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! Gone is our blue sky and sunshine, and instead, the sky is overcast and although it is still coolish, it will be warming up again this afternoon. But it was very nice having the low humidity for a few days!
There must not have been any school yesterday, because when I started out on some errands, I did not go through any school zones and at the time of day when I was on the road, there should have been several for me to go through. I am not complaining! So, after I finished, I drove through the Park, and saw more people than usual out and about. the canal is still very high from all the rain. I saw an immature egret on the weir, and had to caution a squirrel that darted across in front of me and then hesitated. But he escaped, by the hair on his tail!
After that visit, I waited in the drive-thru line for a delicious half price milkshake at Steak and Shake. Instead of my usual strawberry, I ordered caramel apple. There was caramel in it, but I could detect no sign of apple. Guess I'll stick with strawberry! But God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Matthew 6:24-34
No one can serve two masters. For you will
hate one and love the other, or be devoted to
one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
So I tell you, don't worry about everyday life--whether
your have enough food, drink, and clothes. Doesn't life
consist of more than food and clothing? Look at the birds.
They don't need to plant or harvest or put food in barns
because your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far
more valuable to him than they are. Can all your worries
add a single moment to your life? Of course not!
And why worry about your clothes? Look at the lilies and how
they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in
all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if
God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today or
gone tomorrow, won't he more surely care for you? You have so little faith!
So don't worry about having enough food or drink or
clothing. Why be like the pagans who are so deeply
concerned about these things? Your heavenly Father
already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you
need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom
of God your primary concern.
So don't worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will bring its own
worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
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! We have had such beautiful weather the past few days...seems like October is the month where windows are open some days, because the humidity drops, but then in the late afternoon, the A/C kicks in because of the heat. But I'll take it!
I can tell it is fall, because the leaves are starting to fall, along with the acorns, and the squirrels are building nests. One of the nests is right over the end of the driveway, and I think that there are more twigs on the ground, than in the nest! I suppose the little critters will be hoarding acorns, too.
Well, good news at church yesterday! We have a candidate coming for the senior pastor position. It has been nine months since Pastor Rick left, but the search committee has been diligent. We will have to decide if this is the person that God has in mind for us. We need great wisdom!
I drove through the park, Saturday and Sunday, and saw a very large gator sunning on the bank near the weir, and yesterday saw an anhinga airing out his wings on the weir.
Down further, by the parking lot, the large tortoise was just climbing into his tunnel. An ibis was pecking around on the berm and picnic areas, and everything was very peaceful. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 37:3-9
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 dawn.
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 evil 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.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I can tell it is fall, because the leaves are starting to fall, along with the acorns, and the squirrels are building nests. One of the nests is right over the end of the driveway, and I think that there are more twigs on the ground, than in the nest! I suppose the little critters will be hoarding acorns, too.
Well, good news at church yesterday! We have a candidate coming for the senior pastor position. It has been nine months since Pastor Rick left, but the search committee has been diligent. We will have to decide if this is the person that God has in mind for us. We need great wisdom!
I drove through the park, Saturday and Sunday, and saw a very large gator sunning on the bank near the weir, and yesterday saw an anhinga airing out his wings on the weir.
Down further, by the parking lot, the large tortoise was just climbing into his tunnel. An ibis was pecking around on the berm and picnic areas, and everything was very peaceful. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 37:3-9
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 dawn.
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 evil 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.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Friday, October 17, 2014
Jesus, the True Vine
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! Well, the temp. dropped a little last night and got down to the high sixties, so I was happy that I put the blanket back on the bed. I know that is not cool to most people, but my old bones appreciate warmth. There is lots of sunshine now, and it is already turning into a gorgeous day!
I drove over to the Park Place shopping mall yesterday and shopped at the Family Christian bookstore. They have rearranged the merchandise and now have lots of Christmas things out already. I found a 2 year date book which I was looking for, and then spent some time looking at books and gifts. It is a good store and all of their profits go to missions.
I stopped in at the park and saw the brown gopher tortoise, eating some grass near the parking spaces and the small tortoise some distance away. The water is still very high from the rain Wednesday. I saw an immature limpkin standing on the weir, where the waters have overflowed and left a lot of trash on the posts alongside. But God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
John 15:5-13
Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches.
