God is fair and He cannot lie.

by | Nov 9, 2012 | Daily Journaling

I love God’s word!  Yea, yea, there are times when I may not particularly like what It is saying because I feel like I’m getting in trouble for something I did.  But I clearly deserve the discipline in my life He provides to me, and am quite sure that I needed a good...

Pant like a dog

by | Nov 8, 2012 | Daily Journaling

Why do dogs pant?  According to petmd.com  there are several reasons why dogs pant. Here is a list: Looking for something to drink To circulate the necessary air through their bodies to cool down It could be a medical emergency, an illness, or the dog may be having a...

Praying for my president.

by | Nov 7, 2012 | Daily Journaling

I went to bed last night not knowing who the new president of the U.S. was going to be.  Tim woke up at 12:15am to turn on the television.  The presidency had been decided and the country was waiting to hear his speech. I was not one of those who rejoiced and waited...

Was Jesus "in love"?

by | Nov 6, 2012 | Daily Journaling

This weekend I was asked an interesting question.  “Did Jesus ever fall ‘in love’ with a woman the way we fall in love with the opposite sex, and have desires like us?”  My mind was quick to respond, but heart made me wait and try to put the right words together. In...

Like adding fuel to a fire

by | Nov 5, 2012 | Daily Journaling

Here are my quirky connections for today’s scripture reading in Proverbs 26:20-23: 20 When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down. We, at the Shuff home, thoroughly enjoy hanging out around the firepit in our backyard. ...

A question from God?

by | Nov 4, 2012 | Daily Journaling

Paul is cracking me up.  When I read the book of Philemon (all 25 verses of it) this morning, I had to laugh.  I shared some verses with my friend, Susan, and she said what I was thinking.  It reminds me of a parent talking to their child saying, “This is what I think...

It was a dark and stormy night…

by | Nov 4, 2012 | Daily Journaling

 When my husband first got his iPhone with “Siri” on it we all had fun asking Siri all kinds of crazy questions or giving it commands.  One of the kids spoke into the phone and said, “Siri, tell me a story.”  So the electronic voice said, “It was a dark and stormy...

Have you had your sweet treat today?

by | Nov 3, 2012 | Daily Journaling

Sweet treats! I love my sweets.  I remember when I was growing up my family went to a restaurant that used to be in our town, Golden Corral.  You would go through the buffet line for your meal.  But I would find myself wondering over to the dessert cart first to enjoy...

Time to vote. Not time to slander.

by | Nov 3, 2012 | Daily Journaling

I found it fitting and also a wee-bit comical this morning when I read Titus 3:1-2.  Why? Because this weekend my church is having a prayerful weekend for our state and country as Election Day is approaching.  Each of our Sunday school classes signed up to pray at a...

Can you walk the talk?

by | Nov 2, 2012 | Daily Journaling

We can often “talk a good talk”.  But can we “walk the walk”? Have you ever asked God for something, but when you receive an answer that you know is from Him, you say, “I don’t think so!” and do just the opposite?  Maybe it is not the answer you wanted to hear, or the...