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 beautiful day with lots of sun and breezes and temps in the low seventies, but a bit higher than yesterday. A beautiful day in the neighborhood!
While I was on the computer yesterday, my yard crew came. I thought I heard them, but they did not mow, because it is not necessary in the cooler weather when the grass does not grow so fast. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they had blown off the acorns and brought the dumpster back up. Of course, the acorns were falling as they were being blown off, but that is to be expected this time of year!
After my ironing, I decided to go for an outing. I had been curious about the boarding up of the windows at the new Sav-A-Lot store at Town Plaza, thinking they had decided not to open it after all, but even though the plywood was still over the windows, the front door was open and it looked like work was going on inside, so maybe they just wanted to keep prying eyes out...
Anyway, I went on to the park and saw quite a few cars there, with people enjoying the gorgeous weather and the boardwalk. I saw an anhinga with wings folded and the usual squirrels dashing across the road. It was peaceful, shady and serene. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 90:12
Teach us to make the most of our time, so we may grow in wisdom.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
There is a time for everything, a season for every activity
under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time
to plant and a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to rebuild. A time to cry and a
time to laugh..A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to
scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace
and a time to turn away. A time to search and a time to lose.
A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear and a
time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak up. A time
to love and a time to hate. A time to war and a time for peace.
What do people really get for all their hard work?I have thought
about this in connection with the various kinds of work God has
given people to do. God has made everything beautiful for its own
time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so,
people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning
to end.
Valuing time begins with seeing it from God's perspective. When we do
this, we learn that there is always time for accomplishing God's plans for
our lives.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Monday, October 19, 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 finally have a little cooler weather...not chilly, but definitely cooler. My indoor-outdoor thermometer read 69 degrees an hour ago. I think that's the first time it has been in the sixties since last winter. But the sun is shining and it will warm up to the low eighties today!
As I was watching the last of the Packers game, which they won, yay!, I heard a splat on the porch. Since it was dark and the light was on outside, I did not check, but was pretty sure it was the hanging plant falling. I was right. When I checked this morning, there it was sitting on the floor. The hook holding it in had once again come out. I am expecting my handy man in another week or so, so I will ask him to hang it back up. It fell once before and Daryl put it back up at Christmas, so it held for quite a while. It grows so fast, I have to keep trimming it, and since the wind was blowing, I think that is what made it fall.
I had a good weekend. Brian took me to Verizon where my new iphone 6s had come in, so after transferring the data from my old phone to the new one.we were good to go.It is a pretty phone...rose gold, so I got a cover that does not obscure the color, but adds gold stars to it.
Brian put some extra apps in it and I have used it a few times, so it works well. I am amazed at all the things a person can do with a phone like that! Not me, yet!
Also, I watched the Gators lose to LSU. With all that has been going on with the Gators, I did not expect them to win, but it was really close, so maybe it will be a good season after all. But the Packers won! Philip Rivers, the quarterback for the Raiders, had a wonderful game. Too bad he lost. He is only 33 and has 8 kids! Wow! Congrats to his wife!
We had another good service at church with more in attendance than last week. We are getting quite a few visitors and they look young. That is a good thing.
I drove around Lynch Lake and saw a flock of ibis gathering around a man who was fishing
I did not know they would do that, but they were hoping for a hand out! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
1 John 4:16-21
God is love, and all who live in love live in God,
and God lives in them. And as we live in God,
our love grows more perfect. So we will not be
afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him
with confidence because we are like Christ here in
this world.
Such love has no fear because perfect love expels
all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of judgment, and
this shows that his love has not been perfected in us.
We love each other as a result of his loving us first.
If someone says, "I love God," but hates a Christian
brother or sister," that person is a liar, but
if we don't love people we can see, how can we love
God whom we have not seen? And God himself has
commanded that we must love not only him but our
Christian brothers and sisters, too.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy, and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
As I was watching the last of the Packers game, which they won, yay!, I heard a splat on the porch. Since it was dark and the light was on outside, I did not check, but was pretty sure it was the hanging plant falling. I was right. When I checked this morning, there it was sitting on the floor. The hook holding it in had once again come out. I am expecting my handy man in another week or so, so I will ask him to hang it back up. It fell once before and Daryl put it back up at Christmas, so it held for quite a while. It grows so fast, I have to keep trimming it, and since the wind was blowing, I think that is what made it fall.