Those who remain in me, and I in them, will
produce much fruit. For apart from me you can
do nothing. Anyone who parts from me is thrown
away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches
are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you stay joined
to me and my words remain in you, you may ask any
request you like, and it will be granted! My true disciples
produce much fruit. This brings great glory to my Father.
I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love.
When you obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey
my Father and remain in his love. I have told you this so that
you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! I
command you to love each other in the same way that
I love you. And here is how to measure it ---the greatest
love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I drove over to the Park Place shopping mall yesterday and shopped at the Family Christian bookstore. They have rearranged the merchandise and now have lots of Christmas things out already. I found a 2 year date book which I was looking for, and then spent some time looking at books and gifts. It is a good store and all of their profits go to missions.
I stopped in at the park and saw the brown gopher tortoise, eating some grass near the parking spaces and the small tortoise some distance away. The water is still very high from the rain Wednesday. I saw an immature limpkin standing on the weir, where the waters have overflowed and left a lot of trash on the posts alongside. But God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
John 15:5-13
Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches.
Those who remain in me, and I in them, will
produce much fruit. For apart from me you can
do nothing. Anyone who parts from me is thrown
away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches
are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you stay joined
to me and my words remain in you, you may ask any
request you like, and it will be granted! My true disciples
produce much fruit. This brings great glory to my Father.
I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love.
When you obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey
my Father and remain in his love. I have told you this so that
you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! I
command you to love each other in the same way that
I love you. And here is how to measure it ---the greatest
love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Call to persevere
Good Morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord had made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! After the clouds yesterday, we are back to breezy, sunshiny, weather and a gorgeous morning! It will still get up to about 80 this afternoon, but with the lower humidity, is quite pleasant.
I puttered around yesterday morning, and did laundry, then Cheryl came and cleaned the house by herself and got very warm with all her work. She was also called to work a few hours at Office Depot, where she has a part time job. She was very busy yesterday!
I got to the park and saw the canal was very high from all the rain, but I did not see any animals except the ever present squirrels. However, when I went around Lynch Lake, I saw a flock of woodstorks or immature ibis. I really could not tell what they were, except that they were unusual. I saw that small gator again, also, the other day.
I drove on down to CFA and bought a salad for my supper and collected my free coffee to go with it! I am not a coffee drinker, but the iced drink with milk was good! And God is good with or without milk!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Hebrews 10:21-25, 35-36
And since we have a great High Priest who rules over
God's people, let us go right into the presence of God,
with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences
have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean,
and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say
we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Think
of ways to encourage one another with outbursts of love
and good deeds. And let us not neglect our meeting together
as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially
now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.
Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, no matter
what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient
endurance is what you need now, so you will receive all that
he has promised.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I puttered around yesterday morning, and did laundry, then Cheryl came and cleaned the house by herself and got very warm with all her work. She was also called to work a few hours at Office Depot, where she has a part time job. She was very busy yesterday!
I got to the park and saw the canal was very high from all the rain, but I did not see any animals except the ever present squirrels. However, when I went around Lynch Lake, I saw a flock of woodstorks or immature ibis. I really could not tell what they were, except that they were unusual. I saw that small gator again, also, the other day.
I drove on down to CFA and bought a salad for my supper and collected my free coffee to go with it! I am not a coffee drinker, but the iced drink with milk was good! And God is good with or without milk!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Hebrews 10:21-25, 35-36
And since we have a great High Priest who rules over
God's people, let us go right into the presence of God,
with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences
have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean,
and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say
we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Think
of ways to encourage one another with outbursts of love
and good deeds. And let us not neglect our meeting together
as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially
now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.
Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, no matter
what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient
endurance is what you need now, so you will receive all that
he has promised.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Love
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! Apparently, it rained during the night, because when I retrieved the paper, everything was wet and water is still dripping off the roof occasionally. While it is still overcast, the weather man says the rain is over. Now we wait for the cold front to come through.
