Good Morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will be glad and rejoice in it! This is another day just like yesterday, and the day before, etc,. There are a few more clouds, so maybe, and that is a big maybe, we will get a shower later on. Quite a breeze is blowing, so maybe the surf is up. All the spring breakers that are left, should like that!
I think I will be mostly staying home today, because I have ironing to do, and I want to look again for more photos, among the thousands that I have. I have had a long life, and took many photos along the way. I have come across early church pics, baby pictures of people who now have grandchildren, mountain views, vacation trips to D.C., Shaker Village in Ky. where we stayed overnight, and still more to go through. Ah, memories!
I made a trip to the library yesterday...returned some books and borrowed more, then drove to Chick-fil-A and bought a refreshing Frosted Lemonade, to enjoy on a very warm afternoon. On the way there I went around Lynch Lake and saw a wood stork watching a small duck and several egrets, along with a couple ibis. The stark white of the feathers are a nice contrast with the dark lake.
I also drove to the park, where all was quiet and green and still in the heat of the afternoon.
God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 139:33,34
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of
everlasting life.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Friday, April 10, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 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! All I can say about the weather is that it is the same as yesterday, the day before, etc., Just warm and perfect! I have been running the A/C for over a month, because we are getting up to nearly ninety some days.
I attended the services for a dear friend and organist at my church, yesterday afternoon. It was a happy and sad tribute to a funny, talented and deeply committed woman who touched many lives. Among the good parts, was the opportunity to see many old friends, whom I had not seen in a long time.
One of them was a friend who walked across the new span of the Howard Frankland Bridge with me, back in the summer of '91. This was something I really wanted to do, and she was kind enough to accompany me. The problem was, I did not drink enough water, the sun was hot, I did not wear a hat, and so I wound up faint, and almost had heat stroke, so the paramedics had to carry me to their tent and put cold water under my arms, legs and make me drink a couple bottles before I recovered enough to go. Now if I could only do a tandem parachute jump...That's on my bucket list.
On my way to church, I drove around Lynch Lake, and there was the roseate spoonbill, in all its pink glory! It was busy pecking alongside some white herons, with seagulls a little ways further on. That was better than anything I saw in the park! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Ephesians 3:14-
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 his
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 in him. May your roots go down deep into
the soil of God's marvelous love. And may you have the
power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide,
how long, how high, 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 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 ask or hope. May he be given glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages.
Amen
( I may have sent this recently, but it is one of my favorite scriptures.)
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I attended the services for a dear friend and organist at my church, yesterday afternoon. It was a happy and sad tribute to a funny, talented and deeply committed woman who touched many lives. Among the good parts, was the opportunity to see many old friends, whom I had not seen in a long time.
One of them was a friend who walked across the new span of the Howard Frankland Bridge with me, back in the summer of '91. This was something I really wanted to do, and she was kind enough to accompany me. The problem was, I did not drink enough water, the sun was hot, I did not wear a hat, and so I wound up faint, and almost had heat stroke, so the paramedics had to carry me to their tent and put cold water under my arms, legs and make me drink a couple bottles before I recovered enough to go. Now if I could only do a tandem parachute jump...That's on my bucket list.
On my way to church, I drove around Lynch Lake, and there was the roseate spoonbill, in all its pink glory! It was busy pecking alongside some white herons, with seagulls a little ways further on. That was better than anything I saw in the park! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Ephesians 3:14-
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 his
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 in him. May your roots go down deep into
the soil of God's marvelous love. And may you have the
power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide,
how long, how high, 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 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 ask or hope. May he be given glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages.
Amen
( I may have sent this recently, but it is one of my favorite scriptures.)
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Wednesday, April 8, 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! This promises to be another in the string of beautiful days...sun, passing clouds, and cool breezes. Just beautiful!
Yesterday, I finally had to go grocery shopping. I keep putting it off, because it is not my favorite thing to do, but I was running out of a lot of things, so off I went to Publix. Besides, I had clipped out a $10 coupon from them if I spent over 50 dollars, and I knew that would be easy! So when the carry out boy put them in the car, I had to open all the windows, because the car was hot! I had the sunscreen up in the windshield, or the steering wheel would have been so hot, I would not have been comfortable touching it.
After getting everything put away, I was tired, but still had to empty the dryer, which had a load of laundry waiting to be folded. I was glad to finally sit down and eat my supper. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 91:14-16
The Lord says, "I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.
When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue them and honor them.
I will satisfy them with a long life,
and give them my salvation."
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Yesterday, I finally had to go grocery shopping. I keep putting it off, because it is not my favorite thing to do, but I was running out of a lot of things, so off I went to Publix. Besides, I had clipped out a $10 coupon from them if I spent over 50 dollars, and I knew that would be easy! So when the carry out boy put them in the car, I had to open all the windows, because the car was hot! I had the sunscreen up in the windshield, or the steering wheel would have been so hot, I would not have been comfortable touching it.
