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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January - December, 2024
JustAmy[creator], The Mayor, luvie, left that other site

Posted on 01/01/2024 3:15:48 PM PST by luvie



Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)






Never Forget!




Bad Penny


Amy's personal guardian ~
was the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf - R.I.P.




Many thanks for stopping by. : )




TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Poetry; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friendship; january2024; poetry
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To: pollywog

Always!! ❤️💙

1,161 posted on 07/05/2024 12:39:47 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: left that other site

Well, aren’t we the patriotic one!


1,162 posted on 07/05/2024 12:42:27 PM PDT 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

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!love those praying HANDS!!!


1,163 posted on 07/05/2024 12:49:42 PM PDT by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: pollywog

It sure does.


1,164 posted on 07/05/2024 1:00:58 PM PDT by left that other site (If they can do it to a Billionaire President, they can do it to YOU. )
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To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; luvie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; DollyCali; Gabz; ...

July 6

Our Armor in Christ

Bible in a Year :

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.

2 Corinthians 10:4

Pastor Bailey’s newfound friend shared with him the story of his abuse and addiction. Though the young man was a believer in Jesus, because of his exposure to sexual abuse and pornography at an early age, he was plagued with a problem that was bigger than he was. And in his desperation, he reached out for help.

As believers in Christ, we wage war with unseen forces of evil (2 Corinthians 10:3-6). But we’ve been given weapons to fight our spiritual battles. They aren’t the weapons of the world, however. On the contrary, we’ve been given “divine power to demolish strongholds” (v. 4). What does that mean? “Strongholds” are well-built, secure places. Our God-given arms include “weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense” (6:7 nlt). Ephesians 6:13-18 expands the list of things that help protect us, including the Scriptures, faith, salvation, prayer, and the support of other believers. When faced with forces bigger and stronger than us, appropriating these munitions can make the difference between standing and stumbling.

God also uses counselors and other professionals to help those who struggle with forces too big to tackle alone. The good news is that in and through Jesus, we needn’t surrender when we struggle. We have the armor of God!

Reflect & Pray

Who might you reach out to for support in your personal struggle? What spiritual armor will you put on? 

Dear Jesus, You’re more powerful than any force—seen or unseen. I need Your presence and power to be at work in me today.


1,165 posted on 07/06/2024 9:16:47 AM PDT by The Mayor (May I be confident in Your love for me, dear God, and spread Your love to those around me.)
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To: JustAmy; The Mayor; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; Kitty Mittens; fish hawk; ...

😻Happy Lazy Caturday!😻

1,166 posted on 07/06/2024 11:02:09 AM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; TASMANIANRED; ...

Lazy Day?





Sounds Like A Plan.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,167 posted on 07/06/2024 12:22:00 PM PDT by left that other site (If they can do it to a Billionaire President, they can do it to YOU. )
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To: left that other site

....even for a cattle dog! :)


1,168 posted on 07/06/2024 1:26:01 PM PDT 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

Yep...Cattle Dogs are quite capable in that department, usually after running Mom totally ragged.


1,169 posted on 07/06/2024 1:59:55 PM PDT by left that other site (If they can do it to a Billionaire President, they can do it to YOU. )
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To: JustAmy; The Mayor; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; Kitty Mittens; fish hawk; ...


Hillsong~Mountain

Glad~Awesome God

Jim Brickman~How Great Thou Art

Life Church Worship~I Give It All

M Souders~We Gather Together

MercyMe~Greater

Passion~In Christ Alone

Providence~Farther Along

Steve Green~Broken And Spilled Out

Have a blessed Sunday, everyone
God Be With Our Troops and Keep Them Safe

1,170 posted on 07/07/2024 6:02:00 AM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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July 7

Trapped in Chocolate

Bible in a Year :

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him.

Hebrews 6:10

Two workers at a Mars candy factory in Pennsylvania fell into a large vat of chocolate. This might sound like the beginning of a joke—and perhaps a lovely predicament to chocolate lovers! But the men—though unhurt—were waist-deep in the confection and couldn’t get out on their own. Firefighters ultimately had to cut a hole in the side of the vat to deliver them to safety.

When the prophet Jeremiah found himself at the bottom of a mud-filled cistern, the story was anything but sweet. As a messenger to God’s people in Jerusalem, he’d proclaimed the urgency for them to leave the city because it would soon “be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon” (Jeremiah 38:3). Some of King Zedekiah’s officials demanded Jeremiah be “put to death” because they claimed his words were “discouraging the soldiers” (v. 4). The king consented and they “lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern” where he “sank down into the mud” (v. 6).

When another of the king’s officials—a foreigner, no less—advocated for Jeremiah’s well-being, saying the others had “acted wickedly,” Zedekiah realized he’d made a mistake and ordered Ebed-Melek to lift Jeremiah “out of the cistern” (vv. 9-10).

