When Mary Magdalene realized Jesus was not “gone” but had risen and suddenly realized the one who was close to her was not working  to weed the garden, I’m sure she wanted to hug Him and hold Him close.  She didn’t get to do that though, did she? 

He did give… Read full post »

It is true, you know.  I am nothing. 

I was walking out of a church supper last night with a friend.  She is about my age.  Not too long ago she and her husband were happy, active, independent, and living a good Christian life . . . then they both got… Read full post »

It is dark and dreary where I sit, but I know that brighter days are coming.  Perhaps the day is lack luster where you are as well?  Here are some smiles to lift your spirits.

PHOTOGRAPHY COPYRIGHT 2012 MARTHA L SHAW

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Thing is, I used to be fairly happy.  I had it under control.  Life was okay.  Then the Lord planted a seed in me which caused some changes and a lot of last few years have included growing pains.  Sometimes it was and is hard to think of anything but the… Read full post »

So, you have been given a message to share?  You have writing skills?  You are a leader in your chosen profession?  You love people and love Jesus and desire to shine His reflected light? 

This is great, but you need to reach them!  They need to find you!  How can your… Read full post »

Spring is in the air and so is the pollen.  Achoo.  Excuse me.  I am allergic to pollen but as a rule suffer as silently as I can.  Achoo.  Ooops.  Clearly, this first week of hearing the pollen count spoken of on the morning and evening news has upset things in my… Read full post »

Okay, this post is about another sort of leaping and not simply another piece about how many days appear on the calendar this month.  The word leap appears many times in the Bible and I was curious to view some of the verses . . . this one caught my eye… Read full post »

The threat of a storm lasted long, but now that the storm is over it seems as though it was quite brief.  How often do we find this to be true?  After it has gone, the beauty in its wake seems brighter than ever before  . . .

Here are… Read full post »

Sometimes just wandering by the front window at the right time of day can be an amazing experience. 

Ordinary can be extraordinary!

Simple can be simply incredible!

See what you've been missing?

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For the last several days, as I awakened in the morning it was not to immediately enjoy the singing of birds outside my window which typically will always fill me with the Love of my Father God for I know how much He loves every feather on each one of them… Read full post »

Seriously, the human heart doesn’t look like a valentine and while I could look up why the day February 14th became linked to a specific “shape” we call a heart, I’m not going to write about that.  As I look at the shape what I see is a rounded shape which is… Read full post »

Luther Burbank: “Flowers always make people better,

 happier, and more helpful: they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul.”

I like this quote because it states something I have come to believe but in a different way. 

I believe that

God created flowers

solely fo… Read full post »

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One Flickering Flame

by Martha L Shaw

Darkness. 

Are you afraid?

Do you dare try . . .

You cannot overcome it,

or maybe . . .

One small candle lit

and held in shaking hands.

The light has come

but eyes squint to see it

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Okay, I'm not sure how to take this, but spammer are working hard to "improve me."  I'm wondering what they think of me.  Here's the deal.  They seem to think I need to improve my finances.  I get lots get rich quick opportunities and job offers to process money into the US… Read full post »

Who knew?

 The new awards are just now being polished from the finger prints of carrying them home and the hangovers haven't yet set in.  The reviews of "best dressed" and "what's was he/she thinking?" are all the rage just now.  What's next?

 Easy answer!  The "experts" have… Read full post »

Going too deep didn't always mean more debt or less in the savings account.  Once it simply meant "don't stray too far, child" as we walked  in the wet sand at low tide . . .

Remember a time when you could walk along in your bare feet and… Read full post »

Looking out to see if the mail had come, I discovered that suddenly the colorless view had changed season once more and there were my lilies! Read full post »

A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy. - Luis Barragan
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The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love.

What seeds will you plant there?

- Jack Kornfield -

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Okay, it is now Epiphany. The Magi have arrived (via Biblical GPS - God Provided Star) and Jesus has gotten His presents. You may now take down your Christmas trees!