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

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

[left that other site]

It started out that way here too, but now it’s raining.

[TheConservativeParty]

We’re in for clouds and some rain all this week.
Not too cold though, in the 40s.

[left that other site]

Same here. I wish it would warm up so I can use my deck

[luvie]

Yay for snow melting! Happy spring!

[TheConservativeParty]

Happy Monday Madness!

Very overcast today. Oh well, will be busy at work today, and hope that makes the day go fast.

Have a nice day
🌞

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Monday,
April 4, 2022

Wise Counsel

Read: Exodus 18:13–22

The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. Exodus 18:18

While attending seminary, I was working full-time. Add to that a chaplaincy rotation and an internship at a church. I was busy. When my father visited me, he said, “You’re going to have a breakdown.” I shrugged off his warning thinking he was of another generation and didn’t understand goal-setting.

I didn’t have a breakdown. But I did experience a very rough, dry season in which I fell into depression. Since then, I’ve learned to listen to warnings—especially from loved ones—more carefully.

That reminds me of Moses’ story. He too was diligently working, serving as Israel’s judge (Exodus 18:13). Yet he chose to listen to his father-in-law’s warning (vv. 17–18). Jethro wasn’t in the thick of things, but he loved Moses and his family and could see trouble ahead. Perhaps that’s why Moses was able to listen to Jethro and heed his advice. Moses set up a system for “capable men from all the people” to take on the smaller disputes, and he took the more difficult cases (vv. 21–22). Because he listened to Jethro, rearranged his work, and entrusted others to shoulder the load, he was able to avoid burnout during that season of life.

Many of us take our work for God, our families, and others seriously—passionately even. But we still need to heed the advice of trusted loved ones and to rely on the wisdom and power of God in all we do. — Katara Patton

Whose voice can you trust to remind you to serve wisely? What mechanisms do you have in place to avoid burnout? When did you implement them last?

Almighty God, thank You for allowing me to serve You in many ways. As I passionately care for others, teach me to also work wisely so that I’ll have energy to do what You want me to do.

Bible in a year: Ruth 1–4; Luke 8:1–25

[luvie]

💕Happy Monday Memories!💕

[PROCON]

Wow, Happy 60th Anniversary to you and Don, cute couple. (BTW, who’s the hot redhead? 😀)

[luvie]

LOL! I still have dem red roots, so beware. 👩🏻‍🦰

[mairdie]

CONGRATULATIONS! Well done! Wonderful pictures. Thought I recognized the uniform. Brother joined the AF from Chicago in 1952. Those were the days when you always picked up military hitchhikers on the long, straight Illinois roads. Do thank Don for serving.

JAG - One Toy Soldier - Enya
https://youtu.be/4OrnBWFVne0

[TheConservativeParty]

Great pictures!

Happy Anniversary!

🌹🌹🌹

[left that other site]

Happy 60th Anniversay!

Blessings Headed Your Way!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[Silentgypsy]

What a gorgeous couple—congratulations!

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you.

[luvie]

Thank you...and thank your brother for serving also! Gotta love Enya!

[luvie]

Thank you! It’s been quite a ride!

[luvie]

Thank you. It truly has been a blessing!

[luvie]

Thanks so much! We were so young! LOL!

[The Mayor]

Happy Anniversary!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Tuesday,
April 5, 2022

A Good Work

Read: Psalm 139:13–24

He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6

As a teenager, Charles Spurgeon wrestled with God. He’d grown up going to church, but what was preached seemed bland and meaningless. It was a struggle for him to believe in God, and Charles, in his own words, “rebelled and revolted.” One night a fierce snowstorm forced the sixteen-year-old Spurgeon to seek shelter in a tiny Methodist church. The pastor’s sermon seemed directed at him personally. In that moment, God won the wrestling match, and Charles gave his heart to Jesus.

Spurgeon later wrote, “Long before I began with Christ, He began with me.” In fact, our life with God doesn’t begin with the moment of salvation. The psalmist notes that God “created [our] inmost being,” knitting us together in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13). The apostle Paul writes, “Even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace” (Galatians 1:15 nlt). And God doesn’t stop working with us when we’re saved: “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion” (Philippians 1:6).

We’re all works-in-progress in the hands of a loving God. He leads us through our rebellious wrestling and into His warm embrace. But His purpose with us then is only beginning. “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him” (Philippians 2:13 nlt). Rest assured, we’re His good work regardless of how old we are or what stage of life we’re in. — Kenneth Petersen

How’s God working in your life at this very moment? What’s He doing with you for His purposes?

Loving God, I’m overwhelmed to think of Your loving care for me from the moment of my birth. Thank You. Help me to respond to Your ongoing work in my life.

Bible in a year: 1 Samuel 1–3: Luke 8:26–56