receive their inheritance (vv. 33–34). At that time, Jesus will acknowledge that they’re the people who fed and clothed Him because of their genuine faith in Him, unlike the proud religious people who did not believe in Him (see 26:3–5). Although the “righteous” will question when they fed and clothed Jesus (25:37), He’ll assure them that what they did for others was also done for Him (v. 40).

Feeding the hungry is just one way God helps us care for His people—showing our love for Him and relationship with Him. May He help us meet others’ needs today.Katara Patton

What acts of kindness can you do today to show God’s love to others? How are you also caring for Him when you help meet their needs?

Gracious God, please help me to show Your love through my actions today.

For further study, read Loving the Neighbor Next Door.

Bible in a year: Ezekiel 35–36; 2 Peter 1

2,675 posted on 11/29/2022 7:30:48 AM PST by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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Grateful for Autumn beauty.
And the rain we got last weekend!
Happy GratiTuesday!

2,676 posted on 11/29/2022 10:57:59 AM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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Happy Gratituesday!





I'm Grateful For Leftovers! :-)

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

2,677 posted on 11/29/2022 11:39:55 AM PST by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: left that other site

Mmmm...I’m all for that!


2,678 posted on 11/29/2022 2:21:29 PM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

Me Too...but with more whipped cream. :-)


2,679 posted on 11/29/2022 2:22:55 PM PST by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: left that other site

Absolutely! And with a side of pecan pie! :)


2,680 posted on 11/29/2022 2:23:37 PM PST by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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