Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January - December, 2024

JustAmy[creator], The Mayor, luvie, left that other site

[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. : )

[luvie]

[luvie]

....to all our creators!

[luvie]

I started a new thread for Amy for the coming year, which like you, I hope is waaaay better than the last one!

[left that other site]

Happy New Year!

Looking Ahead To A Better Tomorrow.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[ifinnegan]

Happy New Year!

[TheConservativeParty]

Happy New Year!
May it be a great year, we are due for one of those.
😅

[luvie]

Were THERE! Jim gave me permission, via Amy, to post the new thread, so here we are. Another year up and running! See ya when you do the next Daily Bread episode. :)

[luvie]

We sure are due a good one, and I feel optimistic. Now. Today. LOL

[The Mayor]

OK!! YAY!

[luvie]

Looks like it might be a snowy one at any rate.

[left that other site]

I hope not...but it is cold enough now.

[luvie]

Let’s roll! :)

[luvie]

Brrrr. Hope you’re feeling better!

[luvie]

Happy New Year!

[left that other site]

I am better, but that doesn’t mean I like the cold any better.

No snow this morning, but lots of FROST.

[The Mayor]

January 2

The Son Also Rises

Bible in a Year :

• Genesis 4–6
• Matthew 2

The sun also rises, and the sun goes down.

Ecclesiastes 1:5 nkjv

Ernest Hemingway’s first full-length novel features hard-drinking friends who’ve recently endured World War I. They bear the literal and figurative scars of the war’s devastation and try to cope with it via parties, grand adventures, and sleeping around. Always, there is alcohol to numb the pain. No one is happy.

Hemingway’s title for his book The Sun Also Rises comes straight from the pages of Ecclesiastes (1:5). In Ecclesiastes, King Solomon refers to himself as “the Teacher” (v. 1). He observes, “Everything is meaningless” (v. 2) and asks, “What do people gain from all their labors?” (v. 3). Solomon saw how the sun rises and sets, the wind blows to and fro, the rivers flow endlessly into a never satisfied sea (vv. 5–7). Ultimately, all is forgotten (v. 11).

Both Hemingway and Ecclesiastes confront us with the stark futility of living for this life only. Solomon, however, weaves bright hints of the divine into his book. There is permanence—and real hope. Ecclesiastes shows us as we truly are, but it also shows God as He is. “Everything God does will endure forever,” said Solomon (3:14), and therein lies our great hope. For God has given us the gift of us His Son, Jesus.

Apart from God, we’re adrift in an endless, never satisfied sea. Through His risen Son, Jesus, we’re reconciled to Him, and we discover our meaning, value, and purpose. .

Reflect & Pray

What occupies your time and what meaning does it hold? How might you change your priorities to follow Jesus?

Loving Father, help me find my fulfillment in You.

[The Mayor]

Its all good, thank you

[luvie]

Well, frost is frozen and is another hint of “it’s darn cold out there”! 😂

[luvie]

Grateful for the beauty of winter
[Especially since I'm not in it...🤣]
Happy GratiTuesday!

[left that other site]

Happy Gratituesday!

I Am Grateful For My Thick, Oily, Waterproof, Winter Coat, Even If I Had To Shed My Summer Coat To Get It!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS