May 30, 2018
The hands of
the Mighty Artist
gather the broken pieces . . .
into such splendor!
Such beauty created!
Tears of sadness transformed
to tears of joy!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2018

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May 26, 2018
I am a northeast girl living in the south and it has taught me much! I never met a Doppelgänger (that I know of) but moving here introduced me to lots of large and small scary looking potential ganger types anxious to make my acquaintence!
HELP!
ARE THESE Doppelgängers ?
DO THEY CONSIDER ME DINNER?



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July 20, 2017
The troubles in life are not the struggles themselves. They are the false notion of separation we feel. The Lord recently reminded me that nothing can separate me from His love. NOTHING. Romans 8:38 – Martha L Shaw
DEFINE NOTHING!
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, Romans 8:38

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May 8, 2017
They gave Him bitter wine to drink
and He took it
so that we might have
that which was sweet.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017

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April 29, 2017
Your very presence
sweetest perfume to my soul
you are mine always
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017

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April 27, 2017
When I was very small I had a green blanket on my bed. To anyone but me, it was nothing special at all. After I had it for a while, it was full of holes, but Mama knew not to replace it. As I tried to sleep at night, I would suck my fingers on one hand and hold my green blanket with the other, all the while rubbing the fuzz with my fingers.
Poor Mama must have constantly swept my bedroom floor of all the fuzz and my special blanket was surely less warm than it had been . . . to Mama. Not to me, for my heart was reminded of how much I was loved and how safe I was simply by being wrapped in it.
The blanket was not magic and Mama, though neither she nor I could truly know my heart, left it with me until I outgrew it. I know now, but not then, that there is just one source for the love I felt and that God is the source. He was also the one who knew my heart then as now. I am older now and do not need the blanket, but the little girl I was still lives inside me and she STILL feels blanketed in Abba’s love.
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April 8, 2017
Ah,
young sheep,
so eager to see the world around him . . .
that he strolled alone . . .
further and further, he went.
The tender young outlier
knew not the dangers
surrounding him.
But,
the kindly shepard,
counting the flock,
knew at once of his stray,
followed after the wayward one
and drew him back
onto the right path!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017

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April 3, 2017
I had an aunt whom I assumed may have been born an old lady. The little niece recalls a wrinkled nose more than a smile. I recall giggling after a burp and being told “Not prudent for a young lady.” Wonder how she knew? Anyway, I did not know what the word meant, but but but . . I had heard of prudes and one more thing!

Stand in front of a mirror and say PRUDENT and imagine you’re still a 5 year old. Tell me! DOESN’T IT MAKE YOUR FACE LOOK FUNNY?
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March 25, 2017
Okay, it is difficult to find a Bible translation with the above book in it, but stay with me!

One of my favorite things to do is bake for folks. My late Mother did also and so it stirs up happy memories, so when I began to have some limiting physical challenges as she had, I could not do exactly what I used to do. This was the stage at which Mom gave up. So, my reaction?
- What? I cannot bake?
- It was fun!
- People were happy!
- Dang, what good am I?
For a while I wished I could do what I “lost”and pouted! That blessed nobody! Eventually, the Lord spoke louder and got my attention. He gave me a heart and mind and I gave up too soon! If I was meant to accomplish something, He would provide a way! So, when He said “make a different cookie!” I realized if I had quit sulking, I might have gotten a lot more baking done a lot sooner.
This isn’t really about cookies, though the story is true.
When the road turns in a new direction, the trip isn’t over yet! His plan is ALWAYS best. There have been loads of surprise road blocks in my life, but when I FOLLOWED HIM, what He planned was SOOO MUCH BETTER than mine! Can I get an AMEN?
BAKE COOKIES!
White chocolate chip cookies
1 cake mix (I used butter pecan)
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla
choc chips of your choice (I did not measure)
Mix well and bake at 375 for about 9 minutes on a parchment lined baking sheet, pay attention as time may vary. Should be light brown on bottom and will be very soft until cooled! I made mine just under golf ball sized. Smaller will need less time and ovens vary!
Laugh! I always have a few cake mixes, when they are on sale, and dislike cake generally. VERY handy for baking all sorts of non-cake treats in a hurry! As for cake, I prefer my ice cream solo!
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February 21, 2017
Uncle Bob retired to Cape Cod,was widowed, and kept company with others left behind. Wild rabbits popped by to visit regularly. (128 characters)

WRITE YOUR OWN TALE – JOIN THE FUN!

About the challenge: Each Tuesday like mercury colliding will provide a prompt photo, and your mission is to tell a story based on that prompt in 140 characters or less.
If you accept the challenge, be sure to let me know in the comments with a link to your tale. A final note: if you need help tracking the number of characters in your story, there is a nifty online tool that will count for you at charactercountonline.com.
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