Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... April, 2013

4-1-2013 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[JustAmy]

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[JustAmy]

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[PIF]

Amy Pond?

[BO Stinkss]

There once was a man from Nantuckette with a .....

[left that other site]

Happy Birthday, Dear Jaycee!

((((HUGS))))

[JustAmy]

Graphics by Billie

[left that other site]

I LOVE Horses.

My Mom does too. She likes to watch the Old Westerns on Me TV JUST to see the Beautiful Horses.

Thankfully, she is back home in her own easy chair with her 50” HD Screen and back watching Bonanza, the Big Valley, The Rifleman, etc.

I think she’s on to something!

[yorkie]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JC!
Now, you have TWO cakes!
Blow out all the candles
(I know there are WAY too many)
And make a WISH!

[The Mayor]

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No Substitute Needed
April 1, 2013

While I was visiting my son in San Diego, we decided to go to Shadow Mountain Church to hear Dr. David Jeremiah preach. Steve and I got up early on Sunday morning and took the hour-long drive to the church. But our anticipation turned to disappointment when we discovered that Dr. Jeremiah was not there that day. “Some other guy”—a substitute—was preaching.

A couple of weeks later, I was scheduled to preach at the church in Grand Rapids where my wife and I attend. As I stood in front of the congregation, I realized that now I was “some other guy” and they might be disappointed because they had come to hear our pastor—not me—speak.

While we find comfort in the familiarity of those we depend on in life, we have to recognize that at times they can be substituted. But the One we need most—the One on whom we depend for life itself—is always present (Ps. 139:7-8). When we desire to enter God’s presence in prayer, He is always there: “Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice” (55:17).

Looking for God? He’s always right there. No substitute needed.

Dear Lord, I am so thankful that You are always present.
I never need to make an appointment to speak to You,
the God of the universe. No matter where I go or what
time it is, I can depend on Your presence.

When you come to the Lord, there is no waiting line—His ears are always open to your cry.

Read: Psalm 139:1-12

Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? —Psalm 139:7

Bible in a Year:
Judges 13-15; Luke 6:27-49

[yorkie]

Amy, I am so sorry to read that you have been ill with the flu.
I'm sending prayers and good wishes your way!

Thank you for the lovely post about horses!

Here is a horse that is considered to be
one of the most beautiful horses in the world:

The Friesian Horse

VIDEO of the beautiful Friesian Horse (click)

[MEG33]

"Showing Off The New Baby"

~Happy April To Amy's Place~

[luvie]

Oooooooo...I saw some babies coming up the turnpike on Saturday! So sweet and wobble-legged!

[MEG33]

Prayers you feel better soon, Amy.

[MEG33]

Happy sight!

[The Mayor]

So cute!

[MEG33]

;O)

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Thank you for our Beautiful New Thread, Dear Amy)))))

Thank you to Everyone for the Pings, Links, and Posts.

(((((Goodnight, and God Bless)))))

[The Mayor]

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Friendship
April 2, 2013

Friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts. True friends seek a special kind of good for their friends: the highest good, which is that they might know God and love Him with all of their heart, soul, and mind. German pastor and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “The aim of friendship is exclusively determined by what God’s will is for the other person.”

Jonathan, David’s friend, is a sterling example of true friendship. David was in exile, hiding in the Desert of Ziph, when he learned that “Saul had come out to seek his life” (1 Sam. 23:15). Jonathan went to Horesh to find David. The significance of this scene lies in Jonathan’s intent: He helped David find strength in God or, as the text puts it, he “strengthened his hand [grip] in God” (v.16).

That is the essence of Christian friendship. Beyond common interests, beyond affection, beyond wit and laughter is the ultimate aim of sowing in others the words of eternal life, leaving them with reminders of God’s wisdom, refreshing their spirit with words of His love, and strengthening their grip on God.

Pray for your friends and ask God to give you a word “in season” to help them find renewed strength in our God and His Word.

Dear Lord, thank You for loving us. May Your love
compel us to show love to others. Give us
sensitivity to Your Spirit that we might know how
to encourage them in their walk with You.

A true friend is a gift from God and one who points us back to Him.

Read: 1 Samuel 23:14-18

A friend loves at all times. —Proverbs 17:17

Bible in a Year:
Judges 16-18; Luke 7:1-30

[jaycee]

Little Girl, Big Horse!

[left that other site]

Both Gorgeous!

[yorkie]

Awwww, so sweet, JC!