Four goals for the New Year

Haggai 1:5b, “Take a good, hard look at your life. Think it over.” As the year is coming to an end, this is a statement that we all should take into account. Holly and I were driving to the mall today and she told me about a New Year’s Resolution she is making for...

Packing up Baby Jesus

Well, tonight the Christmas décor came down in the Shuff home. Packing baby Jesus away in the trunk always seems so sad, and wrong.  I do have one nativity scene I purchased while on a mission trip to Guatemala that I leave up all year in my “travel” décor room, but...

"That's My Boy!"

Psalm 147:4, “He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.”  When I read this verse today it reminded me of a question Cole asked while driving home last night from the family Christmas Eve gathering. He inquired, “Mom, which star is it we need...

Keep Calm and Hum On

When I start humming it is for many reasons.  I hum when I’m happy, sad, mad, whenever.  Humming a happy tune calms me and puts me in a better, or even better, mood. My family knows that when I start humming the song “Oh How I love Jesus” that momma needs to take...

Do you need sifting?

This morning I woke up with my “To Do List” on my mind.  One thing I want to accomplish today is to make some molasses cookies.   Yes, you heard it right, not chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, or sugar cookies, but molasses cookies.  These aren’t just any...