I wish, I wish, I wish....

-Meme

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Psalm 3:3-5

..." You, O Lord, are a shield about me,

My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

I was crying to the Lord with my voice,

And He answered me from His holy mountain. 

I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me."...

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Autumn is blooming all around us!

-MUTTS

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Babies are People

-Choices 

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-informed Choices

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Never Ending Kitty Counseling

-Rose is Rose

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in honor of Zuzu's Petals

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Jesus Gives Us Great Joy!

Jude 24-25 

"Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen."

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What a Wonderful Day!

-internet

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Thankful!

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The LORD Builds us Up!

-meme

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 Joshua 1:9   

..."Be strong and courageous! 

Do not tremble or be dismayed, 

for the Lord your God is with you 

wherever you go.”

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The Lovingkindness of the LORD

-Alister Begg 

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Psalm 89:1, 5

"I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever;

To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.

The heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones."

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Trees and their Fruit

-Alistair Begg devotion, 9/27/26
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Known by Their Fruit

"No good tree bears bad fruit, 

nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 

for each tree is known by its own fruit."

Luke 6:43-44

Students will always reflect the instruction of their teachers. No matter how far a student may excel beyond his or her teacher’s abilities, they will always be indebted to the guidance that was given.

When Jesus spoke of trees and their fruit, it was with an eye to the spiritual leaders of His day. In making His point, He gave us a warning: namely, not to choose the wrong teacher. And how are we to discern between good and bad teachers? Jesus says it’s by their fruit—the results that follow their teachings and actions. ...

...continue here

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How Firm a Foundation

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

is laid for your faith in God's excellent Word!

What more can be said than to you God hath said,

to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

"Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,

for I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, 

and cause thee to stand,

upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

"When through the deep waters I call thee to go,

the rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;

for I will be near thee, thy troubles to bless,

and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

 "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,

my grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;

the flame shall not hurt thee; I only design

thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,

I will not, I will not desert to its foes;

that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,

I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake."

-R. Keen and G. Keith

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His Lovingkindness is Everlasting

-internet

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Psalm 100

"Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.

Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with joyful singing.

Know that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving
And His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

For the Lord is good;
His lovingkindness is everlasting
And His faithfulness to all generations."

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Sweater Weather!

-MUTTS
 

If you can't be nice--don't have pets

-Garfield

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"Jesus exalts what the world despises and rejects what it admires."

-Alistair Begg 9/2026  

Admitting We are Poor

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Luke 6:17-36

17-18  ..."Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured. 

19  And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all.

20  And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 

21  Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. 

22  Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. 

23  Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets. 

24  But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full. 

25  Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. 

26  Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.

27-28  But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 

29  Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either. 

30  Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. 

31  Treat others the same way you want them to treat you. 

32  If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 

33  If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 

34  If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount. 

35  But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. 

36  Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful..."

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Admitting We Are Poor

-Alistair Begg

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Autumn is in the Air!

-internet t-shirt

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There is a beauty in trusting the LORD God Almighty.

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This seems so familiar...

-PLUGGERS

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We would all feel better...

-card

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REGRET: Worrying about the past

-Illinois country road

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 "The past cannot be recalled and you can do nothing about it.

You can sit down and be miserable and you can go round and round in circles of regret for the rest of your life, but it will make no difference to what you have done...We must never for a second worry about anything that cannot be affected or changed by us. 

It is a waste of energy."

Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and its Cure

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Weather Disasters and Education Disasters

"The Real Purpose of Schools

Schools exist for the education of children. 

Schools do not exist to provide ironclad jobs for teachers, billions of dollars in union dues for teachers unions, monopolies for educational bureaucracies, a guaranteed market for teachers college degrees or a captive audience for indoctrinators."

Thomas Sowell 

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Guarding the Flock Against Wolves

-meme

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25 years ago, 911--May we all aspire to emulate this man's courage and patriotism

Rick Rescorla

The Hero Who Saved 2,700 Lives on 911

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"...thousands of people were already moving because Rescorla had not waited for permission. He kept them moving. He kept them off the elevators.

