Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! Did you see the slim crescent moon this morning with Venus about a foot below it? It was awesome!! It was low in the east and shining brightly, although that was the last of the moon until the new moon. There is something to be said about getting up early...:o)
Several new trees have been planted in the park in the part that has been opened recently. Arborvitae, and maple, I think, to fill in the bare spots. Of course, they will need water, but it honors Earth day. Lots of people were there, even though it was a work day, Saturday, a bridal party was there having their photos taken. It was a beautiful day for a wedding. Always something going on there.
From the book, God's Promises:
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Make me walk in the path of your commandments,
For I delight in it.
Psalm 119:33-35
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep
His commandments. He who says, "I know Him,"
and does not keep His commandments,
is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
But whoever keeps His word, truly the love
of God is perfected in him. By this we know
that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him
ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
1 John 2:3-6
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Psoaring thru Psalm 37
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! When I stepped outside this morning, the overcast was hiding the waning moon and no stars were visible, but the air was much dryer than yesterday, so it is a beautiful day!
I did my walking at the Walmart superstore yesterday, instead of the Park, and for once, the store was not crowded and I found a close parking space. Our son, Brian, stopped at the store for me on his way home, and bought the vacuum cleaner I could not lift into a full cart. All I have to do is put it together and then, CLEAN!
I hope everyone is noticing the beauty of the jacarandas all over the city. Due to the drought conditions, I thought they would not be so pretty this year, but they are gorgeous! Nearly every street has at least one of the trees with lovely lavender blossoms falling.
I also saw several osprey nests with heads popping up in them. Soon there will be lots of young ospreys flying around. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Don't worry about the wicked.
Don't envy those who do wrong.
For like grass, they soon fade away.
Like springtime flowers, they soon wither.
Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
Take delight in the Lord,
And he will give you your heart's desires.
Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.
He will make your innocence as clear as the dawn,
and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
Stop your anger!
Turn from your rage!
Do not envy others---it only leads to harm.
For the wicked will be destroyed,
but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land....
It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and possess much.
For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
But the Lord takes care of the godly....
Don't be impatient for the Lord to act!
Travel steadily along his path.
He will honor you, giving you the land.
You will see the wicked destroyed....
Look at those who are honest and good,
for a wonderful future lies before those who love peace.
I always give thanks for you remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I did my walking at the Walmart superstore yesterday, instead of the Park, and for once, the store was not crowded and I found a close parking space. Our son, Brian, stopped at the store for me on his way home, and bought the vacuum cleaner I could not lift into a full cart. All I have to do is put it together and then, CLEAN!
I hope everyone is noticing the beauty of the jacarandas all over the city. Due to the drought conditions, I thought they would not be so pretty this year, but they are gorgeous! Nearly every street has at least one of the trees with lovely lavender blossoms falling.
I also saw several osprey nests with heads popping up in them. Soon there will be lots of young ospreys flying around. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Don't worry about the wicked.
Don't envy those who do wrong.
For like grass, they soon fade away.
Like springtime flowers, they soon wither.
Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
Take delight in the Lord,
And he will give you your heart's desires.
Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.
He will make your innocence as clear as the dawn,
and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
Stop your anger!
Turn from your rage!
Do not envy others---it only leads to harm.
For the wicked will be destroyed,
but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land....
It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and possess much.
For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
But the Lord takes care of the godly....
Don't be impatient for the Lord to act!
Travel steadily along his path.
He will honor you, giving you the land.
You will see the wicked destroyed....
Look at those who are honest and good,
for a wonderful future lies before those who love peace.
I always give thanks for you remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Monday, April 20, 2009
As Time Goes By
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118 24 NKJV
The weather report was to have been for rain this morning, but blue skies and puffy white clouds are all I see now...maybe later today we will have some wet weather.
I had the opportunity to take an enjoyable, early morning walk Saturday, since our son took Louis out for breakfast. I really like the coolness of the air on my skin and few people on the boardwalk. Seems like Mama gator and the babies have left, but when I got to the tower I looked for ospreys and then, sure enough, on the other side of the lake there were two soaring, and one hovered briefly. Then I ruined the benefits of the walk by having MacDonald's sausage, cheese egg biscuit for breakfast. Oh, well, back to oatmeal!
From Quiet Moments for God:
"Where does the time go?" we ask. Here it is--a new day on the horizon--and we can't remember how it arrived so quickly. Why, last week seems like yesterday, and last year flew by like a video in fast-forward.
And worse, it's hard to remember what we spent it on.
Shouldn't I have more great memories? we wonder. What did I accomplish? Is this all I've done with all that time?
Singer Jim Croce mused in his hit song "Time in a Bottle" that there never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do, once you find them." We search so hard for happiness, But then, we don't understand that happiness is not a goal to be won, but a by-product of a life well spent.
This "Old English Prayer" Offers simple instruction for enjoying the day that the Lord has made:
Take time to work, it is the price of success.
Take time to think, it is the source of power.
