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! Today is a contrast from yesterday..cloudy and dark and rainy as compared to today's sun and heat build up. Seems like the meteorologists are not certain about which way Tropical storm Erika is headed, but we will most likely have a lot of rain Monday or Tuesday. We will stay tuned for further developments!
I mostly stayed around the house, since it was so rainy until late afternoon. I finished one book and tried to get the lithium battery in the bathroom scales, but still have not inserted it correctly, because they still don't work, I have taken it out and put it back a couple times, but I must be doing it wrong. Hm. I will try again even though it is tricky trying to slip it in and out of the spot where it goes.
I watched the Rays win last night. Good for them! I like to watch Kevin Kiermaier in action in the outfield and on base. Ah, youth! He is so fast and has so much hustle! It is inspiring to watch his enthusiasm.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and enjoy whatever you do. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Ephesians 5:15-20
So be careful how you live, not as fools
but as those who are wise. Make the most of
every opportunity for doing good to these
evil days. Don't act thoughtlessly, but try to
understand what the Lord wants you to do.
Don't be drunk with wine, because that will
ruin your life. Instead, let the Holy Spirit fill
and control you. Then you will sing psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs among your-
selves making music to the Lord in your hearts.
And you will always give thanks for everything
to God the Father in the name of your
Lord Jesus Christ.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Friday, August 28, 2015
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Love for Enemies
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! It is rather dark now and rain is still dripping off the roof. Shortly after I got out of bed I heard thunder and sure enough, we had a loud and wet thunderstorm already. And it looks like more rain is in store. At least it keeps the temp. down a few degrees!
While my ladies were cleaning yesterday afternoon, I watched the horrible news about the TV anchor and photog. getting shot and killed on live TV. And the director seriously wounded. Someone needed to get that man the mental help he needed before this all happened. I prayed for those left behind.
Afterwards, I made another trip to CVS and purchased a lithium battery for my bathroom scales. They last over a year or more.I also found a LED light bulb which I am hoping will solve the problem of a burned out porch light for a long time to come. The package says 25,000 hours...humm, I don't know if I have 25,000 hours left. Someone figure out how long that is, please.
Then I went to the library, returned and checked out more books, then on to the park where two big, brown, gopher tortoises were munching and wandering about, but not many people. Then home to see lots of ibis and an egret at Lynch Lake. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Luke 7:27-31
But if you are willing to listen, I say, love your
enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Pray
for the happiness of those who curse you. Pray
for those who hurt you. If someone slaps you on
one cheek, turn the other cheek. If someone demands
your coat, offer your shirt also. Give what you have
to anyone who asks you for it; and when things are
taken away from you, don't try to get them back.
Do for others as you would like them to do for you.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
While my ladies were cleaning yesterday afternoon, I watched the horrible news about the TV anchor and photog. getting shot and killed on live TV. And the director seriously wounded. Someone needed to get that man the mental help he needed before this all happened. I prayed for those left behind.
Afterwards, I made another trip to CVS and purchased a lithium battery for my bathroom scales. They last over a year or more.I also found a LED light bulb which I am hoping will solve the problem of a burned out porch light for a long time to come. The package says 25,000 hours...humm, I don't know if I have 25,000 hours left. Someone figure out how long that is, please.
Then I went to the library, returned and checked out more books, then on to the park where two big, brown, gopher tortoises were munching and wandering about, but not many people. Then home to see lots of ibis and an egret at Lynch Lake. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Luke 7:27-31
But if you are willing to listen, I say, love your
enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Pray
for the happiness of those who curse you. Pray
for those who hurt you. If someone slaps you on
one cheek, turn the other cheek. If someone demands
your coat, offer your shirt also. Give what you have
to anyone who asks you for it; and when things are
taken away from you, don't try to get them back.
Do for others as you would like them to do for you.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Wisdom from Proverbs
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! Sun, heat and humidity...the same as yesterday, is the prediction for today. We had no rain yesterday, though. That was good.