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Those who were guided to safety by Rescorla reported that he sang while he did it. His songs were familiar to him. He’d sung them in crisis before, in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam in November 1965.

At that time, he was a young United States Army lieutenant from Hayle, Cornwall, England. He walked the perimeter of the U.S. camp, under fire, singing Cornish hymns calmly to his platoon into the night. One was based on the Welsh song “Men of Harlech”:

Men of Cornwall stop your dreaming;


Can't you see their spearpoints gleaming?


See their warriors' pennants streaming


To this battlefield.


Men of Cornwall stand ye steady;


It cannot be ever said ye


for the battle were not ready;

Stand and never yield!

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...A bullhorn in a crowded stairway is a crude instrument, but it was enough. The people who had resented the drills now found they already knew the steps.

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Thirteen of the firm’s employees and contractors would not survive the day. Nearly twenty-seven hundred others would, because a man with a bullhorn had willed them to.

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Rescorla was born Cyril Richard Rescorla on the Cornish coast in 1939. American soldiers trained in his hometown before the Normandy invasion. Rescorla watched them train and decided he would wear a uniform. He joined the British Army, served in Cyprus, then wore a Rhodesian police uniform. In 1963, he came to Brooklyn, lived in a hostel, and enlisted in the United States Army – still a British subject. He took the soldier’s oath and became a U.S. citizen a few years later.

Rick Rescorla went to Fort Dix, then Officer Candidate School, then Vietnam. In November 1965, at Ia Drang, he walked into the first major battle between the U.S. Army and the North Vietnamese. During that battle, his picture was taken.

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Rescorla’s face is dirt-streaked, his shoulders slumped from fatigue, the weight of exhaustion forming his expression. But that photo shows Rescorla just as he would be decades later in a building about to collapse in New York City – determined, moving forward, uphill, and into the fray.

May Rick Rescorla’s spirit never die, and may we all aspire to emulate his courage and patriotism."

Please read the whole article here

AMAC News Line

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We still mourn the loss of people, first responders, firemen, families, clean-up workers, with the continued loss of those with deadly illnesses. Remember the people, the silence, the skies...

Where are you from?

-MUTTS
 

Happy Anniversary!!! :o)

 -MUTTS

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Just saying...

 

Snoopy is so talented.

-Charles Schulz  

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Be Thou forever near me!

"O Jesus, I have promised

To serve Thee to the end;

Be Thou forever near me,

My Master and my Friend!

I shall not fear the battle,

If Thou art by my side;

Nor wander from the pathway,

If Thou wilt be my Guide.

O Jesus, 
Thou hast promised

To all who follow Thee,

That where Thou art in glory

There shall Thy servant be!

And, Jesus, I have promised

To serve Thee to the end,

Oh, give me grace to follow,

My Master and my Friend."

-John E. Bode--published in A Boy's War, by David Michell

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This is so True!

-internet photo

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"The heart of her husband safely trusts her"

-internet meme

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In a Coon's Age

-PLUGGERS

by Rick McKee

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Truth can be understood.

-internet meme

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We are like those who dream...

-in the boondocks of Iowa

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 Psalm 126

"When the Lord brought back 

the captive ones of Zion,


We were like those who dream.


Then our mouth was filled with laughter


And our tongue with joyful shouting;


Then they said among the nations,


“The Lord has done great things for them.”


The Lord has done great things for us;


We are glad.

Restore our captivity, O Lord,


As the streams in the South.


Those who sow in tears 

shall reap with joyful shouting.


He who goes to and fro weeping, 

carrying his bag of seed,


Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, 

bringing his sheaves with him."