Well, sad news for the Rays, that Andrew Friedman is going to L. A. Dodgers, hopefully, they have a good replacement in Silverman. That's what happens in sports...players get traded and managers get fired or moved around. Not many players stick with one club like Derek Jeter did. Sigh.
I did not leave the house yesterday..in the afternoon the rains came, so I just stayed home and puttered around looking at all the stuff that needs to be cleaned out and donated or discarded. So much to do, so little time (and energy).
Last night as I was ready to go to bed I kept hearing the quack, quack, of the duck family.
I don't know what was wrong with them, but maybe the momma duck was alarmed about something. The babies are as big as she is now, so she is difficult to distinguish from her kids. Maybe I will see the group today and see that they are all right. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
1 Corinthians 13:4-13
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous
or boastful or proud for rude. Love does not demand
its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps
no record of when it has been wronged. It is never
glad about injustice and rejoices whenever the truth
wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is
always hopeful and endures through every circumstance.
Love will last forever, but prophecy and speaking in
unknown languages and special knowledge will all
disappear. Now we know only a little and even the gift
of prophecy reveals little. But when the end comes, these
special gifts will all disappear.
It's like this: when I was a child, I spoke and thought and
reasoned as a child does. But when I grew up, I put away
childish things. Now we see things imperfectly as in a
poor mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect
clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but
then I will know everything completely, just as God knows
me now.
There are three things that will endure---faith, hope, and love--
and the greatest of these is love.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with
thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Well, sad news for the Rays, that Andrew Friedman is going to L. A. Dodgers, hopefully, they have a good replacement in Silverman. That's what happens in sports...players get traded and managers get fired or moved around. Not many players stick with one club like Derek Jeter did. Sigh.
I did not leave the house yesterday..in the afternoon the rains came, so I just stayed home and puttered around looking at all the stuff that needs to be cleaned out and donated or discarded. So much to do, so little time (and energy).
Last night as I was ready to go to bed I kept hearing the quack, quack, of the duck family.
I don't know what was wrong with them, but maybe the momma duck was alarmed about something. The babies are as big as she is now, so she is difficult to distinguish from her kids. Maybe I will see the group today and see that they are all right. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
1 Corinthians 13:4-13
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous
or boastful or proud for rude. Love does not demand
its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps
no record of when it has been wronged. It is never
glad about injustice and rejoices whenever the truth
wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is
always hopeful and endures through every circumstance.
Love will last forever, but prophecy and speaking in
unknown languages and special knowledge will all
disappear. Now we know only a little and even the gift
of prophecy reveals little. But when the end comes, these
special gifts will all disappear.
It's like this: when I was a child, I spoke and thought and
reasoned as a child does. But when I grew up, I put away
childish things. Now we see things imperfectly as in a
poor mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect
clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but
then I will know everything completely, just as God knows
me now.
There are three things that will endure---faith, hope, and love--
and the greatest of these is love.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with
thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Roamin' thru Romans
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 a wet late morning; we have already had a thunderstorm and rain is still dripping off the roof, although, I saw blue sky peeking through in the west a little while ago. This is a forerunner of the cool front coming through , so the humidity will be much lower tomorrow. Yay!
I overslept this morning for the first time in a long while. Last I remember, I got out of bed about 4:55 to go to the bathroom, and the next time I woke, it was almost 8! Wow! I usually get up around 6:30, so that was really late!
Yesterday I surprised myself by doing my ironing! No grumbling, no putting off, I just did it! Can't help patting myself on the back, because I had quite a pile to do. Later I drove to the Park and on the way, saw a pair of wood storks by Lynch Lake and at the Park a large great, blue heron was sitting on the weir, and an anhinga was perched near him with his wings shaped like a bat, half airing them out!. There must be a season for butterflies, because I have not seen any flitting by the window for a couple weeks. But God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Romans 12:3-4
As God's messenger, I give each of you
this warning: be honest in your estimate of yourselves,
measuring your value by how much faith God
has given you. Just as our bodies have many parts and each
part has a special function, so it is with Christ's body.
We are all parts of his one body and each of us has
special work to do. And since we are all one body in
Christ we belong to each other and each of us needs all the others...