I had a check up scheduled with my doc and put the sun shield up in my windshield when I parked, because by the time I came out about an hour later, I knew the car would be hot enough to fry eggs on the hood! I had a nice social visit with the Doctor since I had no complaints and he ended the visit with a joke. After the appointment I zipped across and drove a few blocks to Wendy's to get a nice, cold, chocolate Frosty. It was so good! I drove on to the Park, where few cars were parked, checked my iphone messages and headed for home.
My crape myrtle is still blooming and healthy looking, and the bird of paradise is looking good, so all the rain has been beneficial to the plants. I also have healthy green weeds growing under the oak trees where the grass won't grow because of too much shade. As long as it's green, it's ok with me! The squirrels and birds are enjoying the acorns and the beauty berry bush. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Proverbs 3:5-21,24
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do
not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.
My child, don't lost sight of good planning and
insight. Hang on to them, for they fill you with life
and bring you honor and respect. They keep you
safe on your way and keep your feet from stumbling.
You can lie down without fear and enjoy pleasant
dreams. You need not be afraid of disaster or the
destruction that comes upon the wicked. For the
Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from
being caught in a trap.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy, and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I had a check up scheduled with my doc and put the sun shield up in my windshield when I parked, because by the time I came out about an hour later, I knew the car would be hot enough to fry eggs on the hood! I had a nice social visit with the Doctor since I had no complaints and he ended the visit with a joke. After the appointment I zipped across and drove a few blocks to Wendy's to get a nice, cold, chocolate Frosty. It was so good! I drove on to the Park, where few cars were parked, checked my iphone messages and headed for home.
My crape myrtle is still blooming and healthy looking, and the bird of paradise is looking good, so all the rain has been beneficial to the plants. I also have healthy green weeds growing under the oak trees where the grass won't grow because of too much shade. As long as it's green, it's ok with me! The squirrels and birds are enjoying the acorns and the beauty berry bush. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Proverbs 3:5-21,24
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do
not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.
My child, don't lost sight of good planning and
insight. Hang on to them, for they fill you with life
and bring you honor and respect. They keep you
safe on your way and keep your feet from stumbling.
You can lie down without fear and enjoy pleasant
dreams. You need not be afraid of disaster or the
destruction that comes upon the wicked. For the
Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from
being caught in a trap.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy, and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Psoaring thru Psalms
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! Daryl said it was 61 in Cleveland TN this morning and 48 in Murphy NC! Fall is coming, so take heart! This heat may soon be less and coolness may come in. The acorns are falling all over, so fall must be on the way here, also!
The ceiling still looks good this morning, so the paint job took nicely, and the yard guys came also, so the grass, which had grown pretty much the past week, looks good, too, since it got trimmed.
After the helpers had left, I heard thunder about lunch time, and heard a few drops fall on the vent, so I went to the front door and opened it just it time to see a flash of lightning, and a loud clap of thunder! I had intended to go to the Winn Dixie, but thought that's where the rain was coming down. I was right, because later on, I went over there and puddles were everywhere. I am only about a mile from that shopping center, and yet we had no more than a few drops.!
But, after I left the store and headed for a brief visit to the Park, rain started to fall once again and I got into a steady rain before I got home, so we did get more rain. But I saw ibis and egrets and ducks around Lynch Lake. School started yesterday, so there were not as many people out as usual. But God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 92:1-4
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to the Most High.
It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning,
your faithfulness in the evening,
accompanied by the harp and lute
and the harmony of the lyre.
You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me!
I sing for joy because of what you have done!
I always give thanks for you, remembering you with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
The ceiling still looks good this morning, so the paint job took nicely, and the yard guys came also, so the grass, which had grown pretty much the past week, looks good, too, since it got trimmed.