Take time to play, it is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read, it is the foundation of wisdom.
Take time to be friendly, it is the road to happiness.
Take time to dream, it is hitching your wagon to a star.
Take time to love and be loved, it is the privilege of the gods.
Take time to look around, it is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to laugh, it is the music of the soul.
True happiness comes from the job of deeds welldone, the zest of creating things new.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
The weather report was to have been for rain this morning, but blue skies and puffy white clouds are all I see now...maybe later today we will have some wet weather.
I had the opportunity to take an enjoyable, early morning walk Saturday, since our son took Louis out for breakfast. I really like the coolness of the air on my skin and few people on the boardwalk. Seems like Mama gator and the babies have left, but when I got to the tower I looked for ospreys and then, sure enough, on the other side of the lake there were two soaring, and one hovered briefly. Then I ruined the benefits of the walk by having MacDonald's sausage, cheese egg biscuit for breakfast. Oh, well, back to oatmeal!
From Quiet Moments for God:
"Where does the time go?" we ask. Here it is--a new day on the horizon--and we can't remember how it arrived so quickly. Why, last week seems like yesterday, and last year flew by like a video in fast-forward.
And worse, it's hard to remember what we spent it on.
Shouldn't I have more great memories? we wonder. What did I accomplish? Is this all I've done with all that time?
Singer Jim Croce mused in his hit song "Time in a Bottle" that there never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do, once you find them." We search so hard for happiness, But then, we don't understand that happiness is not a goal to be won, but a by-product of a life well spent.
This "Old English Prayer" Offers simple instruction for enjoying the day that the Lord has made:
Take time to work, it is the price of success.
Take time to think, it is the source of power.
Take time to play, it is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read, it is the foundation of wisdom.
Take time to be friendly, it is the road to happiness.
Take time to dream, it is hitching your wagon to a star.
Take time to love and be loved, it is the privilege of the gods.
Take time to look around, it is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to laugh, it is the music of the soul.
True happiness comes from the job of deeds welldone, the zest of creating things new.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Friday, April 17, 2009
A Prayer
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! When I stepped outside this morning, the half moon was almost hidden by cloud cover, and no stars were visible. The wind is quite cool, and, although it is supposed to warm up to eighty today, right now it is cool enough for a light cover outside.
When I took a banana peel out to the staghorn a while ago, the squirrel family was busy circling round and round the oak, but they stopped to sit up and look at me, so I came in and got some peanuts and went back out. The biggest one came and got the peanut, the second one looked and looked and I finally had to throw it right in front of him, before he got it. The little hyper one was so busy chasing round and round the tree, I don't think he ever found the peanut, right at the base. They are fun to watch.
The Park was full of people when we drove in, after Louis' doctor appointment with the dermatologist. Looked like a family reunion under the shelter. But the tri-colored heron was busy looking for a fish, and the beautiful great white egret was alongside the heron , also looking. God is good!
I got ambitious yesterday and baked brownies with a kick. I put a can of chilies in the mix --the recipe was from a book I am reading. They are different all right. But I also put together an Angel Lush cake, which is more to my liking. Never hurts to try something new!
From Hymns For the Family of God:
Eternal Heavenly Father, we know that You are more eager to hear our prayers than we are to pray them, and more concerned to respond to them than we expect You to be. Forgive us now with that complete pardon that eases the troubled conscience and replaces its sharp torment with a permanent peace. This we ask that Your risen Son may be more alive among us.
Amen
-Bryan Jeffery Leech
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
When I took a banana peel out to the staghorn a while ago, the squirrel family was busy circling round and round the oak, but they stopped to sit up and look at me, so I came in and got some peanuts and went back out. The biggest one came and got the peanut, the second one looked and looked and I finally had to throw it right in front of him, before he got it. The little hyper one was so busy chasing round and round the tree, I don't think he ever found the peanut, right at the base. They are fun to watch.
The Park was full of people when we drove in, after Louis' doctor appointment with the dermatologist. Looked like a family reunion under the shelter. But the tri-colored heron was busy looking for a fish, and the beautiful great white egret was alongside the heron , also looking. God is good!
I got ambitious yesterday and baked brownies with a kick. I put a can of chilies in the mix --the recipe was from a book I am reading. They are different all right. But I also put together an Angel Lush cake, which is more to my liking. Never hurts to try something new!
From Hymns For the Family of God:
Eternal Heavenly Father, we know that You are more eager to hear our prayers than we are to pray them, and more concerned to respond to them than we expect You to be. Forgive us now with that complete pardon that eases the troubled conscience and replaces its sharp torment with a permanent peace. This we ask that Your risen Son may be more alive among us.
Amen
-Bryan Jeffery Leech
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Hope
Good Morning. Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! When I stepped outside this morning, the half moon was shining brightly, casting shadows in the south, and Venus was beaming almost as brightly in the east. A gorgeous sight! It was a little chilly last night, so it looks like one of the last "cold" spells of spring. But the sun is shining brightly, and temps will be in the eighties today! God is good!
