Guatemala, I'll see you again soon.

I just signed up for a mission trip to Guatemala in October and it made me think about my journal that I had kept while there last October. I haven’t read it since I returned, and it was great to reminisce. I decided to type it up and share it with you.  Enjoy...

Pain or Peace?

  Who wants to live in pain, suffering, agony, and torment for the rest of their life? Not me! I have a feeling that you don’t either. I’m not talking about here on earth (although we would prefer not to).  I’m talking about “the rest of your life”, “life after...

Cancer or a crown?

Three for three.  That is three weeks of three loved ones dying to cancer. First, my aunt Jeanette (West) Pope went to heaven. Second, my colleague and friend, Marilyn Westfall, joined Jesus. Then, last night before I went to Marilyn’s memorial service, I got the news...

Ooooh, God said the “S” word.

OOOh, God said the “S” word. I remember a few years ago when a little girl came up to me in my classroom so upset.  She walked up with her eyes widened, and said with horror in her voice, “Mrs. Shuff, Paul said the “s” word.”  Now Paul was a seven-year-old- boy good...

A loss for words

I must say, I’m at a loss as to what to write this morning. My mind is turning to my strong friend’s (Mike Storter) words last night. (A godly man living strong as his body is weak from battling cancer.) I read the bible passages from today’s “Walking in the Word” and...