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! What a contrast today's weather is, compared to yesterday! Lots of sun and cool temps...I keep thinking we have the last cool or cold front come through, and then another one pops up! It was actually about 57 outdoors, so I guess that would be warm if one lived in Chicago or other northern places! To me, it is cool!

Well, I got on the scales last night and discovered one of the five pounds of fluid that had accumulated in my body was gone, so today I was hoping for more. When I checked this morning four more were gone, so I am almost back to normal, if I don't pack on more today! PTL!

My cleaning ladies came yesterday instead of today, because one of them had a doctor's visit today, which could not be rescheduled. That was fine with me, so I had a clean house and they finished just as the heavy rain started.

I took a trip over to the park later on in the afternoon, just to get out of the house for awhile. Very few people were there because of the threatening clouds, but I saw the anhinga resting on the weir, and a beautiful sight of about three or four egrets in the dark, muddy canal, pecking around and looking for snacks. Then, just beneath the first bridge, the roseate spoonbill was creating a Kodak moment for onlookers hanging over the bridge. God is good!

From the Promise Bible NLT:

Psalm 84:10-12

A Single day in your courts is
better than a thousand anywhere else!

I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
For the Lord God is our light and protector.
He gives us grace and glory.
No good thing will the Lord withhold
from those who do what is right.

O Lord Almighty, happy are those who trust in you.

I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!

Love and hugs,
 Amaryllis

Faithfulness

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 wind has really picked up and is blowing the trees and bushes  and probably breaking off small twigs and branches again on the freshly mown yard and clean porch. There is a prediction of thunderstorms later today, so this wind is what is bringing it in!

Well, I got in to see the doctor yesterday. Of course, since I was a "walk-in" I had to wait and expected to, but I went through three People mags. ( my favorite in a waiting situation) and still waited in the freezing exam room. I arrived at 3:30 and left at 5:40!  But I was told that I am not going into heart failure...just a bad reaction to the new BP med. I told him I had already had that med and had all the side effects to it back in 2010, but he did not have a record of it. Since I quit taking the stuff, I feel much better and am slowly getting back my energy.Sometimes the meds you take are worse than the symptoms you already had.

Anyway, I was hungry and thirsty by the time I got home and Brian had called to check up on me, then called  my iphone while I was in the doc's exam room. I was the last to leave the office. I did not have time to get to the park, but God is good!

From the Promise Bible NLT:

Lamentations 3:22

The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! By his
mercies we have been kept from complete
destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies
begin afresh each day. I say to myself "The Lord is
my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!"
The Lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for
him and seek him. So it is good to wait quietly for
salvation from the Lord. And it is good for the young
to submit to the yoke of his discipline.

I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!

Love and hugs,
 Amaryllis

Jesus, The Way to our Father

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! After a cloudy start, the sun is out and the breeze is blowing, and I still have the A/C on from yesterday! The temp got up into the eighties yesterday and today will be about the same. Good weather!

What a difference a day makes! I have not been feeling well because of a new medication the doc prescribed for me, so I discontinued the med. and thought I would be all right to attend church yesterday; got all dressed and ready to go, went out to the car, and just the thought of walking into church seemed impossible, I was suddenly so tired, so I came back in and changed clothes to rest. I was not happy to find that there is nothing on TV that is a church service that late, and did not think to go online for a live streaming of something. I really wanted to hear our Supt. speak, but hopefully, I can pick him up from the church website. Sigh. I am happy to report that I feel almost back to normal, now...normal, for me, that is!

I drove over to the park much later in the afternoon, and saw a black and white anhinga on the weir, and a baby gopher tortoise near the large gopher hole further down. The I saw my favorite...a roseate spoonbill near the first bridge! God is good!

From the Promise Bible NLT:

John 14:21-25

Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love me. And
because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will reveal
myself to each one of them.

Judas, (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name), said to
him."Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not
to the world at large?"

Jesus replied, " All those who love me will do what I say. My Father
will love them, and we will come to them and live with them. Anyone
who doesn't love me will not do what I say. And remember, my words
are not my own. This message is from the Father who sent me. I am
telling you these things now while I am still with you. But when the
Father sends the Counselor as my representative--and by the Counselor
I mean the Holy Spirit--he will teach you everything and will remind
you of everything I myself have told you."

I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with
thanksgiving, joy and love!

Love and hugs,
 Amaryllis

Greetings from Jude

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! More sun and temps in the cool seventies to start off the day, but it is still a little chilly to me, because I haven't been moving around much.

I got some things done that I intended to do yesterday, and felt good about that.  It is always good to get goals accomplished. Brian made reservations for us to have lunch at the Hangar for Easter. Hopefully, we won't have to wait too long. Even though you can make the reservations, it does not guarantee that a table will be waiting for you ! It is a popular place!