I had a good weekend. Brian took me to Verizon where my new iphone 6s had come in, so after transferring the data from my old phone to the new one.we were good to go.It is a pretty phone...rose gold, so I got a cover that does not obscure the color, but adds gold stars to it.
Brian put some extra apps in it and I have used it a few times, so it works well. I am amazed at all the things a person can do with a phone like that! Not me, yet!
Also, I watched the Gators lose to LSU. With all that has been going on with the Gators, I did not expect them to win, but it was really close, so maybe it will be a good season after all. But the Packers won! Philip Rivers, the quarterback for the Raiders, had a wonderful game. Too bad he lost. He is only 33 and has 8 kids! Wow! Congrats to his wife!
We had another good service at church with more in attendance than last week. We are getting quite a few visitors and they look young. That is a good thing.
I drove around Lynch Lake and saw a flock of ibis gathering around a man who was fishing
I did not know they would do that, but they were hoping for a hand out! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
1 John 4:16-21
God is love, and all who live in love live in God,
and God lives in them. And as we live in God,
our love grows more perfect. So we will not be
afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him
with confidence because we are like Christ here in
this world.
Such love has no fear because perfect love expels
all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of judgment, and
this shows that his love has not been perfected in us.
We love each other as a result of his loving us first.
If someone says, "I love God," but hates a Christian
brother or sister," that person is a liar, but
if we don't love people we can see, how can we love
God whom we have not seen? And God himself has
commanded that we must love not only him but our
Christian brothers and sisters, too.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy, and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Friday, October 16, 2015
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! The clouds have disappeared and now the sun is bright and hot, so even though it is the middle of Oct., we will still have temps in the high eighties.
My p.c. decided to freeze up yesterday, so I could not use it until almost noon, when it decided to thaw. Very temperamental. So,,,I had a day off. I had a call from the Library that a book I had ordered a few months ago had come in, so I went to pick it up, (I am almost through reading it) and then went to the park, I saw two egrets--one at the weir and the other at the canal, both looking intently at the water.
Well, the POD is gone from the driveway a couple doors down, so someone reported it. It is hard to keep an old neighborhood looking neat, when people come and go, and some do not have any interest in how the neighborhood looks. My next door neighbor, who has lived in the house since he was a baby, has no desire to mow his yard, and as a result, it is overgrown and looks pretty bad. I don't have much grass, but the weeds are clipped and green, so it looks neat from the street.
Ah, well, I am looking forward to see how the Gators do tomorrow with all that has been going on with the team. And then the Packers on Sunday. Go Teams! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Romans 12:6-8
God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. So if
God has given you the ability to prophecy, speak out when you have
faith that God is speaking through you. If your gift is that of serving
others serve them well. If you are a teacher, do a good job of teaching,
If your gift is to encourage others , do it! If you have money share it
generously. If God has given you leadership ability , take the respon
sibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others,
do it gladly.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
My p.c. decided to freeze up yesterday, so I could not use it until almost noon, when it decided to thaw. Very temperamental. So,,,I had a day off. I had a call from the Library that a book I had ordered a few months ago had come in, so I went to pick it up, (I am almost through reading it) and then went to the park, I saw two egrets--one at the weir and the other at the canal, both looking intently at the water.
Well, the POD is gone from the driveway a couple doors down, so someone reported it. It is hard to keep an old neighborhood looking neat, when people come and go, and some do not have any interest in how the neighborhood looks. My next door neighbor, who has lived in the house since he was a baby, has no desire to mow his yard, and as a result, it is overgrown and looks pretty bad. I don't have much grass, but the weeds are clipped and green, so it looks neat from the street.