After getting everything put away, I was tired, but still had to empty the dryer, which had a load of laundry waiting to be folded. I was glad to finally sit down and eat my supper. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 91:14-16
The Lord says, "I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.
When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue them and honor them.
I will satisfy them with a long life,
and give them my salvation."
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Spiritual Growth
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! Sunshine, cool breezes and another beautiful day in the Sunshine City! We really need rain, but these days are nice.
My yard crew came yesterday to make the sparse grass look nicer. They bring my dumpster back up from the curb, but one guy left it front of the garage door, instead of all the way back by the side door. Guess he didn't think about how I would be able to get the car out of the garage...Oh, well, at least he brought it that far.
I watched Dancing With The Stars last night, just to see Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess. He is the Iran vet. who lost his left arm and leg. I teared up at their dance, interpreting his story from the man he was before and the man he has become after. Even after watching it several times, I am still affected by the beauty of the dance. I hope they win, but they probably won't.
I drove through the Park yesterday and saw a young heron in the water, and a couple ibis. Not so many people were there, as over the weekend, but I'm sure a lot of them were already at the Trop, to watch the Rays opening day! Too bad they lost, but Go Rays! God is good.
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is full of living power. It is
sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep
into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes
us for what we really are. Nothing in all creation can
hide from him. This is the God to whom we must
explain all that we have done.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
My yard crew came yesterday to make the sparse grass look nicer. They bring my dumpster back up from the curb, but one guy left it front of the garage door, instead of all the way back by the side door. Guess he didn't think about how I would be able to get the car out of the garage...Oh, well, at least he brought it that far.
I watched Dancing With The Stars last night, just to see Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess. He is the Iran vet. who lost his left arm and leg. I teared up at their dance, interpreting his story from the man he was before and the man he has become after. Even after watching it several times, I am still affected by the beauty of the dance. I hope they win, but they probably won't.
I drove through the Park yesterday and saw a young heron in the water, and a couple ibis. Not so many people were there, as over the weekend, but I'm sure a lot of them were already at the Trop, to watch the Rays opening day! Too bad they lost, but Go Rays! God is good.
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is full of living power. It is
sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep
into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes
us for what we really are. Nothing in all creation can
hide from him. This is the God to whom we must
explain all that we have done.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Monday, April 6, 2015
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! We had overcast skies an hour or so ago, but now the sun is shining and already the A/C has kicked in because the humidity is rising. It promises to be another warm, beautiful day for opening day for the Rays!
We had a wonderful Easter service yesterday, with joyful singing and a powerful message. I attended second service and Brian was already there. He had attended his church's Sat. evening service and then Grace Lutheran for early Easter celebration, so he was very churched by 12 noon. Then, we drove down to The Hangar restaurant for our Easter buffet. I thought it must be opening day for the Rays, because the interstate was so crowded as we neared the exit for Tropicana Field, so we headed for the 4th St. exit, instead, and made our way to the restaurant without having to deal with so much traffic.
After the meal, I was waiting outside in front, for Brian to get the car and pick me up, when I heard a voice calling my name. I looked up, and around, and started to go back in the airport when the Keeners came walking up. Ray was the one who was playing tricks on me! They and the Tallman clan came for their buffet. I told them we did not leave anything...
It was a beautiful weekend with the park quite full all three days. I drove around Lynch Lake Park, and saw my favorite, beautiful roseate spoonbill lift its wings and hop up on the grass by the water! God did such a wonderful thing when He created those pinks! Gorgeous!
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 or 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, but
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 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 and Happy Birthday to Daryl,
Amaryllis
We had a wonderful Easter service yesterday, with joyful singing and a powerful message. I attended second service and Brian was already there. He had attended his church's Sat. evening service and then Grace Lutheran for early Easter celebration, so he was very churched by 12 noon. Then, we drove down to The Hangar restaurant for our Easter buffet. I thought it must be opening day for the Rays, because the interstate was so crowded as we neared the exit for Tropicana Field, so we headed for the 4th St. exit, instead, and made our way to the restaurant without having to deal with so much traffic.
After the meal, I was waiting outside in front, for Brian to get the car and pick me up, when I heard a voice calling my name. I looked up, and around, and started to go back in the airport when the Keeners came walking up. Ray was the one who was playing tricks on me! They and the Tallman clan came for their buffet. I told them we did not leave anything...
It was a beautiful weekend with the park quite full all three days. I drove around Lynch Lake Park, and saw my favorite, beautiful roseate spoonbill lift its wings and hop up on the grass by the water! God did such a wonderful thing when He created those pinks! Gorgeous!
