Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June, 2014

6-1-2014 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[The Mayor]

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The World’s Children
June 17, 2014

Read: James 1:22–2:1

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble. —James 1:27

Bible in a Year:
Nehemiah 4-6; Acts 2:22-47

After a group of high schoolers visited an orphanage during a ministry trip, one student was visibly upset. When asked why, he said it reminded him of his own situation 10 years earlier.

This young man had been living in an orphanage in another country. He said he recalled people coming to visit him and his friends—just as these students were doing—and then going away. Occasionally someone would come back and adopt a child. But each time he was left behind he would wonder, What’s wrong with me?

When the teenagers would visit an orphanage—and then leave—those old feelings came back to him. So the others in the group prayed for him—and thanked God that one day a woman (his new mother) showed up and chose him as her very own son. It was a celebration of an act of love that gave one boy hope.

Across the world are children who need to know of God’s love for them (Matt. 18:4-5; Mark 10:13-16; James 1:27). Clearly, we can’t all adopt or visit these children—and indeed we are not expected to. But we can all do something: Support. Encourage. Teach. Pray. When we love the world’s children, we honor our Father who adopted us into His family (Gal. 4:4-7).

Father, You made each child in Your
image. Help us to convey Your love
to them with our hands, our help,
and our hearts.

The more Christ’s love grows in us, the more His love flows from us.

Insight

James emphasizes not only learning the Word of God but putting it into action. The Word is like a mirror that shows us where we are making spiritual progress and where we need improvement: “But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does” (v.25). The Scriptures clearly give us set boundaries, but it is obedience that brings us a sense of liberty and blessing.

[MEG33]

Good Morning To Amy's Place

Wishing You A Beautiful GratiTuesday

[geologist]

The immense, exquisite details of God's creations are absolutely beyond our understanding. Exact distinctive, and astonishing diversity of the Universe is mind boggling. Oh, we have theories as to how all the planets hang exactly in space and have regular features we see and wonder about. Exact! It is not chaos. It is seemingly permanent. We have become too entrenched in thinking it is ordinary. It is not ordinary .. blase ... it is wonderful and we only barely realize the amazement of our world and universe, not to mention all the creatures of this planet. There are many mysteries ... yet to be discovered.

Let us humble thank God for our life and our world and His Scriptures Sorry for the rant, it is emphasis for my own mind to remember.

[TheConservativeParty]

Happy Gratituesday, Meg!

Once again I’ve been too busy to post on FR lately.
Puppy is 10 months old and he’s been here almost 2 months of that. He starts “family manners” dog school tonight with me. Gee I hope it works!

: )

[MEG33]

Good luck with family manners school with your pup.

So many are too busy or ill to post..I am thinking we might need to put Amy’s Place on vacation.

[The Mayor]

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Smile!
June 18, 2014

Read: Numbers 6:22-27

The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you. —Numbers 6:25

Bible in a Year:
Nehemiah 10-11; Acts 4:1-22

A recent study that I read concluded that smiling can be good for your health. Research shows that smiling slows down the heart and reduces stress.

But smiling isn’t just good for you; a genuine smile blesses those on the receiving end as well. Without saying a word, it can tell others that you like them and that you are pleased with them. A smile can hug someone with love without giving them even the slightest touch.

Life does not always give us a reason to smile. But when we see a heartfelt smile on a child’s face or through aged wrinkles, our hearts are encouraged.

Smiles are also a hint of the image of God in us. In the ancient blessing recorded in the book of Numbers we get an indication that God “smiles”: “The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace” (Num. 6:25-26). Those words are a Hebrew idiom for the favor of God on a person’s life, asking God to smile on His children.

So today, remember that you are loved by God, and that He is pleased to be gracious to you and to shine His face upon you.

Lord, may my life be so pleasing to You that You are
pleased to have Your face shine on me. And as You
graciously smile on my life, may I find someone
today with whom I can share Your love through a smile.

Your smile could be a message of cheer from God to a needy soul.

Insight

In showering the people with His favor, God instructed the high priest to bestow on the people the blessing found in Numbers 6:24-26. In the New Living Translation, “The Lord make His face shine upon you” (v.25) is rendered as “The Lord smile on you.” The Lord smiling and “lift[ing] up His countenance” (v.26) expresses that the people have God’s special attention and approval. This benediction, pronounced by many pastors at the end of church services today, affirms that God provides for and protects His people, assuring us of His presence, pardon, and peace. The Hebrew concept of peace (shalom) is all-embracing and includes the concepts of completeness, security, health, wealth, tranquility, contentment, friendship, and peace with God and man.

[MEG33]

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday
To Amy's Place

*It's A Great Day For A Family Outing*
Hope Your Day Is A Great One , Too

[left that other site]

Happy Wednesday!

May it be warm & Fuzzy! :-)

ML/LTOS

[MEG33]

Lovely, ML.
Thank you so much.
(((HUGS)))

[The Mayor]

Our brand new grand baby arrived this morning at 6 AM.
His name is Micah Thompson 7Lbs 10oz

[MEG33]

*Welcome To This World Micah Thompson *

Congratulations, Granddad Rus

[The Mayor]

Thanks Meg! I will post pics later today.

[MEG33]

My pleasure, Rus...May God bless your grandson, Micah.
Looking forward to the pictures.

[TheOldLady]

May God grant him a long, successful, and very happy life. Amen.

[Diver Dave]

Congratulations to Grandma & Grandpa!!!

[MEG33]

"We ate a whole pot of Petunias...Mmm...Yummy"

"Now we are stuck inside...Oh My"

Time for lunch. I wish you a lovely afternoon.

[luvie]

Happy BIRTH day, Micah!!

[trisham]

I love it! Thanks, MEG! Hope you’re having a wonderful week. :)

[MEG33]

I hope you are, too, trish...Thank you!
;o)

[TheConservativeParty]

Cute bunnies, Meg. I have seen a few of the baby bunnies around here this spring. They are so adorable. So far no critters have eaten my flowers or dug around the rock garden.