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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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[luvie]

That is WAY too cold. Supposed to be 10 here at night on this coming Friday. EEK!

Have fun shopping!

[luvie]

"Waiting For Santa"
Happy Christmas Week
Monday Madness!

[TheConservativeParty]

We did some major shopping. Finished up my Christmas shopping, pretty easy to do with all the goodies at Sam’s. Bought a nice spiral sliced ham to make on Christmas Day.

Was a good day. Roads were great. Snow on the way by Thursday.

😁

[left that other site]

Happy Monday Madness!

You Forgot...It Takes a LOT to make ME Mad.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Oh boy, looks like antlers are enough!
🙂

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Daily Pings & Posts, Dear FRiends.
(((((Love, and God Bless)))))

[luvie]

Nighty-night
...and Merry Christmas, Kitty!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Tuesday,
December 20, 2022

No Cursing

Read: Numbers 24:15–19

A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. Numbers 24:17

William Shakespeare was a master of the insult, a “quality” that actor Barry Kraft adeptly leverages with his Shakespeare Insult Generator. The clever book consists of obscure insults drawn from Shakespeare’s plays. For instance, you might disparage someone by saying, “Thou thrasonical, logger-headed rampallian”—which is so much more creative than saying, “You brag a lot and you’re not very smart, you scoundrel!”

Kraft’s light-hearted book is in good fun. But an ancient king of Moab tried to pay a mysterious prophet not merely to insult the Israelites but to outright curse them. “Come and put a curse on these people,” King Balak told Balaam (Numbers 22:6). Instead, Balaam enraged the king by blessing the Hebrew people—multiple times (24:10). One of his blessings included this prophecy: “I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near” (24:17). Clearly the individual in view is not yet on the scene, but just who is Balaam talking about? The next line holds a clue. “A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel” (v. 17). The “star” would one day lead wise men to the promised Child (Matthew 2:1–2).

An ancient Mesopotamian prophet who knew nothing of Messiah pointed the world to a future sign declaring His arrival. From an unlikely source came not cursing, but blessing.  — Tim Gustafson

How does Numbers 24 help you see the Christmas story differently? How might it change the way you act when you encounter people opposing the work of God?

God, please give me eyes to see Your hand at work in all things.

Bible in a year: Micah 1–3; Revelation 11

[luvie]

Grateful for Warm Hearth And Home
Happy GratiTuesday!
Michael Bublé~Let It Snow

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Happy Gratituesday!

I Am Grateful For The beauty of The Season!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

And we are grateful for YOU!

[TheConservativeParty]

That is a lot of Cuteness!
🥰

[TheConservativeParty]

Good Morning!
I keep waking up before sunrise. This is not good.

We are in for some bad weather starting tomorrow. Snow, wind, and arctic temperatures. I hope the power stays on and roads are clear for the weekend so holiday plans are not canceled.

Doing a small shopping trip today, need chickpea flour so I can bake cookies. Only one store has it around here.

Have a good day!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Wednesday,
December 21, 2022

Treasured Prayer

Read: Revelation 5:6–10

May these words of mine . . . be near to the Lord our God day and night. 1 Kings 8:59

The Clark’s Nutcracker is an amazing bird. Every year it prepares for winter by hiding tiny caches of four or five whitebark pine seeds, as many as five hundred seeds per hour. Then, months later, it returns to uncover the seeds, even under heavy snow. A Clark’s Nutcracker may remember as many as ten thousand locations where it has hidden seeds—an astounding feat (especially when you consider the difficulty we humans can have remembering the location of our car keys or glasses).

But even this incredible act of memory pales in comparison with God’s ability to remember our prayers. He’s able to keep track of every sincere prayer and remember and respond to them even years later. In the book of Revelation, the apostle John describes “four living creatures” and “twenty-four elders” worshiping the Lord in heaven. Each one was “holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people” (5:8).

Just as incense was precious in the ancient world, our prayers are so precious to God that He keeps them before Him continually, treasured in golden bowls! Our prayers matter to God because we matter to Him, and through His undeserved kindness to us in Jesus He offers us uninhibited access (Hebrews 4:14–16). So pray boldly! And know that not a word will be forgotten or misplaced because of the amazing love of God. — James Banks

How does it encourage you to know God never forgets your prayers? Who do you need to pray for today?

Heavenly Father, please give me the perseverance to pray faithfully and the faith to look for what You alone can do.

Bible in a year: Micah 4–5; Revelation 12

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Stay Warm and safe, my FRiend!

[luvie]

Happy Warm & Fuzzy
&Christmassy
Wednesday!

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Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday

And A Very Merry and Blessed Christmas.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Imagine having three energetic Tippys. LOL!

[TheConservativeParty]

Aw! A beautiful trio!
🐶🐶🐶

[left that other site]

YIKES!