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Hidden in My Heart

-Illinois back roads

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I seek You Lord with all my heart

Don't let me stray Lord

From Your commands

I hide Your Word in my heart

That I might not sin Lord

Sin against You

Your Word is a lamp to guide my feet

Your Word is a light unto my path

Your Word is hidden in my heart

That's where it will always be

'Cause Your Word is living deep inside

The deepest part of me

-Jay Stocker

Psalm 119:10,11,16,105

10) With all my heart I have sought You;

Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

11) Your word I have treasured in my heart,

That I may not sin against You.

16) I shall delight in Your statutes;

I shall not forget Your word.

105) Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.

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The LORD can give you His Peace

Amana, Iowa 

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Numbers 6: 24-26

"The Lord bless you, and keep you;

The Lord make His face shine on you,


And be gracious to you;

The Lord lift up His countenance on you,


And give you peace.’"

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Choosing to live for the LORD

-internet meme

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The Lord Is My Shepherd

-kitty doesn't want to lose her sofa

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The Lord is my shepherd,

I shall not be in want

He makes me lie down in green pastures

He leads me beside quiet waters

He restores my soul

Surely goodness and love will follow me

All the days of my life

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord 

Forevermore

Even though I walk through

The valley of the dark

I will not fear any evil

For You are here to comfort

And anoint me

My heart overflows

You will hide me

In the shadow

You are with me

-Jay Stocker

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Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd,

I shall not want.

He makes me lie down 

in green pastures;

He leads me beside quiet waters.

He restores my soul;

He guides me in the 

paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of 

the shadow of death,

I fear no evil, for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me 

in the presence of my enemies;

You have anointed my head with oil;

My cup overflows.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness 

will follow me all the days of my life,

And I will dwell in the house 

of the Lord forever.

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Thankfulness

-internet t-shirt

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Choosing Gratitude and being Thankful

-Meme; The Mind Perceptions

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Love is

-The Little Red Hen Quilt Shop

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Love

Love is patient

Love is kind

Love does not envy or boast

Love is not rude

Love is not self-seeking

Or easily angered

And it keeps no memory of wrong

It never delights in evil

But rejoices in truth

Love

Always protects

Always trusts

Love always hopes and perseveres

Love never fails

For God so loved the world

That He gave His only Son

That whoever believes in Him

They will never perish

They will love forever

For God is Love

Love never fails

God is Love

And Love never fails

-Jay Stocker

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1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

"Love is patient, 

love is kind and is not jealous; 

love does not brag and is not arrogant,

does not act unbecomingly; 

it does not seek its own, 

is not provoked, 

does not take into account a wrong suffered,

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, 

but rejoices with the truth;

bears all things, believes all things, 

hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails;"

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John 3:16-21

“For God so loved the world, 

that He gave His only begotten Son, 

that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, 

but have eternal life.

For God did not send the Son into 

the world to judge the world, 

but that the world might be saved through Him.

He who believes in Him is not judged; 

he who does not believe has been judged already, 

because he has not believed in the name 

of the only begotten Son of God.

This is the judgment, 

that the Light has come into the world, 

and men loved the darkness 

rather than the Light, 

for their deeds were evil.

For everyone who does evil hates the Light, 

and does not come to the Light for fear that 

his deeds will be exposed.

But he who practices the truth 

comes to the Light, 

so that his deeds may be manifested 

as having been wrought in God.”

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1 John 4:15-16

"Whoever confesses that 

Jesus is the Son of God, 

God abides in him, and he in God.

We have come to know and have 

believed the love which God has for us. 

God is love, and the one who abides 

in love abides in God, and God abides in Him."

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The Peace of God

-Red Petunias in flower box with Old Fashioned Pink Holly Hocks growing up through them :o)

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 Philippians 4:4-9

..."Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!

Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you."...

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The Peace Of God

Don't you worry about anything

Instead pray about everything

Tell God what you need

And thank Him for all He has done

And the peace of God

Far beyond what we can understand

Will guard your heart 

And your mind in Christ Jesus

-Jay Stocker

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