Ah, well, I am looking forward to see how the Gators do tomorrow with all that has been going on with the team. And then the Packers on Sunday. Go Teams! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Romans 12:6-8
God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. So if
God has given you the ability to prophecy, speak out when you have
faith that God is speaking through you. If your gift is that of serving
others serve them well. If you are a teacher, do a good job of teaching,
If your gift is to encourage others , do it! If you have money share it
generously. If God has given you leadership ability , take the respon
sibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others,
do it gladly.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Pressing on
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! Lots of big, puffy clouds and sunshine, but still cooler temps make a very pleasant day!
I see the blue jays and mockingbirds flying in and out of the hedge outside my window and it reminds me of the very large osprey I drove by the other day. He was sitting on top of a street light, very close. so I could almost count the feathers! Of course, he was near the water so he could spot his dinner!
Well, I am expecting my cleaning ladies early today, so I must finish this and get towels out of the dryer. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Philippians 3:12-14
I don't mean to say that I have already
achieved these things or that I have already
reached perfection! But I keep working
toward that day when I will finally be all
that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me
to be. No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still
not all I should be, but I am focusing all my
energies on this one thing. Forgetting the
past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
I strain to reach the end of the race and receive
for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling
us to heaven.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I see the blue jays and mockingbirds flying in and out of the hedge outside my window and it reminds me of the very large osprey I drove by the other day. He was sitting on top of a street light, very close. so I could almost count the feathers! Of course, he was near the water so he could spot his dinner!
Well, I am expecting my cleaning ladies early today, so I must finish this and get towels out of the dryer. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Philippians 3:12-14
I don't mean to say that I have already
achieved these things or that I have already
reached perfection! But I keep working
toward that day when I will finally be all
that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me
to be. No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still
not all I should be, but I am focusing all my
energies on this one thing. Forgetting the
past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
I strain to reach the end of the race and receive
for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling
us to heaven.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Tuesday, October 13, 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! I enjoy this much cooler weather with the lower humidity. Already I have noticed that the A/C is not cycling so much, so a lower electric bill is always welcome.
My yard crew came yesterday and did a good job of cleaning acorns off the porch and driveway. Of course, more are falling today, but this is the time of year for them. The squirrels should have fat tummys from all the food!
I did not go out yesterday, because of my leg, but it is much better today, so I think it was just a strained muscle. Brian came over yesterday late afternoon and brought me some orange juice and also took the recycle bin down to the curb. I saw blue bins lining the street this morning. Mine only needs to be picked up once a month, because I don't have that much.
Well, I was disappointed about the news of Will Grier's suspension as Gator's quarterback and not surprised at Steve Spurrier's retirement. Things are always changing in college football, but God is always good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Ephesians 3:14-22
When I think of the wisdom and scope of God's plan, I fall on 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 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 ask 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
My yard crew came yesterday and did a good job of cleaning acorns off the porch and driveway. Of course, more are falling today, but this is the time of year for them. The squirrels should have fat tummys from all the food!
I did not go out yesterday, because of my leg, but it is much better today, so I think it was just a strained muscle. Brian came over yesterday late afternoon and brought me some orange juice and also took the recycle bin down to the curb. I saw blue bins lining the street this morning. Mine only needs to be picked up once a month, because I don't have that much.
Well, I was disappointed about the news of Will Grier's suspension as Gator's quarterback and not surprised at Steve Spurrier's retirement. Things are always changing in college football, but God is always good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Ephesians 3:14-22
When I think of the wisdom and scope of God's plan, I fall on 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 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 ask 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
Monday, October 12, 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! I was surprised when I felt the coolness of the air as I opened the door to get the Times. I thought the cool air was to come through yesterday, but it held off for a day.
But the banks and post office are closed today, so some people will be able to enjoy this great weather and get out in it! Unfortunately, I won't be one of them. I was sitting down on my kitchen stool at the snack counter when something popped or twisted in my right leg and I was in great pain for a few minutes. I was able to walk, change and get into bed after resting awhile and taking Tylenol, so I slept pretty well. I will try to get help for it today.
We are getting so many people at first service at church that there are no more parking spaces left. Last week and yesterday, I had to wait about ten minutes for people to come out so I could pull in. I was not the only one waiting, either. There were about four other cars waiting. I had intended to go to first service yesterday, but ran out of time getting ready.