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I overslept this morning for the first time in a long while. Last I remember, I got out of bed about 4:55 to go to the bathroom, and the next time I woke, it was almost 8! Wow! I usually get up around 6:30, so that was really late!
Yesterday I surprised myself by doing my ironing! No grumbling, no putting off, I just did it! Can't help patting myself on the back, because I had quite a pile to do. Later I drove to the Park and on the way, saw a pair of wood storks by Lynch Lake and at the Park a large great, blue heron was sitting on the weir, and an anhinga was perched near him with his wings shaped like a bat, half airing them out!. There must be a season for butterflies, because I have not seen any flitting by the window for a couple weeks. But God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Romans 12:3-4
As God's messenger, I give each of you
this warning: be honest in your estimate of yourselves,
measuring your value by how much faith God
has given you. Just as our bodies have many parts and each
part has a special function, so it is with Christ's body.
We are all parts of his one body and each of us has
special work to do. And since we are all one body in
Christ we belong to each other and each of us needs all the others...
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Monday, October 13, 2014
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! We still have October's bright blue weather, with just a few white clouds scudding across the sky, but it looks like a cool front will be blowing in tomorrow or Wednesday. It will be welcome!
Well, I had a nice weekend, but the Gators didn't and the Bucs definitely did not! Brian took me to lunch at the Kopper Kitchen, after we had our hair done by Mari, and we enjoyed the food and the visit.
The TECO people came Friday and really left a dirt filled line where they had dug up the old gas line and threaded a new one in. I hope they will send someone to put sod down, because the first person to tell me about the new line, said they would replace the grass.
They kept me blocked in all day because of the truck and trailer parked in front of the driveway, but anything I had to do could be put off awhile. The apprentice techie who did the actual installing of the new meter, had me thinking I was going to die in my bed because of carbon monoxide poisoning in the house. He thought the flue was faulty and was not drawing like it should, so after figuring out that a plumber would probably know about fixing it, (I had already called my A/C people) , Mr Inman was at Mainlands and he stopped by, checked it out, tested it, and pronounced it legit and working the way it should! Big relief!
Yesterday was the 36th birthday of FCC, so the founding pastor, Don Logue, was invited to preach at both services. Since my family has known them for forty or more years, I was looking forward to it and was not disappointed. It was probably one the best sermons I have ever heard him preach and I told him so. It was so good to see Peggy and Don, and three of the other founding people of the church who were visiting. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
(This is a scripture that Don Logue read yesterday)
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have everything I need.
He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
He renews my strength.
'He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk
through the dark valley of death,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You welcome me as a guest,
anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings,
Surely your goodness and unfailing love
will pursue me all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
Joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Well, I had a nice weekend, but the Gators didn't and the Bucs definitely did not! Brian took me to lunch at the Kopper Kitchen, after we had our hair done by Mari, and we enjoyed the food and the visit.
The TECO people came Friday and really left a dirt filled line where they had dug up the old gas line and threaded a new one in. I hope they will send someone to put sod down, because the first person to tell me about the new line, said they would replace the grass.
They kept me blocked in all day because of the truck and trailer parked in front of the driveway, but anything I had to do could be put off awhile. The apprentice techie who did the actual installing of the new meter, had me thinking I was going to die in my bed because of carbon monoxide poisoning in the house. He thought the flue was faulty and was not drawing like it should, so after figuring out that a plumber would probably know about fixing it, (I had already called my A/C people) , Mr Inman was at Mainlands and he stopped by, checked it out, tested it, and pronounced it legit and working the way it should! Big relief!
Yesterday was the 36th birthday of FCC, so the founding pastor, Don Logue, was invited to preach at both services. Since my family has known them for forty or more years, I was looking forward to it and was not disappointed. It was probably one the best sermons I have ever heard him preach and I told him so. It was so good to see Peggy and Don, and three of the other founding people of the church who were visiting. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
(This is a scripture that Don Logue read yesterday)
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have everything I need.
He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
He renews my strength.
'He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk
through the dark valley of death,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You welcome me as a guest,
anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings,
Surely your goodness and unfailing love
will pursue me all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
Joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
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