Even when we're doing the right thing—as Jeremiah was—we might sometimes feel like we’re stuck in the mud. Let’s ask God to lift our spirits as we wait for His help in the troubles we face.

Reflect & Pray

When have you been wronged for doing what’s right? How has God sustained you?

Father God, please sustain me as I seek to obey You.


1,171 posted on 07/07/2024 8:36:02 AM PDT by The Mayor (May I be confident in Your love for me, dear God, and spread Your love to those around me.)
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July 8

Serving Jesus

Bible in a Year :

When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?

Matthew 25:39

In the early 1800s, Elizabeth Fry was appalled by the conditions in a London women’s prison. Women and their children were crowded together and made to sleep on the cold stone floors. Although they weren’t given bedding, a tap flowed with gin. For years, she visited the prison and ushered in change by providing clothes, opening a school, and teaching the Bible. But many saw her biggest influence as her loving presence and clear messages of hope.

In her actions, she followed Jesus’ invitation to serve those in need. For instance, while on the Mount of Olives, Christ shared several stories about the end of the age, including one about the welcome of “the righteous to eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). In this story, the King tells the righteous people that they gave Him something to drink, invited Him in, and visited Him in prison (vv. 35-36). When they couldn’t recall doing so, the King responds: “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (v. 40).

What a wonder that when we serve others with the help of the Holy Spirit, we serve Jesus! We can follow Elizabeth Fry’s example, and we can also serve from home, such as through intercessory prayer or sending encouraging messages. Jesus welcomes us to love Him as we use our spiritual gifts and talents to assist others.

Reflect & Pray

How do you react to hearing that we serve Jesus when we serve others? How could you reach out to someone in need?

Loving Jesus, please help me discern where I can put my love into action today.


1,172 posted on 07/08/2024 10:24:57 AM PDT by The Mayor (May I be confident in Your love for me, dear God, and spread Your love to those around me.)
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To: JustAmy; The Mayor; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; Kitty Mittens; fish hawk; ...

Happy Monday...You Gotta Share...
Madness!

1,173 posted on 07/08/2024 11:34:53 AM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; TASMANIANRED; ...

Happy Monday!





Back To Work!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,174 posted on 07/08/2024 11:52:47 AM PDT by left that other site (If they can do it to a Billionaire President, they can do it to YOU. )
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To: left that other site

They KNOW how to nap!...and find comfort! 😂


1,175 posted on 07/08/2024 12:05:29 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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July 9

Do I Belong?

Bible in a Year :

What can stand in the way of my being baptized?

Acts 8:36

Actress Sally Field finally felt what we all long for. When she won a second Oscar in 1985, she exclaimed in her acceptance speech: “I’ve wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn’t feel it. But this time I feel it. And I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me.”

An Ethiopian eunuch was also amazed by his acceptance. As a gentile and as a eunuch, he was denied entrance into the temple’s inner courts (see Ephesians 2:11-12; Deuteronomy 23:1). Yet he yearned to be included. Philip found him returning from another unsatisfying pilgrimage to Jerusalem (Acts 8:27).

The Ethiopian man was reading Isaiah, which promised that eunuchs who “hold fast to my covenant” will receive “within my temple and its walls a memorial and . . . an everlasting name” (Isaiah 56:4-5). How could this be? Then Philip “told him the good news about Jesus,” and the man responded, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” (Acts 8:35-36).

He was asking, Am I really allowed in? Do I belong? Philip baptized him as a sign that Jesus had bulldozed every barrier (Ephesians 2:14). Jesus embraces—and unites—everyone who turns from sin and puts their trust in Him. The man “went on his way rejoicing” (Acts 8:39). He finally and fully belonged.

Reflect & Pray

Why do all believers in Jesus belong in His family? How might baptism impress this fact on your heart?

Dear Jesus, I belong with God and His family because I belong to You.


1,176 posted on 07/09/2024 6:40:58 AM PDT by The Mayor (May I be confident in Your love for me, dear God, and spread Your love to those around me.)
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To: JustAmy; The Mayor; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; Kitty Mittens; fish hawk; ...

Kitties have a cute new house.
Are they grateful? We'll see. 🤣
Happy GratiTuesday!

1,177 posted on 07/09/2024 12:02:28 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; TASMANIANRED; ...

Happy Gratituesday!





I Am Grateful That I Know How To SWIM!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,178 posted on 07/09/2024 12:08:57 PM PDT by left that other site (If they can do it to a Billionaire President, they can do it to YOU. )
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To: left that other site

It’s a good thing to know!


1,179 posted on 07/09/2024 1:01:57 PM PDT 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

Yay for the new kitty house!
🐱


1,180 posted on 07/09/2024 6:49:58 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (TRUMP 2024 MAKE AMERICA AMERICA AGAIN)
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