If it wasn’t for the storm
Would the dead wood remain standing?
Without its rain,
Would the pond still refresh my thirst?
Would the grass still grow and cushion my footsteps?
Would the garden still feed my body,
Feed my soul?
If it wasn’t for the storm,
Would I still see the sun and feel its warming rays?
Rejoice!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2013
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Open your heart to faith
and pray with hope
unceasingly.
You will be amazed
at the previously unseen miracles
Love has richly showered you with,
which you have taken for granted.
It is never to late to bow down,
to say thanks,
to share the good news.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2016
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I have been facing BIG challenges for a while, as many of us do. People have “encouraged” me saying”have faith” followed by “most people never get help for . .. ” or “the new president is getting rid of . . . ” Fortunately I DO have faith, as did my family before me.
My late Uncle Bob had only one arm. As a child he played ball, rode his bike . . . he grew up and joined the yaught club, was a great golfer, personally rebuilt his house . . . I guess they forgot to tell him he could never do those things . . .
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Smiling,
The cloud rained down.
The droplets kissed the dry land.
Refreshed and blessed,
The blades of grass looked heavenward
And the sun began to shine.
By Martha L Shaw ©2015
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Smiling,
The cloud rained down.
The droplets kissed the dry land.
Refreshed and blessed,
The blades of grass looked heavenward
And the sun began to shine.
By Martha L Shaw ©9-30-2015
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I hear it . . .
Thunder’s roll
I see the skies of black and gray.
The same hand that painted these
Holds the brush that brings about
The rainbow
In the wake of storms . . .
The hand that gave me eyes to see,
Ears to hear,
A heart to love.
I give you thanks.
-By Martha L Shaw – © 7-31-2013
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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1,26
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Thank you, proud Navy Veteran Ronald E Shaw, deceased, my Dad. Thanks as well to all Veterans, past and present for honoring us with your service!
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