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 or 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, but
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 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 and Happy Birthday to Daryl,
Amaryllis
Friday, April 3, 2015
The Resurrection
Good Morning on this Good Friday, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! I am running late on this beautiful morning, so I will just send on the scripture about the happenings after Jesus crucifixion and death.
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Luke 24:12
But very early on Sunday morning, the women came to the tomb,
taking the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone
covering the entrance had been rolled aside. So they went in, but
they couldn't find the body of the Lord Jesus. They were puzzled,
trying to think what could have happened to it. Suddenly, two men
appeared to them,clothed in dazzling robes. The women were
terrified and bowed low before them. Then the men asked, "Why
are you looking in a tomb for someone who is alive? He isn't here!
He has risen from the dead! Don't you remember what he told you
back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands
of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again the third day!"
Then they remembered that he had said this, so they rushed back to
tell his eleven disciples---and everyone else---what had happened.
The women who went to the tomb were Mary Magdalene, Joanna,
Mary the mother of James, and several others. They told the apostles
what had happened, but the story sounded like nonsense, so they
didn't believe it. However, Peter ran to the tomb to look. Stooping,
he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings, then he went home
again, wondering what had happened.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Luke 24:12
But very early on Sunday morning, the women came to the tomb,
taking the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone
covering the entrance had been rolled aside. So they went in, but
they couldn't find the body of the Lord Jesus. They were puzzled,
trying to think what could have happened to it. Suddenly, two men
appeared to them,clothed in dazzling robes. The women were
terrified and bowed low before them. Then the men asked, "Why
are you looking in a tomb for someone who is alive? He isn't here!
He has risen from the dead! Don't you remember what he told you
back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands
of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again the third day!"
Then they remembered that he had said this, so they rushed back to
tell his eleven disciples---and everyone else---what had happened.
The women who went to the tomb were Mary Magdalene, Joanna,
Mary the mother of James, and several others. They told the apostles
what had happened, but the story sounded like nonsense, so they
didn't believe it. However, Peter ran to the tomb to look. Stooping,
he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings, then he went home
again, wondering what had happened.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Jesus Prays
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! Just another in the string of beautiful days, with sun, and cool air in the morning and really warming up in the afternoon. I had the windows open all day and left one open last night. Just perfect!
It was a quiet day for me yesterday. I washed the sheets and was making the bed when Cheryl came to clean. We had a nice chat and I asked her if she had heard back from the Duke Energy people about her damaged fence. So far, she hasn't but she talked with the fence people to get their idea of how much it would cost for the repair, so when the Duke person calls back, she will have a working knowledge of what to ask for. The Lewis trimmers are certainly not arborists! They took such a big chunk out of my oak in the back that it will never grow back or fill in again. Sigh.
I watched two cute squirrels sitting on the wall of my porch eating acorns that they dug out of the ground. They always leave the husks on the wall, but I don't mind brushing them off. Louis used to sit out under the tree and the squirrels would crawl up his pant leg and sit on his knee eating peanuts out of his hand. He really loved that!
Well, this is Maundy Thursday, and Sunday is coming! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Luke 22:39-46
Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs
room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. There he told
them, "Pray that you will not be overcome by temptation."
He walked away, about a stone's throw, and knelt down
and prayed, "Father, if you are willing, please take this cup
of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine."
Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him.
He prayed more fervently and he was in such agony of spirit
that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.
At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples only
to find them asleep, exhausted from grief. "Why are you sleeping?"
he asked. "Get up and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you."
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
amaryllis
It was a quiet day for me yesterday. I washed the sheets and was making the bed when Cheryl came to clean. We had a nice chat and I asked her if she had heard back from the Duke Energy people about her damaged fence. So far, she hasn't but she talked with the fence people to get their idea of how much it would cost for the repair, so when the Duke person calls back, she will have a working knowledge of what to ask for. The Lewis trimmers are certainly not arborists! They took such a big chunk out of my oak in the back that it will never grow back or fill in again. Sigh.
I watched two cute squirrels sitting on the wall of my porch eating acorns that they dug out of the ground. They always leave the husks on the wall, but I don't mind brushing them off. Louis used to sit out under the tree and the squirrels would crawl up his pant leg and sit on his knee eating peanuts out of his hand. He really loved that!
Well, this is Maundy Thursday, and Sunday is coming! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Luke 22:39-46
Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs
room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. There he told
them, "Pray that you will not be overcome by temptation."
He walked away, about a stone's throw, and knelt down
and prayed, "Father, if you are willing, please take this cup
of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine."
Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him.
He prayed more fervently and he was in such agony of spirit
that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.
At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples only
to find them asleep, exhausted from grief. "Why are you sleeping?"
he asked. "Get up and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you."
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
amaryllis
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