Yesterday, I drove through the Park, and saw many people out enjoying the beautiful day after the storm. Bird-watchers were present, and even Mike, who was fishing for food for the aquarium residents, had his binocks raised and was intently looking at something high in the trees. I went bird-watching with him last year, and the first one we saw was on the cover of Peterson's Guide to Birds. I have not seen it since.
We have a new squirrel family in our oak and they seem to enjoy the peanuts I throw out, but one baby is very aggressive and chases the other all over the tree, trying to get the peanut from it! All the while, I am standing with more peanuts trying to coax it to come get its own... just like humans!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Hope
How can I have hope when times are tough?
Hebrews 10:23 Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Our hope is rooted in God's integrity and faithfulness. When everything else fall apart we can cling to the fact that God keeps his word.
John 14:1 Don't be troubled. You trust God, now trust in me.
John 16:33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.
Our troubles do not surprise the Lord and should not surprise us. Trouble is rampant in this fallen world. Our focus should be on Jesus who has overcome this world and all its troubles.
Isaiah 26:3-4 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always,, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Romans 15:13 I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
(this is my favorite scripture)
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Yesterday, I drove through the Park, and saw many people out enjoying the beautiful day after the storm. Bird-watchers were present, and even Mike, who was fishing for food for the aquarium residents, had his binocks raised and was intently looking at something high in the trees. I went bird-watching with him last year, and the first one we saw was on the cover of Peterson's Guide to Birds. I have not seen it since.
We have a new squirrel family in our oak and they seem to enjoy the peanuts I throw out, but one baby is very aggressive and chases the other all over the tree, trying to get the peanut from it! All the while, I am standing with more peanuts trying to coax it to come get its own... just like humans!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Hope
How can I have hope when times are tough?
Hebrews 10:23 Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Our hope is rooted in God's integrity and faithfulness. When everything else fall apart we can cling to the fact that God keeps his word.
John 14:1 Don't be troubled. You trust God, now trust in me.
John 16:33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.
Our troubles do not surprise the Lord and should not surprise us. Trouble is rampant in this fallen world. Our focus should be on Jesus who has overcome this world and all its troubles.
Isaiah 26:3-4 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always,, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Romans 15:13 I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
(this is my favorite scripture)
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Problems
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the beautiful day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it!
After yesterday's all day rain and thunderstorms and tornadoes, it is good to see the sun, but after praying for rain for so long, I certainly cannot complain. We were spared any damage, but trees were uprooted and houses damaged north of here.
Since we did not leave the house yesterday, I have no report on the Park. I did something I don't usually do in the middle of the day and watched an old movie on TV. "Man from Snowy River." One of my favorites. :o)
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed, we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed--always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which
are not seen are eternal.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
After yesterday's all day rain and thunderstorms and tornadoes, it is good to see the sun, but after praying for rain for so long, I certainly cannot complain. We were spared any damage, but trees were uprooted and houses damaged north of here.
Since we did not leave the house yesterday, I have no report on the Park. I did something I don't usually do in the middle of the day and watched an old movie on TV. "Man from Snowy River." One of my favorites. :o)
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed, we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed--always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which
are not seen are eternal.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Bring Problems to God
Good Morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the rainy, cloudy, morning that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! I waited until the tornado watch and thunderstorms were over before logging on. Looks like all the TV meteorologists worked overtime today bringing us the pinpoint locations of the likely tornadoes and times of the oncoming storms. We got our fifteen minutes of good rain, and although we are still covered with clouds, we may not get any more. Whatever God sends we are grateful for. I watered the staghorn fern yesterday, along with all the azaleas and plumbago, which was nearly dead from lack of water, so this rain should really benefit them.
The tree-trimmers were working at the Park yesterday, taking care of the overgrowth on the oaks and planting several new trees in the newly opened park of the park.I was told by my friend who works at the park, that all the irrigation systems have been turned off, because of the severe drought.We all have to do our parts.
Job 11:13-18
If you would prepare your heart,
and stretch out your hands toward Him;
If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away,
And would not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
Then surely you could lift up your face without spot;
Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear;
Because you would forget your misery,
And remember it as waters that have passed away,
And your life would be brighter than noonday.
Though you were dark, you would be like the morning,
And you would be secure, because there is hope;
Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety.
I always give thanks for you remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
The tree-trimmers were working at the Park yesterday, taking care of the overgrowth on the oaks and planting several new trees in the newly opened park of the park.I was told by my friend who works at the park, that all the irrigation systems have been turned off, because of the severe drought.We all have to do our parts.
Job 11:13-18
If you would prepare your heart,
and stretch out your hands toward Him;
If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away,
And would not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
Then surely you could lift up your face without spot;
Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear;
Because you would forget your misery,
And remember it as waters that have passed away,
And your life would be brighter than noonday.
Though you were dark, you would be like the morning,
And you would be secure, because there is hope;
Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety.
I always give thanks for you remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
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