The path,
this sacred journey,
is filled with sharp turns .. .
corners around which we cannot see,
but oh, the beauty He has placed there
just waiting for us!
Keep moving forward
with Him!
By Martha L Shaw © 2-27-2015 Words and Pictures
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Thunderous applause
reaches me from above.
Some call it a storm
but I call it joy
Hidden wonders yet to come!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017
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What is that glow
which lies beyond the gate?
Two steps away,
it beckons.
Dare I enter?
by Martha L Shaw – © 7-23-2014
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AT ONCE, when I committed my life to the Lord, these weak human eyes and this flawed human heart saw His Light, love, and beauty EVERYWHERE. I was looking with the same tired eyes at the same spaces and places, but His heart in mine showed me what I had been missing! Raking the brush in my yard, I gazed at the pile of twigs and such, and saw something more. Within minutes, my hands assembled this cross entirely from a pile of brush. Oh, how much more He can do when we turn in faith and love to Him!
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The Gardener
He prepared the soil,
pulled the weeds,
gave the seed
all it needed.
“It is good” He said.
Does the flower know it’s beautiful?
By Martha L Shaw © 3-9-2015
I wonder if we realize, deep within us, that the Lord intends us to love ourselves? Be with that. Do you? Do you really? Do you, instead, focus on societal or familial expectations or false beliefs? Do I . . . can I love the one theLord intended me to be whether or not friends approve of my choices? Is not His will alone my top priority? Can I accept or truly reflect His love if I do not love myself? I believe our society can negatively affect our priorities but I also believe living in Him surpasses all else, if we listen and follow. He’s got this.
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I awakened to clouds
Hindering the sunshine
From lifting my spirits
As I approached the new day.
Stretching,
I sipped morning tea
In my quiet place
Saying nothing.
I heard only
The soft restful breaths
From my pup
Who snuggled close to me
And feared nothing.
I found my heart
And soul awakening finally
Then a bit of morning light
Caught my eye
As a bird called out
To her hungry wee ones.
A duet of fluttering wings
Met fluttering leaves
And the last of the raindrops
Rippled on the ground.
There is always beauty to be found.
New days meet new opportunities.
To find, we must
Seek, smile, and give thanks!
I did.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017
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