Just when you feel it all slipping away
and you are ready to let go,
you truly are on the very cusp of something GRAND!
Hold on, breathe deeply, keep praying, believe!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017
PEACE ON THE EDGE!
April 4, 2017
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NEW SEASON’S SONG #HAIKU
March 28, 2017Cool air of morning
quickly warming – sun rises
blossoming of Spring
By Martha L Shaw © 2017
We change and grow with the season, on our journey . . .
BY MARTHA L SHAW 2016
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DE COLORES
March 28, 2017. . . because life was not meant to be just black and white!
Our individuality was meant for blessing, not distressing!
By Martha L Shaw © 2015
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JOYFUL ANTICIPATION!
March 25, 2017Sprung! – A Haiku
Frosted palm branches
Spring giggles excitedly
winter’s slow retreat
By Martha L Shaw © 2015
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THE REAL PROBLEM!
March 23, 2017We fix one symptom, pat ourselves on the back, put our feet up, and nap . . . never facing up to the REAL problem. Why, then, do we complain that “nothing ever changes” and “nobody cares!”
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ARE YOU A CARROT OR A PEA?
March 20, 2017Grocery shopping can be vexing.
In order to obtain what we need, to meet health restructions, etc., we must read every label, hope for full and clear disclosure, yet still discover we have not seen enough to judge.
WHY then, knowing only God can know a human heart, do we persist in placing a label on one another?
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INSTINCT
March 15, 2017In my heart and thus my life,
love is an instinct.
I was created by Love,
in the image of Love,
in love,
through love,
to love.
Many failures may befall me,
but,
Love never fails!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017
New Living Translation
Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever!
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A STONE’S THROW
February 18, 2017
I took a stroll
On a clear day.
Passing a brook,
I bent to pick up a stone
And tossed it in
And OH the ripples
Spread far and wide
From that one small gesture.
Believe!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017 – words and image
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LETS BE LOVING EVERY DAY!
February 13, 2017
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ENCOURAGEMENT DURING THE STORM
February 10, 2017Seasons Do Change
As the choir sang
In my personal sanctuary
I heard the last bits of the rains of yesterday
Drip from the roof deck above.
Tiny bits of pollen in the air
Caused an itch
Or the occasional twitch,
But brought as well a reminder
Of the coming of spring.
It won’t be long, now.
By Martha L Shaw – ©2014
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