Be Humble, Kind, and Much More

In a journal entry last month I mentioned and shared the lyrics to Tim McGraw’s chart-topping song “Humble and Kind”. (Click here to view.) While reading God’s word this morning I couldn’t help but whisper the words to the song in my head again. In the verses from...

Be Humble, Kind, and Love the Lord

While on an airplane departed to Colorado for a family ski trip over New Years in 2011, I typed my eldest son, Hunter a letter. I started this letter to give to him for his sixteenth birthday. The letter consisted of many life lessons and a “how to live” theme. The...
FAITH, FAMILY, and FESTIVAL Part 7: Jim Jeffries

FAITH, FAMILY, and FESTIVAL Part 7: Jim Jeffries

“Started as a cowboy and ended up as a plow boy.” That’s how Jim Jeffries describes himself.  In Genesis 2:15 we read, The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to work the soil and take care of the garden. God had a plan from the very beginning for us to tend...

A "Thank You, Jesus" Kinda Day

My shirt says it all about today’s Fall Conference that I attended today, with the title “Get in Focus”. The past few weeks have been crunch time for the Shuff family as we prepare to move into our home at the end of THIS month. THIS month! (More on that tomorrow.)...

Looking Back and Looking Ahead

I just returned from my children’s elementary school. Each year Walden Lake Elementary graciously host the high school graduates for a trip down memory lane. As soon as I walked through the door I heard the song “You’re Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins playing over...