I got a chicken sandwich and small barbeque salad from Wendy's Wed.  and had the salad for lunch yesterday. It was good, with lots of chicken! I must say, though, the next time I go to Wendy's I will skip 83rd and 9th St. because of the massive construction blocking all but one lane on four sides of the intersection! What a mess! Seems like there is construction in many parts of the city, but the pot holes keep getting deeper before they are filled up!

I saw more people taking pictures and just looking at the hawk's nest at the park yesterday. It is built so high up, they have to crane their necks to see it! An ibis was busy pecking in the canal. Since the water is so low, they find it easier to peck out the grubs. God is good!

From the Promise Bible NLT:

Jude

But you, dear friends, must continue to build your
lives on the foundation of your holy faith. And continue to pray
as you are directed by the Holy Spirit. Live in such a way
that God's love can bless you as you wait for the eternal
life that our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy is going to
give you. Show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.
Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of
judgment. There are still others to whom you need to
show mercy, but be careful that you are not contaminated by their sins.

I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers
with thanksgiving, joy and love!

Love and hugs,
 Amaryllis

Psoaring thru Psalm 22

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 and cool breezes...a great start to the day that will warm up quickly!

I am running seriously behind already, in the things I had planned to do, but when I stop and think about it, it doesn't matter whether I get the laundry done or go grocery shopping at a certain time, because the only one I have to please is me! That's a good feeling in a way...

I was just watching a squirrel sitting on the wall on the front porch, industriously munching on an acorn. They seem to sit in the same spot all the time, because I see hulls left in a little pile daily. The little critters are cute, though. We had one family of squirrels that were so tame, when Louis would sit outside they would climb up his pant leg to sit in his lap and get the peanuts he handed them! We have had several generations of squirrels since then and none so tame!

Not much was going on at the park yesterday.just the low water in the canal and ibis pecking around and squirrels running back and forth, but God is good!

From the Promise Bible NLT:

Psalm 22:23-28
Praise the Lord, all you who fear him!
Honor him, all you descendants of  Jacob!
Show him reverence, all you descendents of Israel!
For he has not turned and walked away.
'He has listened to their cries for help.

I will praise you among all the people:
I will fulfill my vows in the presence of
those who worship you.'The poor will eat and be satisfied.
All who seek the Lord will praise him.
Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him.
People from every nation will bow down before him.
For the Lord is King!
He rules all the nations!

I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!

Love and hugs,
 Amaryllis

Binding

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! One minute the sun was shining brightly through the front windows and the next it was raining, but now, the rain has cleared off and once again we have the sun shining. The air is slowly cooling, and, even though it is still not really cool, I had to get up about 3 AM and put my fleece throw on the bed for warmth! I will do the same before I get in bed tonight! Then, it will warm up again and we are in for summer weather for the next six months!

I am slowing down and did not go out much yesterday, but did make it over to the park, where I dodged around a woman standing in the middle of the road pointing her camera straight up in the oak trees. I have seen a couple other people training binocs up into the trees next to the building, so I am thinking there is a hawk's nest high up in the trees. The hawk built a nest right over the sidewalk one year and I was able to see the ugly babies sticking their fuzzy heads over the sides of the big nest. They are ugly because they have huge eyes and yellow fuzzy down, but to mom, I guess they are beautiful.

I saw the roseate spoonbills again, so that was a pink spot of beauty against the mud. Some ibis were also enjoying the grubbing in the mud further down the canal. God is good!

From the Promise Bible NLT:

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Two people can accomplish more than twice
as much as one; they get a better return for their labor.
If one person falls, the other can reach out and help.
But people who are alone when they fall are in
real trouble. And on a cold night, two under the
same blanket can gain warmth from each other. But how
can one be warm alone? A person standing alone
can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand
back- to- back and conquer. Three are even better,
for a triple- braided cord is not easily broken.

I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!

Love and hugs,
 Amaryllis

Psoaring thru Psalm 73

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 rain already, but not thunderstorms or hard showers, just a light rain. It is still dripping off the roof, and maybe more is coming, , but although it is still not sunshiny, the wetness will move on shortly and we will have cool, drier air later this afternoon. Then, it will be our last cool weather until October!

I did not do much yesterday, except read, but I did get over to the park, I saw such a beautiful sight in a great white heron standing in the middle of the canal,which is very low. Because the contrast between the whiteness and the dark, mud color of the canal, the heron seemed even whiter! Several ibis were pecking away further down. God is good!

From the Promise Bible NLT:

Psalm 73:23

I was so foolish and ignorant---
I must have seen like a senseless animal to you..
Yet I still belong to you;
you are holding my right hand.
You will keep on guiding me with your counsel.
leading me to a glorious destiny.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart.
He is mine forever.

I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving,
joy and love!

Love and hugs,
 Amaryllis