After the helpers had left, I heard thunder about lunch time, and heard a few drops fall on the vent, so I went to the front door and opened it just it time to see a flash of lightning, and a loud clap of thunder! I had intended to go to the Winn Dixie, but thought that's where the rain was coming down. I was right, because later on, I went over there and puddles were everywhere. I am only about a mile from that shopping center, and yet we had no more than a few drops.!
But, after I left the store and headed for a brief visit to the Park, rain started to fall once again and I got into a steady rain before I got home, so we did get more rain. But I saw ibis and egrets and ducks around Lynch Lake. School started yesterday, so there were not as many people out as usual. But God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 92:1-4
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to the Most High.
It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning,
your faithfulness in the evening,
accompanied by the harp and lute
and the harmony of the lyre.
You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me!
I sing for joy because of what you have done!
I always give thanks for you, remembering you with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Monday, August 24, 2015
Strength
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! We have heat already and the heat index is supposed to be 100 or 105 today! Seems like a good day to stay indoors or an A/C equipped car. My handy man has already come to paint the ceiling where the leak stains were visible. He did a good job and opened the back door to let the fumes out and the heat in. Now it looks as good as new!
Seems like the rain has brought in several critters. I had a cricket in the house, and three flies yesterday and today, then I escorted a tiny anole out who had been in the house for about three days. He was on his last legs and I don't know if he survived or not. Teeny, tiny ants come in once in awhile, then disappear. Sounds like I am living in a zoo!
I was ready to go to church yesterday, when I got an ocular migraine. Not being able to drive with the disturbance in my eye, I reluctantly stayed home, and then it settled in my jaw. That has never happened before. I took a Tylenol and rested, but felt kind of blah all day. I am thankful they don't happen very often! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Who can help me when I grow weary?
Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives power to those who are tired and worn out;
he offers strength to the weak. Even youths will become
exhausted and young men will give up.But those who
wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly
high on wings like eagles. they will run and not grow
weary. They will walk and not faint.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Seems like the rain has brought in several critters. I had a cricket in the house, and three flies yesterday and today, then I escorted a tiny anole out who had been in the house for about three days. He was on his last legs and I don't know if he survived or not. Teeny, tiny ants come in once in awhile, then disappear. Sounds like I am living in a zoo!
I was ready to go to church yesterday, when I got an ocular migraine. Not being able to drive with the disturbance in my eye, I reluctantly stayed home, and then it settled in my jaw. That has never happened before. I took a Tylenol and rested, but felt kind of blah all day. I am thankful they don't happen very often! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Who can help me when I grow weary?
Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives power to those who are tired and worn out;
he offers strength to the weak. Even youths will become
exhausted and young men will give up.But those who
wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly
high on wings like eagles. they will run and not grow
weary. They will walk and not faint.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Friday, August 21, 2015
Paul's 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! We have another sunny morning, but when I opened the door to get the paper, the heat and humidity felt like a sauna! Like yesterday, it is sun in the morning, and then, by noon or later, the dark clouds start to roll in, We had a sprinkle yesterday, and thunder, but then the sprinkles stopped and once again, the sun came out. The prediction is for a cold, wet winter! That seems far off, because school hasn't started yet.
I had some errands to run yesterday, which included buying more batteries for my electric candles. My power has not gone off yet, during a lightning storm, but across the street it was off for six hours. That was the result of the loud booms I heard last week. It pays to be prepared!
I visited the park and saw the smaller gopher tortoise wandering around, and when I came back by Lynch Lake there were lots of ibis and one lone great blue heron all huddled up like he was cold. I went to Boston Market for my dinner and saw their resident egret standing very tall and hopeful right in front of the exit door. That is his usual station. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Ephesians 3:14-21
When I think of the wisdom and scope
of God's plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray
that from the glorious, unlimited resources he will give
you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. And
I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your
hearts as you trust him. May your roots go down deep into
all of God's marvelous love. And may you have the power
to understand , as all God's people should, how wide, how
long, and how deep his love really is. May you experience
the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never
fully understand it . Then you will be filled with the fullness
of life and power that comes from God.
Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us ,
he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever
dare to act or hope. May he be given glory in the church and
in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages. Amen
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I had some errands to run yesterday, which included buying more batteries for my electric candles. My power has not gone off yet, during a lightning storm, but across the street it was off for six hours. That was the result of the loud booms I heard last week. It pays to be prepared!
I visited the park and saw the smaller gopher tortoise wandering around, and when I came back by Lynch Lake there were lots of ibis and one lone great blue heron all huddled up like he was cold. I went to Boston Market for my dinner and saw their resident egret standing very tall and hopeful right in front of the exit door. That is his usual station. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Ephesians 3:14-21
When I think of the wisdom and scope
of God's plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray
that from the glorious, unlimited resources he will give
you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. And
I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your
hearts as you trust him. May your roots go down deep into
all of God's marvelous love. And may you have the power
to understand , as all God's people should, how wide, how
long, and how deep his love really is. May you experience
the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never
fully understand it . Then you will be filled with the fullness
of life and power that comes from God.
Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us ,
he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever
dare to act or hope. May he be given glory in the church and
in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages. Amen
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Work
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! We had sun and a lot of heat up until about 3 yesterday and just as my cleaning gals got through, the rain started. Everything got dark, but when I looked out the window, I could see blue skies, so the showers were localized. It came down really hard once again, so the saturated ground is once more muddy.
While I think the recycling, city wide, is good, some of the things we have to do are not so good. For instance, no food contaminated papers are to be put in, so that means everything has to be washed. I washed a soup can yesterday and sliced my little finger on a sharp edge. From now on, I will just rinse, rather than cutting myself!
On another note; the pier is being demolished! I am sad that it is being done, and hopeful that in my lifetime, another will be built. I remember it from the beginning, back when I was going to high school and Louis and I used to go to the burger place at the old pier and hang out with friends. Then that building was torn down and rebuilt, and now this one is going. All in the name of progress! Well, we will see.
The staghorn fern is so big that I fear for the limb it is hanging from. The oak limb is sturdy, but still, that is a lot of weight on it. But the squirrels like to hop through it and enjoy the banana skins that occasionally are put in it! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
This should be your ambition; to live a quiet life,
minding your own business and working with your
hands, just as we commanded you before. As a result
people who are not Christians will respect the way you
live, and you will not need to depend on others to meet
your financial needs.
Work is God's plan for our lives. Those who work diligently
experience many benefits in their own lives and bring benefits
to others. God promises two basic rewards for faithful work;
(1) having a more credible witness to nonbelievers and (2) having
our needs met without having to financially depend on others.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
While I think the recycling, city wide, is good, some of the things we have to do are not so good. For instance, no food contaminated papers are to be put in, so that means everything has to be washed. I washed a soup can yesterday and sliced my little finger on a sharp edge. From now on, I will just rinse, rather than cutting myself!
On another note; the pier is being demolished! I am sad that it is being done, and hopeful that in my lifetime, another will be built. I remember it from the beginning, back when I was going to high school and Louis and I used to go to the burger place at the old pier and hang out with friends. Then that building was torn down and rebuilt, and now this one is going. All in the name of progress! Well, we will see.
The staghorn fern is so big that I fear for the limb it is hanging from. The oak limb is sturdy, but still, that is a lot of weight on it. But the squirrels like to hop through it and enjoy the banana skins that occasionally are put in it! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
This should be your ambition; to live a quiet life,
minding your own business and working with your
hands, just as we commanded you before. As a result
people who are not Christians will respect the way you
live, and you will not need to depend on others to meet
your financial needs.
Work is God's plan for our lives. Those who work diligently
experience many benefits in their own lives and bring benefits
to others. God promises two basic rewards for faithful work;
(1) having a more credible witness to nonbelievers and (2) having
our needs met without having to financially depend on others.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)