I had the nicest surprise Sat. morning! I had just finished breakfast when the doorbell rang, and it was my dear thoughtful friend, Christa, with a package of pumpkin waffles from Trader Joe's! She read my complaints about not finding any, and brought me some! What a kind thing to do! Guess what I had for breakfast Sunday morning! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 28:6,7
Praise the Lord!
For he has heard my cry for mercy.
The Lord is my strength, my shield from
every danger.
I trust in him with all my heart.
He helps me and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
But the banks and post office are closed today, so some people will be able to enjoy this great weather and get out in it! Unfortunately, I won't be one of them. I was sitting down on my kitchen stool at the snack counter when something popped or twisted in my right leg and I was in great pain for a few minutes. I was able to walk, change and get into bed after resting awhile and taking Tylenol, so I slept pretty well. I will try to get help for it today.
We are getting so many people at first service at church that there are no more parking spaces left. Last week and yesterday, I had to wait about ten minutes for people to come out so I could pull in. I was not the only one waiting, either. There were about four other cars waiting. I had intended to go to first service yesterday, but ran out of time getting ready.
I had the nicest surprise Sat. morning! I had just finished breakfast when the doorbell rang, and it was my dear thoughtful friend, Christa, with a package of pumpkin waffles from Trader Joe's! She read my complaints about not finding any, and brought me some! What a kind thing to do! Guess what I had for breakfast Sunday morning! God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Psalm 28:6,7
Praise the Lord!
For he has heard my cry for mercy.
The Lord is my strength, my shield from
every danger.
I trust in him with all my heart.
He helps me and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Friday, October 9, 2015
More Joy
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 I say fall has come? Not today! It is very humid and warm, but a "cold" front is coming and by Sunday we will see temps in the sixties! Bring on the sweaters! I can just hear those who live north of Florida laughing at me, but this old gal gets cool when the temp gets below seventy! I even get chilly in church from the A/C!
I am expecting Rick to come today to work on sealing the flat roof where it joins with the peaked roof to see if that will take care of any leakage that may be coming through the joint. He is so busy, it takes a while to get on his list. But I am glad he is available for me!
Well, this is pumpkin time and I still have not found pumpkin Eggo waffles in the Publix freezer or Winn Dixie. I have not checked any of the other stores. It won't be a tragedy if I don't find them..I just like them for a change. But I did have a Krispy Kreme pumpkin cruller and it was yummy!
I got over to the Park later in the afternoon, and saw the gopher tortoise, and an egret stretching his graceful neck to see what was in the water. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
2 Corinthians 4:14-18
We know that the same God who raised our Lord Jesus
will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself along
with you. All of these things are for your benefit . And as God's
grace brings more and more people to Christ, there will be
great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory.
That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying,
our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles
are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us
an immeasurably great glory that will last forever! So we look
forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will
soon be over , but the joys to come will last forever.
The promise of our future resurrection helps us look beyond the problems of daily life.
It is not escapism or wishful thinking. It is a reality that fuels our joy by keeping
things in perspective.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I am expecting Rick to come today to work on sealing the flat roof where it joins with the peaked roof to see if that will take care of any leakage that may be coming through the joint. He is so busy, it takes a while to get on his list. But I am glad he is available for me!
Well, this is pumpkin time and I still have not found pumpkin Eggo waffles in the Publix freezer or Winn Dixie. I have not checked any of the other stores. It won't be a tragedy if I don't find them..I just like them for a change. But I did have a Krispy Kreme pumpkin cruller and it was yummy!
I got over to the Park later in the afternoon, and saw the gopher tortoise, and an egret stretching his graceful neck to see what was in the water. God is good!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
2 Corinthians 4:14-18
We know that the same God who raised our Lord Jesus
will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself along
with you. All of these things are for your benefit . And as God's
grace brings more and more people to Christ, there will be
great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory.
That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying,
our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles
are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us
an immeasurably great glory that will last forever! So we look
forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will
soon be over , but the joys to come will last forever.
The promise of our future resurrection helps us look beyond the problems of daily life.
It is not escapism or wishful thinking. It is a reality that fuels our joy by keeping
things in perspective.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
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