July 10, 2019
If I was passed a glass of poison to drink, I would destroy it – not drink it. God would urge me to. He loves me.
Oh, the hug He gives!
Why then, when anxiety plagues me in so many painful ways, do I hold onto it and make myself sick? Lose my joy? Perhaps cause others to follow this wrong path with me?
Turn to Him, ask for help, turn it over!
DO NOT PICK IT BACK UP!

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Posted by Martha L Shaw
January 7, 2019
How blue is the sky
and how bright the sun!
Winter’s warm smile
brings unexpected joy
on this mid-season day!
Tomorrow’s cold air
won’t be so biting
after this early taste of Spring!
I complain? NOT!
For the four seasons bless me;
each in a new and unique way.
I bask in the opportunities
each one brings!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2019

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Posted by Martha L Shaw
September 18, 2018
On Healthy Living
We are healed by what we are . . .
what we were made to be.
The preacher must preach,
the singer must make her music,
the writer must write.
Death is in the denial
but life is in the acceptance . . .
by Martha L Shaw – Copyright 2018

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August 21, 2018
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I look out my window
Yet see nothing.
Darkness has consumed . . .
but, wait!
Have things really changed?
Is the grass no longer green?
. . . the trees no longer tall?
Will the sun I cannot see
Truly never shine again?
My soul,
Though wrestling fear’s attempt to overtake
Is opting instead for some needed rest.
Day has gone
And night indeed has fallen.
Morning’s sun will
Like my spirit rise
And I restored,
Once again will follow
and reflect the Light!
By Martha L Shaw ©2013
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August 2, 2018
Here am I
Kneeling by my window
Mesmerized
By the gently falling rain.
Forgotten thoughts of troubles
Have slipped away
As though washed clean
by the droplets of
what surely must be living water.
Their delicate music sooths my soul
As tiny diamonds fall
Then leap into the air again
Reflecting rays of the hidden sun . . .
Never far away.
My soul rests,
Strengthened and refreshed
And ready for the challenges
Of a new day.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2018

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Posted by Martha L Shaw
July 15, 2017
This body,
Full of flaws,
Has become the sanctuary of the Most High
Simply because
I gave all of me
To Him.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017

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This body of mine truly is full of broken parts, weak joints, weak eyes, legs which barely walk, fingers which can barely type, etc. so your prayers and help from God and physical training is appreceated! That’s what I was doing last week!
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April 6, 2017
Dancing In The Spirit
As I rest in your embrace
your immeasurable outpouring of love
makes my spirit dance and sing
as I bask in your glory.
Together,
there is nothing we can’t do.
I am yours.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2015

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February 9, 2017
I am one who does not run from a challenge but . . .
CRITICIZE?
NO! Dear readers, I intend, or HOPE, instead to encourage and bless! My sometimes failure to do so reveals the truth that God is not finished with me yet!

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